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As a lifelong resident of Syracuse, I have seen this city in the best of times and the worst of times. We need to put politics aside and deal directly with the serious issues facing this city.”

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City Director of Constituent Services Lindsay Speicher is maintaining a new blog about living in the city of Syracuse.

Launched in January, the Syracuse City Living blog so far has only two entries. The first is an introducation by Speicher: “While subjects like trash pick-up, leaf collection, and snowplowing and may seem mundane, it’s what city residents deal with every day, and can make a big difference in people’s lives. As director of constituent services, I hope to make living in the city easier, so if you’ve ever been confused by your yard waste quadrant card or alternate side-ofstreet parking, this blog is for you!”

The second entry to date is, not surprisingly, about snowfall in the city.

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Based in Gordo, Alabama, print-maker Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. left a lucrative job as a computer programmer to enter the business of making affordable art. Kennedy was in Syracuse last week to host a three-day print-making workshop at Community Folk Art Center for students from Syracuse-area schools as well as Syracuse University. This culminated in a cash-and-carry reception last Saturday afternoon. Kennedy’s own work remains on view at CFAC until April 2. Read more about Kennedy’s work and his lively visit to Syracuse, along with a six-minute clip from the documentary film about him, and other arts coverage from Eagle Newspaper, at theeaglecny.com – click A&E.

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Current and former National Guard soldiers called to active duty beginning in the winter of 2003 were e-mailed earlier this month and urged to contribute to the project.

Photos and stories can be submitted online and in-person during project meetings planned throughout New York.

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More than 200 Syracuse-area Army National Guard soldiers have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since Sept. 11, 2001; across the state, that number exceeds 6,000.

In an effort to document their experiences, the New York Army National Guard this month launched the “Remember My History” project to collect and organize the personal stories of National Guard soldiers during their roles in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn in Iraq.

The project is designed to gather detailed historic information for official Army National Guard records. Army National Guard members are being asked to contribute personal stories and photographs from their time overseas to the project, which when completed will provide all mobilized and deployed Guard Soldiers with a digital history of his unit’s service.

Marine Ray Wentworth, Jr., a Corcoran High School graduate, served in different locations in the Middle East over a period of six years.

Projects like this, that highlight the individual’s role and experience, can be valuable both in the healing process and the camaraderie between service men and women, Wentworth said.

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City beat Celebrating community on the Northside At the Butternut Community Policing Center, “policing” isn’t the key word. It’s “community.”

The center marked its first renovation along with its one-year anniversary last week and announced plans for expansion with a celebration on Thursday Feb. 17.

Pastor James Gebhardt of Father’s Heart Ministries, which made the space available for the center, said that creating the center only took about two months, but the idea for the project was “on his heart for a long time.”

Gebhardt said he has worked in the Northside neighborhood for 15 years, and he and the congregation had discussed creating a center for youth several years ago.

After a violent crime in the neighborhood in 2008, the community sprang to action and met with then-assistant Police Chief Frank Fowler. A few weeks later, in December 2009, the Butternut Community Policing Center opened its doors.

The roughly 800-square-foot center next to Father’s Heart Ministries will double its usable

space by converting a part of the basement parking garage into a recreation room.

Officer Kenn Burdick said that 120 kids are registered at the center, with 10 to 25 showing up every day after school for activities, tutoring and socializing.

The renovations would make the center more appealing to older children who need an alternative to the street, Burdick said.

“Our volunteer schedule is definitely not full,” Burdick said. Volunteer opportunities are available on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule, or just for special events, he said.

The center operates from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and offers a structured tutoring program, fishing trips, arts and crafts programs and a variety of other activities for kids.

Visit butternutcenter.org for more information about how to volunteer at the center.

- Ami Olson editor@theeaglecny.com

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Butternut Community Policing Center regulars Irakoze, 14, and Kema, 13, stand with Officer Kenn Burdick, who runs the center, during the one-year anniversary celebration Feb. 17.

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Police finally will access funding from 2009 to hire new cops

By Ami Olson editor@theeaglecny.com

In July 2009, the City of Syracuse was awarded $3,090,514 in federal stimulus money to hire 14 new police officers. But for nearly two years, the money sat on the table while the Syracuse Police Department was faced with cutting 20 sworn officer positions in 2010.

The city has yet to begin hiring officers using that money, according to the federal stimulus money tracking system. The money remained locked up even after Mayor Stephanie Miner and the police took new measures to address gun and gang-related crimes in 2010.

This year, though, it looks like the department may finally access those funds and put additional officers on the street.

Tough times

The funding came through the COPS Hiring Recovery Program and would have provided three years of salary and benefits for 14 full-time officers. Syracuse was one of 12 departments in the state awarded COPS funding to hire additional officers in 2009.

