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Ribbon cut on senior housing in Cicero
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A ribbon cutting ceremony was recently held for Monarch Commons in Cicero.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the completion of Monarch Commons, a 50-unit affordable housing development for seniors in the Onondaga County town of Cicero. The energy-efficient development includes 15 supportive homes for veterans experiencing homelessness. “With companies like Micron moving in, Central New York and Onondaga County are poised for growth and need new housing of all types to retain the region’s diverse population and provide new opportunities for the future,” Hochul said. “Monarch Commons will give seniors and veterans a safe place to live in the communities they love while enjoying the benefits of our expanding economy.” According to as press release from the governor’s office, Monarch Commons complements Hochul’s $25 billion comprehensive housing plan that will create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes across New York, including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations, plus the electrification of an additional 50,000 homes. Monarch Commons comes in advance of the development of the largest semiconductor fabrication facility in the history of the United States by Micron in Onondaga County’s neighboring town of Clay. A diverse supply of housing is needed to accommodate Central New York’s anticipated growth resulting from the monumental inMonarch Commons l Page 14
Benches bought
Restful seats to be added to the cemetery By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer At a special meeting of the Liverpool village board on Friday, Oct. 27, the trustees approved the purchase of four benches to be installed at the village cemetery. The acquisition of the benches had been requested by Dr. Mike Romano, chairman of the village Cemetery Committee. The benches are being bought from Southland Agway of Bethel, Conn. The cost should not exceed $2,200, according to Mayor Stacy Finney and the trustees – Melissa Cassidy, Rachel Ciotti and Michael LaMontagne. Trustee Matt Devendorf did not attend the Oct. 27 meeting. LaMontagne reported that lighting at the cemetery should soon be improved. “We’re still waiting on some prices,” he said. The trustees also approved the purchase of new doors for the department of public works facility on Onondaga Lake Parkway, at a cost of $6,795. That purchase is supported by a grant from New York state Department of Labor’s Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau. The annual Christmas tree-lighting and appearance of Santa Claus at Johnson Park was set for the evening of Sunday, Dec. 3. The trustees will gather again at 3:30 p.m. on the afternoon of Nov. 20 at the village hall to hear the result of audits of village government by the Bonadio Group, a Syracuse-based accounting firm. At 7 p.m. that evening, the trustees will conduct their regular monthly meeting.
Team building
The Liverpool High School I Am Norm Aktion Club recently visited the Orenda Springs Experiential Learning Center to participate in some team building activities. The 22 students and six staff members kicked off the visit with the center’s Low Ropes Challenge, where they worked together to complete the course using problem-solving skills, creativity, patience and communication. They then participated in the High Ropes Challenge, which asked students and advisors to overcome their fears while also trusting their teammates for support. The trip was made possible through a donation from the LHS Parent Teacher Student Organization. The purpose of the LHS I Am Norm Aktion Club is for students to learn to be leaders while serving their community and simultaneously learning vocational and social skills. Club members will work together to brainstorm ways to make a difference in the community at large. Submitted photos
Two liverpool divers to go to state swim meet by Phil Blackwell
All attention for the Liverpool and Cicero-North Syracuse girls swim teams turned to Nottingham High School last week for the Section III Class A championships and the state qualifier that followed two days later. Before all of this happened, though, the Warriors managed to see sophomore Molly Murphy join teammate June Pioroeski in earning the point total necessary to advance to the Nov. 17-18 state and Federation championships in Webster. Pioroeski already had earned the 440point standard needed for the state meet, but Murphy, a one-time gymnast and soccer player who only took up diving in the summer, stepped up at the state qualifier. Finishing with 446.15 points, Murphy got third place and earned enough points to make it to Webster, beating Pioroeski’s 421.80 in fifth place as C-NS’s Sophia Sugrue was in between them, taking fourth place with 422.00. Sugrue’s teammate, Isabella Moya, finished eighth with 379.10 points, with Liverpool’s Sofia Valente (354.10) getting to 10th place. Back on Oct. 28, the sectional Class A diving championships had Pioroeski earn second place with 414.2 points and Sugrue third with 402.7, trailing the school-record 445.00 from West Genesee’s Lily Mauro, who would improve to 492.4 in the state qualifier to beat out Jamesville-DeWitt’s Kayla McQuaid (474.9). Murphy got the Warriors a fourth-place finish with 400.95 points, with Moya seventh at 336.45 just ahead of an eighth-place 332.70 from Valente. When these points were added to what took place in last Wednesday’s sectional races, Liverpool had 369 points, nearly getting to the top, but denied by Fayetteville-Manlius (405 points) winning Class A for the eighth year in a row as C-NS, with
RELAY MASTERS: Liverpool girls swimmers Arianna Kuznia, Sarah Colwell, Elizabeth Manley and Kaitlyn Thompson won both the 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays during last Wednesday’s Section III Class A championships at Nottingham High School. 312 points, gained third place. Twice, the Warriors prevailed in relays, and with the same quartet in the same order – Arianna Kuznia starting out, Sarah Colwell and Elizabeth Manley handling the middle legs and Kaitlyn Thompson anchoring it. In the 200 freestyle relay, this Liverpool quartet went one minute, 43.83 seconds, pulling away from C-NS’s Leah Benedict, Kate Gucciardi, Cassidy Payrot and Rosie Coleman who were second in 1:45.74. To close out the meet, the Warriors edged Oswego/Mexico, 3:49.50 to 3:49.73, in the 400 freestyle relay, having already seen Colwell finish third in the 200 freestyle (2:08.86) and 500 freestyle (5:45.49) as
Thompson was third in the 50 freestyle in 25.31 seconds and Kuznia got third (57.02) in the 100 freestyle. Unlike Liverpool, C-NS did win an individual race when Benedict, in the 200 individual medley, went 2:21.77 to edge the 2:22.26 from Baldwinsville’s Olivia McManus. Benedict also was third in the 100 butterfly in 1:03.81, with Gucciardi third in the 100 backstroke in 1:03.68. Coleman, Benedict, Kate Gucciardi and Molly Gucciardi were third in the 200 medley relay in 2:00.09, not far from F-M’s winning 1:59.81. Switching to Friday’s sectional state Swimmers l Page 14
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community: LPL plans holiday donation drives.
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sports: C-NS to face CBA again for sectional football title.
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