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Dems take two Students visit with Weitsman Supervisor Paro re-elected, two Republican councilors are defeated By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer Salina Town Supervisor Nick Paro, a Republican, soundly won his bid for a second term over Conservative Party challenger Stella Penizotto in the Nov. 7 election. Prior to a final count of absentee ballots, Paro had drawn 2,976 votes to Penizotto’s 2,012. Paro’s second term as supervisor will be distinctly different than his first because the five-member town board will consist of two fewer Republicans. During the entirety of Paro’s first term, all five board members belonged to the GOP. On Election Day, however, Democrats Hayley Downs and Leesa Paul prevailed over Republican incumbents in the first and second wards. In the first ward, which includes the village of
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C-NS students had the opportunity to visit and talk with Adam Weitsman, getting a first hand look at how Upstate Shredding operates. By Janelle Davis
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Town of Clay Supervisor Damian Ulatowski garnered nearly 59% of the vote as he easily won reelection last week, defeating Dave Capria. Unofficial results had Ulatowski, a Republican, getting 5,846 votes to the Democrat Capria’s 4,100. Three Republicans ran unopposed for the town council positions, with Luella Miller getting 6,851 votes and incumbents Eugene Young and Joseph Bick getting 6,781 and 6,556 respectively. Miller will replace David Hess on the board. Incumbent Jeffrey Schiano will be joined by Anthony Germano as the two town justices. The Republicans ran unopposed, as did town clerk Jill Hageman-Clark.
Last month, the business teachers at Cicero-North Syracuse High School took the students to visit Adam Weitsman at Upstate Shredding. Upstate Shredding-Weitsman Recycling is the East Coast’s largest privately owned scrap metal processor and recycling center. It is one of the largest operations of its kind in the United States. Weitsman is the successful entrepreneur and CEO of the family business, so it comes as no surprise that C-NS business teachers would want to expose their students to such leadership. Weitsman is the type of person who is always striving to support his local community by donating to charities in the area and offering help when he can, including sharing his time and insight with students when he can. Two years ago, Linda Dwyer, a C-NS High School business teacher, mentioned to her peers how it would be interesting for the students to meet Weitsman.
From that initial idea, a visit was eventually arranged at the Elephant and the Dove, one of Weitsman’s Skaneateles restaurants. The guests were treated to lunch and they sat down with Weitsman to conduct and question and answer session. “Adam shared his entrepreneurial journey with the students,” Dwyer said. “He was really honest about his life, the mistakes he had made, and what he did to repair them. He shared what goes into starting a business.” Dwyer knew how valuable that visit was for the students and how it aligned with what they were learning about the entrepreneurial process. “Wouldn’t it be nice to take the students to Upstate Shredding and actually see the process and what happens at the recycling plant,” Dwyer wondered. Weitsman agreed, so students and teachers were off to the Upstate Shredding facility. Students were given a complete tour of the center, along
with another Q&A session with Weitsman. “My husband brought our food truck, Wolf ’s Patio Pizza, down and served everybody pizza. We just made it a fun, a great learning day,” Dwyer said. Weitsman showed students and staff the whole process of how cars and different materials come in and get crushed. The tour included how a car goes up a conveyor belt and gets compressed down to the size of a ball. Students learned about the shredding process separating the different materials and then selling them to other companies who recycle the materials into other products. Students were given much more than their detailed tour of how Upstate Shredding processes scrap metal. “What was incredible was even after the Q&A, Adam took the time to have one-on-one conversations with the students,” Dwyer said. “He is so generous, and this experience was larger than life for the students, packed with information.”
Liverpool FD hosts breakfast with Santa
The community is invited to breakfast with Santa from 8 a.m. until noon at the Liverpool Fire Department Inc., 1110 Oswego St. Cost is $10 per person, cash only; ages 5 and under get in free. The breakfast is sponsored by the Liverpool Fire Department and Auxiliary.
Republican sweep in Cicero
Incumbent town councilor Michael Becallo and running mate Ashley Hogan easily defeated DemoRepublicans l Page 2
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SPORTS: Northstars drop sectional final amid turmoil.
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