The process required departments seeking grant money to prove they would be able to retain officers hired with COPS money for at least one year after the federal funding ran out.

“When we first applied for money our allotted strength was 506 sworn police officers,” Chief of Police Frank Fowler said.

“Our request for the grant was based on those numbers, which would have boosted the department up to 520 officers.”

But shortly after the grant was awarded in 2009, the economic crisis forced the

department to reduce its force by 20 positions.

“Mayor Miner decided to reduce workforce of the city across the board, which included the police department,” Fowler said.

Those cuts initially meant layoffs, he said, but the workforce was ultimately reduced through attrition and leaving vacant posts open.

At a time when additional funding for officers could have been a job-saver, the COPS money remained untouchable.

Because the department had reported carrying a force of 506 officers, none of the $3 million could be used to hire new officers until all 506 existing positions were filled.

“You can’t use our federal funds to supplant local government funds,” said Gilbert Moore, a spokesperson for the US Dept. of Justice, which administers COPS grants. “If they’re drawing down money for the same number of officers, then we’re not putting new officers on the streets, we’re underwriting local government budgets.”

Lose some to win some

The solution, odd though it may seem, was to reduce the number of officers on staff in order to hire more.

Rather than carry 20 unfilled positions, the department requested a Reduction In Force, a formal process to lower the number of sworn officer positions on paper from 506 to 486.

Fowler said the RIF had been authorized

by City Hall, but that doesn’t automatically unlock the stimulus money.

Moore said a department would have to undergo another formal administrative review by the Dept. of Justice to access COPS funds after an RIF. The process typically

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He was not sure I’m just waiting when or if the city of to hear back Syracuse had begun from city hall for that process.

Mo ore a d d e d permission to use that the instances of RIF requests had the money.” increased in the last - Chief of Police few years, evidence Frank Fowler of a “new reality” for law enforcement throughout the country.

“We see a lot of that in Rustbelt towns,” Moore said. “I would imagine that of the 1,046 agencies receiving grants in 2009, Syracuse is hardly alone.”

Based on the widespread need of law enforcement agencies throughout the country, the Dept. of Justice would “probably be rather accommodating” to Syracuse’s request for RIF, he added.

Roadblocks and red flags

ing the salaries of those new hires after three years, Ryan said.

He said the election of a new governor and a 2 percent cut in funding Syracuse would receive from Gov. Cuomo’s proposed budget also de-

layed any decisions.

A meeting of city and police officials planned for this month should settle that number, Ryan said.

“Within the next week or so we’re going to have a conversation to see how many [officers] we’ll be able to hire using the COPS grant and using maybe even beyond the COPS grant,” Ryan said.

The red tape waiting game

Syracuse Director of Administration Bill Ryan said the lengthy negotiating process to revise the sales tax agreement between the city and county was primarily to blame for the freeze on the COPS funding.

“Common sense would say, you’re awarded this money through the federal government, why didn’t you just hire more cops?” Ryan said.

The city could have pushed the RIF through and started the process with the Dept. of Justice to free up the money, but there was uncertainty how many officers the city would be able to retain on the workforce.

“After a period of time, you own them,” and the city will have to take over pay-

After nearly two years, will that $3 million still be available when Syracuse is ready and able to access it?

Moore said when COPS grants are awarded, the money is installed in an account similar to an escrow account.

When Syracuse is ready to use it, that’s where it will be, he said.

As the police department prepares for the inaugural class of its regional training academy in April, Fowler said he won’t be certain how many Syracuse recruits will start training until City Hall says he has the money to hire them.

“Right now, I’m just waiting to hear back from city hall for permission to use the money,” Fowler said.

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Cuomo’s redistricting plan fair, for now Last week Gov. Cuomo announced his plan for redrawing the Legislative districts, a daunting task that follows each U.S. census.

Cuomo’s Redistricting Reform Act of 2011, if approved by the State Senate and Assembly, would create an “independent” commission in charge of determining which boundaries should be shifted and how far. The commission would be a group of 11, appointed by either the majority or minority leaders of the Senate and Assembly or selected by other commission members. In terms of playground kickball, the Governor has proposed a thoroughly fair and air-tight system of picking teams, at least on paper.

Even the third-stringers -- those not registered as a Democrat or Republican -- get their picks.

We support the Governor’s rule that nominees to the committee would be barred from serving if they had served as an elected official, registered lobbyist or employee of the Legislature in the last four years.

We’d prefer those appointed to the committee be required to commit to not running for public office within four years after leaving the committee, too.

As New Yorkers, we know we often have to play the cards we are dealt. This is one of those situations.

This is a process that directly affects each resident of the state every decade. By the time the redistricting process wraps up, you may find yourself living in the district of a different representative.

Cuomo has made good on his initial promise to propose redistricting reform that is transparent. He also built into the proposal a series of public hearings held by commission members throughout the state and maintains up-to-date information on the commission website.

Those are the cards, and we say it’s a fair hand.

Now it’s up to us to utilize that information and call their bluff if we see something that doesn’t quite add up.

The pickpockets in Eastwood aren’t who you think When I first moved into my Eastwood apartment, the old coin-operated parking meter right outside the building didn’t work.

I kept a close eye on parking etiquette for the first week or so but soon forgot all about the outdated symbol of parking regulation. If I wasn’t getting a ticket, I figured I wasn’t doing anything wrong.

Four months later, a crew showed up one afternoon to replace the out-of-order meter with the electronic version I hate so much.

At least, I assume the installation happened in the afternoon. All I really know is when I went to work one morning the meter wasn’t there, but the next morning, it was. Along with a parking ticket with my name on it.

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four months went by without anyone attending to the broken meter, but within 24 hours a new machine had been inFrom the stalled and tickets were issued.

Not courtesy notices, either.

An actual citation (that I really ought to get around to paying).

Well, lesson learned. I seethed for a few days but adapted and now I park off the street.

But some of my Eastwood neighbors -- 40 of them, so far -- are still seething. An online petition to remove the parking machines from the Eastwood business district has been established on the grounds that the new payto-park rules are chasing customers away.

The Eastwood Renaissance Association, the volunteer group that started the petition, has made pulling the parking machines

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Walk like an Egyptian As I watch public employees’ demonstrations in Wisconsin and other states, I have to refresh my memory on labor movements, collective beginning and politics as usual. In the past I’ve chastised labor for not bending and not being flexible to the taxpayers’ plight.

Look at the clever way governors are casting public employees as villains in this battle over budgets. Pitting neighbor against neighbor as governments at all levels are struggling to meet basic needs of the people.

Locally, towns and villages were forced to merge services or face massive property tax increases. Shrinking tax revenues compelled the County Executive to take drastic costcutting measures, as demonstrated last year with the dissolving of the Onondaga County Human Rights Commission and forced… er, I mean “early” retirement… as dollar saving tools.

However, as bad as things are in this economy those who rule the roost, our elected representatives have not sacrificed, while the person who empties the hospital bed pan to the people who protect us from crime are being forced to cut back.

We provide the best health care coverage in the world to members of congress and our

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state elected officials, yet these are temp jobs. Do you think Jackson those at Labor Ready are getting that kind of deal? Hell no!

How many millions would we save if our upper level “temps” were forced into the private market to buy health insurance?

We’ve seen people who’ve worked for our government beginning new careers as appointed public officials while enjoying the fruits of their years of service by picking up an extra $50 to $90K on top of their pension and early retirement benefits. These are usually indispensable “friends” of the elected official and they have been referred to in the past as cronies, allies, associates, sidekicks, supporters, followers and chums.

In the meantime, teachers’ positions are slashed like screaming teens in a horror movie, those who are at the top of our geopolitical food chain continue to feed at the trough of public “service” positions.

Some individuals in Syracuse and Onondaga County have been in control as long as Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.

When are people in the African-American community who’ve been ignored and treated like a third world country going to say, “enough?” When are those who used “Social Justice” as a campaign mantra going

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their first initiative. The ERA claims paying to park will prevent people from visiting the whole neighborhood, which will invite “crime, fast-food chains and big-box stores.”

I don’t know about that, but I do echo the ERA in questioning the logic behind installing the machines in Eastwood.

When one hand of the city is working hard to entice and nurture business growth, the other hand is pickpocketing would-be customers. It isn’t losing the couple of quarters here and there I’m worried about, it’s the chilling effect the new parking enforcement will inevitably have on patrons in an already fragile business district.

View the ERA’s petition at petitiononline. com/eastwood.

Ami Olson is the editor of The Eagle. Reach her at editor@theeaglecny.com.

to live up to their verbiage and deliver on those choice words?

The only time politicians listen is when there is a scene in front of the public square with peasants with pitchforks demanding their concerns be dealt with, then a few are bought off and the cycle continues.

The recent revolution in Egypt inspired people across the world to stand up and be heard, especially when repressive governments refuse to listen to demands of the people.

As seen on TV, public labor is under attack in America and public officials are employing the same tactics that were used to separate the races. Americans are now being separated by job category, white collar or blue collar, income and ability to afford health care. Take your pick, we’re coming apart like a moth infested sweater.

Perhaps the sounds that we’re hearing from these states that placed a bulls-eye on the backs of public employees are the echoes of those foot-steps marching in Egypt. As the so-called home of liberty, maybe Americans will take true democracy and public involvement to the next level and walk like an Egyptian.

Ken Jackson is the editor of Urban CNY. Reach him at kjackson@urbancny.com.

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Crow picnics are for the birds

Since we’re singing the praises of our business corridors...

To the editor: In recent years, increasing numbers of crows have spent the winter and spring months in the most densely populated areas of Central New York. As the days get longer and more frequent thaws help the snow banks to slowly melt, roadside trash that accumulated over the winter and was once buried in the snow makes its ugly appearance. One critical characteristic of crows is their tendency to being garbage scavengers. While this crow trait is useful out in the countryside, it greatly compounds and impedes the orderly collection of trash in many communities. Crows quickly learn that in crowded neighborhoods there are a number of places available to find food from roadside fast food bags, styrofoam containers, uncovered garbage cans and open restau-

To the editor, If you’re looking for that walkable Syracuse, walk on through Butternut Circle. Where you can head out to get your dry cleaning done (Jaquin’s), shop at the local butcher (Steigerwald’s), grab a slice of pizza for lunch (Peppino’s), or fabulous deli (New York Roast), pick up your prescription (Rite Aid), pick up some milk (Byrne Dairy), get a haircut (Sun-

rant dumpsters to plastic trash bags.

When neighborhood residents put trash out to the curb on days other than regular DPW collection days, crows help themselves to extra meals. This sometimes results in streets that look a lot like garbage dumps that some people blame on dogs, cats or wild animals.

The best way to keep neighborhoods clean and attractive is to keep outside garbage covered in cans, place garbage bags to the curb close to the time of their scheduled DPW pick up and to put fast food bags where they belong. If people do the right thing with their trash local crows will move on and get their next meal elsewhere.

Robert L. Oberst Syracuse

Perspective

Barbara Krause’s feedback (above) is in response to Ken Jackson’s column, “Creating our own City of Syracuse economic stimulus,” (The Eagle, Feb. 10, 2011). She makes a great point – there are a lot of neighborhoods in the city that are vibrant and walkable, but often overlooked.

We asked community members, readers and Eagle staff which city neighborhoods they feel are “hidden gems,” and here’s what they had to say: Westcott! Tons of diverse and flavorful independent businesses like Alto Cinco, Westcott Theatre, Boom Babies, and the Co-op. Plus, it’s a lot of fun to people watch.

- Amanda Gormley, Marketing and Member Service Coordinator, Syracuse Real Food Co-op

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We often take for granted our city’s great park system, which connects every Syracuse Neighborhood to the outdoors.

There are more than 170 maintained parks, fields, inactive cemeteries, medians and natural areas. This is unusual for a city this size.

These green spaces provide all neighbors an

The Eagle welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must bear a daytime telephone number, for verification purposes only. We reserve the right to edit for space, clarification or to avoid obscenity, but ideas will not be altered. Letters should be no more than 500 words long. Letters used do not necessarily reflect the newspaper’s opinions. Anonymous letters receive no consideration. Send letters to editor@theeaglecny.com.

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due Cuts), pick up that fabulous antique that would be perfect for your end table (Martha’s Madness), buy some flowers for that special someone (D’Agostino’s), and meet up with her or him or friends for a drink and some of the best in Syracuse wings (Change of Pace).

opportunity to get out and commune with each other and nature. In addition, there is ongoing organized recreation for all ages. A great way to experience another neighborhood is to start with its park.

- Ellen Leahy, Skaneateles Press editor and former City Eagle editor

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Schools, grocery stores, libraries, retail establishments, restaurants and parks are key components to making a neighborhood walkable. You can walk your dog just about anywhere, but the ability to do your shopping or get a bite to eat without getting in your car is really a plus. Where I live in Eastwood, we have nearly all of these services available within a 10-minute walk.

I don’t know that Eastwood is underrated, but I think some suburbanites underestimate the value of having your home, your job and your favorite eateries or watering holes all within walking distance of each other. It’s been a great place to live and to work. If we could only get Wegman’s to move their James Street store to the other side of Thompson Road, it would be perfect.

- David Tyler, publisher, Eagle Newspapers

The “What you’re saying” section is a new feature in The Eagle intended to spark dialogue and share perspectives among community members. Each week we will ask you for your opinion on a topic, and a selection of responses will be included in the following week’s edition of the paper.

To receive the weekly “What you’re saying” question in your inbox, e-mail editor@ theeaglecny.com. The question will also be posted at facebook.com/theeaglecny.com.

Submit your feedback via e-mail or on our Facebook wall. Please limit responses to two or three sentences and include your name. The Eagle’s letters policy applies.

To get the ball rolling, here is next week’s question: What impact does paying to park have on your decision to shop, eat and visit downtown Syracuse?

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The new social hall will be christened with live dance music by Mickey Vendetti & The Goodtime Band. Admission costs $5

Column croons with Crunch

The Flyin’ Column, CNY’s premier Irish combo, will entertain at the Onondaga County war Memorial when the Syracuse Crunch celebrate “Irish Night� Saturday Feb. 26 at the venerable downtown hockey barn.

Dancers from the Johnston School of Irish Dance will also perform Saturday and the Crunch face off at 7:30 p.m. against the Hamilton Bulldogs in an American Hockey League game. Fans are encouraged to wear green and to donate non-perishable food items at the turnstiles. Discounted $15 tickets will benefit the March 12 Syracuse St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Hunger Project; 473-4444.

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Downtown After Dark

Sam Amato speeds off into the sunset Russ

An icon of the glory days of Sam & The Twisters were Syracuse rock’n’roll – Sam & inducted into the Syracuse The Twisters bandleader Sam Area Music Awards Hall of Amato – died Feb. 17, in WinFame in 1994. ter Haven, Fla. He was 69. russtarby@ In 1963, Sam & The Twistnetscape.net ers and the Bigtree Sisters backed up Baron Daemon Nashville-based acoustic (Mike Price) to wax the biggest hit single ever duo Coincidence Maybe will play a one-hour to come out of Syracuse, “The Transylvania mini concert at 6:30 p.m. Monday Feb. 28, at Twist,” which was based on the Twisters’ the Tipp Hill Café, 126 Milton Ave., on the song “Fooba Wooba John.” Recorded at Mike city’s West End. Riposo’s studio downtown, the Daemon 45 CM guitarist Travis Becknell is always on rpm disc sold 12,000 copies to become the the lookout for new talent. area’s top-selling local record ever.

“I’m listening for vocalists and other muThe Twisters, which later morphed into sicians who could play on our recordings,” the Livin’ Ennd, featured Sam and Mickey Becknell said. “We look forward to meeting Palumbo on guitars, along with bassist Al people in Central New York and networking for future tours.”

Wolf and drummer Jan Fetterley.

Their first New York tour includes gigs at colleges and coffeehouses in Niagara, Buffalo, Syracuse (Le Moyne College) and The wildly rockin’ quartet played all of Rome.

As Coincidence Maybe, Becknell and CNY’s top nightspots, including the Red Dog Saloon, Hewitt’s, The Brookside, the percussionist Denver Shindle perform both Fayetteville Inn, the Holiday Bowl, Three covers and originals such as “Withered Tree” Rivers Inn and Dandy Dan’s Teen Canteen. and “Days like Today.”

The duo will kick off the open mic MonOne of the group’s more memorable gigs was a performance on the roof of the snack bar day followed by local hopefuls who perform at the old North Drive-In on Route 11 prior two tunes each. Feb. 28 marks the one-year to a screening of the 1964 Beatles’ film, “A anniversary of the Monday-night series cohosted by local musicians Wendy Ramsay Hard Day’s Night.”

While he loved playing his innovative and Joanne Perry. electric guitar licks, Sam also loved driving souped-up cars and motorcycles. He once owned a 1963 split-window Corvette and a “It’s not your usual open mic,” Perry said.

Ford AC Cobra, recalled Al Wolf. “Sam took me for a ride in the Cobra on the old Tow- “There’s no PA system, so it’s completely path Road to a gig we had at the Brookside acoustic, like a living room. There is a guitar before there was any development in that available to play and a piano too. We encourarea. At 120 miles per hour, it didn’t take age one another and people pay attention.”

Tipp Hill Café owners Julie and Bob long to arrive.”

Amato’s favorite motorcycle was his “Butch” Rudd opened the bistro in August Triumph. “Unfortunately he dumped it on 2009. They serve a light menu daily (except Route 81,” Wolf said. “With great luck and Tuesdays) in a friendly, homey atmosphere. his protective gear, he escaped with just some A plasma screen TV and Wi-Fi are always available. scratches.”

There is no admission charge and all ages In 1968, Amato moved to Florida, but he returned here to play with the Twisters are welcome. For café info, call 476-8637. at Damon’s Restaurant in Cicero on Feb. 2, For open mic info, contact Joanne Perry at 2003, after he’d been diagnosed with throat originaljoj@yahoo.com or call 214-9422. cancer.

“Sam was a pioneer and a real inspiration to lots of [rock] musicians early on,” said Chuck Wheeler, a former member of The Since the beginning of this year, Rich Seven. “I’ll always remember what an influ- White has been brewing the suds at the ence he had on me and hundreds of other Syracuse Suds Factory at 320 S.; Clinton St., guys in Central New York.” on the corner of Walton. White, a longtime

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White now oversees the production of the Suds Factory’s beers such as a pale ale, honey light ale, black cherry weizen/lambic and sweet stout. For the full scoop on Suds, visit sudsfactory.com, or call 471-2253.

Nashville-based duo Coincidence Maybe – guitarist Travis Becknell and percussionist Denver Shindle – make their Syracuse debut at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at the Tipp Hill Café, 126 Milton Ave.

Save her an aisle seat

The late Syracuse Newspapers critic Joan Vadeboncoeur will be memorialized at 5 p.m.

Monday Feb. 28, at Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. Friends and colleagues will recall Joan’s work reviewing plays and movies and interviewing performers from Homer to Hollywood.

A theater seat will be dedicated in her honor that evening. It better be on the aisle!

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Crunch roll seven, finally end scoring drought

By Russ Tarby After scoring just four goals in their last four games, the Syracuse Crunch exploded for seven netters Saturday against the Rochester Amerks at the Onondaga County War Memorial. The lucky seven goals – a season high – were scored by seven different Crunch shooters.

Rehabbing NHL goalie Ray Emery allowed a lone Amerks shot to trickle through his legs and across the goal line. Rochester remains mired in last place of the American Hockey League’s North Division.

Saturday’s 7-1 victory pulled the Crunch out of the East Division cellar into seventh

place, a sliver above the lowly Adirondack Phantoms.

Emery, 28, is recovering from a hip injury that lost him a spot on the Philadelphia Flyers a year ago. Signed by the Crunch parent Anaheim Ducks, Emery made his Syracuse debut here Friday Feb. 18, losing to the San Antonio Rampage, 4-2, before winning against Rochester Saturday Feb. 19, on the strength of his teammates’ uncharacteristic scoring surge. Emery made 27 saves Friday and 37 on Saturday, and will likely find himself back in the NHL sooner than later.

Crunch forwards Matt Kennedy and Maxime Macenauer both had career-highs with three points (one goal, two assists) each, while

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Nick Bonino, Patrick Maroon, David Laliberte, Kyle Palmieri and MacGregor Sharp all also lit the lamp for the home team.

Maroon now leads the Crunch with 16 goals on the season, and rookie Nicolas Deschamps tops the team with 19 assists plus 10 goals for a total of 29 points.

The Crunch have now won three of the last four meetings against Rochester, but with 25 games remaining in the season, the team has almost no chance to make the AHL playoffs. The Crunch record stands at 19 wins, 30 losses, two overtime losses and four shootout losses.

At a pre-game fan forum Friday at the Mar Memorial Crunch CEO Howard Dolgon said the 2010-11 season has been the team’s most unsatisfactory campaign over the 17 years he has helmed the franchise.

This season – Syracuse’s first year affiliated with the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks – “has not gone anywhere near like we hoped or planned,” Dolgon said. “This has been my most un-enjoyable year and my most disappointing year.”

After a rare mid-week home game Tuesday Feb. 22, against the Charlotte Checkers, the Crunch face off against the Binghamton

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By Phil Blackwell pblackwell@eaglenewsonline.com

Seven Syracuse city high school basketball teams – five on the boys side, two on the girls side – qualified for the Section III playoffs that start this week.

Of them, only one has a top seed – Syracuse Academy of Science, who lost last year’s Class D title game to New York Mills, only to get moved up to Class C this winter.

As the no. 1 seed in the C-2 portion of the bracket with a 16-2 record, coach Onur Gokce’s Atoms, led by Dakeem McLain, DeOndray Tape and Kaleel Johnson, will face no. 8 seed Weedsport or no. 9 seed Sandy Creek in Friday night’s quarterfinal round.

In the last week of the regular season, SAS beat Institute of Technology Central 94-80, despite the fact that the Eagles’ Jahcin Ingram poured in 40 points.

ITC still finished with a 14-4 regular-season mark and debuts in the sectional playoffs as the no. 3 seed in Class C-2, where it will host no. 6 seed Little Falls in the quarterfinals on Friday. Both the ITC and SAS games start at 7 p.m.

While that is going on, Henninger, in pursuit of its first sectional title since 2008, arrives as the no. 3 seed in Class AA with a whole lot of confidence. It recorded impressive home wins over West Genesee, Liverpool and Bishop Kearney in the last two weeks of the regular season, and in the Kearney game Tommie Spinner recorded a career-high 30 points.

On Friday, the Black Knights will again meet West Genesee, the no. 6 seed, in the Class AA quarterfinals, one of three city schools in the sectional bracket.

Nottingham, drawing the no. 10 seed, would meet no. 7 seed Liverpool in the opening round to see who meets defending champion Cicero-North Syracuse in the quarterfinals. And Fowler, with the no. 8 seed, hosted no. 9 seed Fayetteville-Manlius on Tuesday, the winner going east to face top seed Utica Proctor.

Moving to the girls basketball sectional tournament, Corcoran, beaten in last year’s finals by Cicero-North Syracuse, rose to the no. 2 seed in Class AA behind the Northstars. The Cougars get Fayetteville-Manlius or West Genesee in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Nottingham, the no. 9 seed, could meet CNS in the quarterfinals if it beat no. 8 seed Rome Free Academy in the first round.

Nothing the Corcoran ice hockey team did going into the Section III Division I playoffs suggested that it would find any kind of success there.

Despite a no. 5 seed and an 8-3-2 league record, the Cougars had lost its last three regular-season games, giving up a combined 14 goals in defeats to Hamilton and Solvay in the weeks leading up to the post-season.

And now Corcoran was going south to face Cortland-Homer, the no. 4 seed, in last Friday’s opening round, the same Golden Eagles squad that it had lost to 3-2 back on Dec. 20 at that same J.M. McDonald Sports Complex.

Yet despite the hostile setting, and despite a last-minute switch in the net, the Cougars came from behind to beat Cortland-Homer 3-1 and set up Wednesday’s semifinal with top seed and defending state champion West Genesee.

An off-ice injury to Gavin Gretzky forced Corcoran head coach Matt Caron to insert senior Marcus Fortin into the net.

Fortin had not played much this season – and the Golden Eagles tried to jump all over him in the first period.

Taking 15 shots, Cortland-Homer converted just once, Tim Walsh getting the goal, but that was all as the Cougars with-

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stood all that pressure and only trailed 1-0 at the intermission.

From that point forward, Corcoran really took charge, earning 31 shots to the Golden Eagles’ eight, and that constant pressure on Cortland-Homer goalie Cory Broyles would pay off.

Midway through the second period, the Cougars tied it, 1-1, on Dillon Brown’s wrist shot from the slot. Then, just 1:51 before the period ended, Steve Young, who had just missed on a chance seconds earlier, got another clear shot off a pass from Dan Standford and beat Broyles for the goahead goal.

To protect that 2-1 lead, Corcoran attacked, not letting the Golden Eagles attain many chances in the third period. Young would earn the clinching goal with 1:07 to play, beating Broyles high as Andrew Jackson and Mike Downs got the assists.

Good as this was, Corcoran will need a remarkable effort on Wednesday to top West Genesee, who will be playing in front of a loud and friendly home crowd at Shove Park in Camillus for the 7:30 faceoff.

The Wildcats have shut out seven of its last eight opponents – including the Cougars in an 8-0 decision back on Jan. 24, also at Shove Park. The winner here would get the survivor of Tuesday’s other semifinal, between Rome Free Academy and CiceroNorth Syracuse, in Saturday’s title game at Utica Memorial Auditorium.

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By Kareem Obeid Contributing writer

Syracuse’s men’s basketball team was not the same unit that had started 19-0, partially symbolized by the fact that it was having a hard time winning in the Carrier Dome.

But the Orange ended a three-game home losing streak at the Carrier Dome last Monday evening and defeated West Virginia in a hard-fought battle 63-52.

To win, SU overcame Casey Mitchell’s early barrage of seven 3-pointers and, with sound defense, held the Mountaineers scoreless in the last five minutes of the contest.

Mitchell scored a game-high 23 points

on seven-for-12 shooting, but the rest of his teammates were held in check against the Orange’s hyperactive zone. That defense forced nine WVU turnovers in the second half. In the final 20 minutes, the Mountaineers were limited to 22 points on seven-for-25 shooting from the field.

The Orange shot 60.3 percent from the floor, with Brandon Triche contributing his second straight stellar outing. Triche scored 20 points, adding five rebounds.

The Jamesville-Dewitt graduate has averaged 20.5 points in the last two games on 14-for-25 shooting.

Triche admits to being cautious at times in games past. “I’m just trying to do whatever it takes to win,” he said. “Whether it’s scoring 20 points or scoring two points and getting like eight rebounds or something like that. I will do whatever it takes to help the team win.”

SU (21-6 overall, 8-6 Big East) overwhelmed the Mountainners in the paint 34-4 and crushed their opponent in fast breaks 19-0. With the exception of Mitchell, who returned from a knee injury, the Mountaineers were ice cold in shooting for a lengthy stretch. ”We found Mitchell,” head Coach Jim

Boeheim said. “(Since) that’s who they were going to, we took that away and they tried going inside and we made some plays.”

The Orange had a balanced supporting cast of six players who scored. Kris Joseph resuscitated the offense, contributing 16 points, five assists and seven rebounds.

C.J. Fair continues to mature, delivering a productive 37 minutes off the bench as he added eight points.

Rick Jackson was a rebound shy of notching his 17th double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. In addition, Jackson blockaded the middle of the zone cutting off WVU’s penetration.

Scoop Jardine played well, tallying nine points with no turnovers. Jardine also pitched in with five assists and five rebounds and, above all, did not make undisciplined mistakes.

SU’s offense was stagnant in the first half. But after missing six consecutive shots, they finally got in rhythm, reeling off nine unanswered points to get a 12-9 advantage as unselfish passing led to Triche and Jardine scoring on fast break baskets. Joseph registered a 3-pointer that caromed off the rim and dropped in.

It remained a tightly contested game,

but the Mountaineers pulled ahead and led at the break 30-26. Despite being outrebounded by a large margin, WVU, who ranks 12th in the Big East in 3-point shooting made an impressive seven of 13 from outside the arc.

In the second half, SU erased that deficit by engineering a 17-3 run with a balance of offense and relentless pressuring defense.

After Triche’s powerful scoring lay-up drives, Fair hit a one-handed shot, cruising inside into a sea of defenders that gave SU a more comfortable 51-42 advantage with 11 remaining.

WVU refused to be knocked out scoring seven straight points and closing within 5149 on Kevin Jones 15-foot jump shot.

Triche left with his fourth foul, but he reentered the game at 7:55 mark and had an immediate impact. In just over a minute of play he picked off two passes and converted at the other end for an uncontested basket. SU’s lead expanded to 57-49, and the defense took it from there.

With that much-needed victory, SU looked ahead to Saturday’s game against Rutgers, where a win would clinch at least a .500 mark in the Big East.

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Twelve of Central New York’s best-known restaurants will compete for bragging rights to the best meatball in town at this fundraiser for Elmcrest Children’s Center.

The event is rounded out by an Italian buffet, live music, caricatures and wine and cheese sampling.

Meatball Madness runs from noon to 4 p.m. and is open to the public. Tickets cost $5 to $10 in advance (free for kids 6 and under), and from $7 to $13 at the door (free for kids 5 and under).

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Thursday Feb. 24 Comedy

Harry Crocker and the Saucerer’s Stove. 6:45 PM. Acme Mystery Company presents interactive dinner theater. Spaghetti Warehouse, 689 N. Clinton St. $32.50 plus tax and tip. Acmemysterytheater.com.

Family

Learn Irish Step Dancing. 10:30 AM. For ages 5-14. Dewitt Community Library. Preregister. 446-3578.

Trail Tales. 1 PM. Ages 3-5. Stories and walk with a naturalist. Free w/park admission. 638-2519.

Music

Two Fresh. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8.

Hip hop/ghettotech with Mux Mool, Body Language, Phantom Chemistry. Westcott Theater. $12-$15. Thewestcotttheater.com.

On Stage

Totally Fabulous Drag Show IX Preliminaries. 8 PM. First round of annual competition for drag queens and kings.

Schine Underground, SU. $5-$7. Students. syr.edu/boxoffice.

Friday Feb. 25 Comedy

Satan’s Closet. 8:30 PM. Long-form improv comedy. Salt City Improv Theater, Sears Wing, ShoppingTown Mall. $8; $6 for students. Saltcityimprov.com.

Family

Paws & Claws Tour. 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM. Learn about the Seward Family pets.

Seward House, Auburn. Included with admission. 252-1283.

Kids Karnival. 11 AM-4 PM. Games, face painting, and balloon characters as part of Winterfest. City Hall Commons Atrium. Fee to play games. 466-9468.

Hip Hop Dance for Teens. 2 PM. For ages 12-16. Dewitt Community Library. Pre-register. 446-3578.

Yoga Storytime. 2 PM. For ages 4-8.

Dewitt Community Library. Pre-register.

446-3578.

Film

Brew & View. 7:30 PM. Double feature; “Die Hard” and “Switchblade Sisters.” Palace Theater, 2384 James St. $10. Palaceonjames.com.

Lecture

Playwright Kyle Bass. 7 PM. Resident Dramaturg at Syracuse Stage and SU, Goddard College instructor. Downtown Writer’s Center, 340 Montgomery St. Free.

Music

OCC African Ensemble. 11:15 AM.

Cheeky Czech comedy “To Catch A Billionaire” won the Judge’s Citation at SYRFILMFEST 2010, and screens for free on Sunday Feb. 27 at Le Moyne College.

Storer Auditorium, OCC. Free. Sunyocc. edu.

Railroad Earth. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. Bluegrass jam band with Tim Herron Corporation. Westcott Theater. $20-$25.

Thewestcotttheater.com.

Hoots & Hellmouth. 8 PM. Philadelphiabased roots music presented by MEISA. Red House Arts Center, 201 S. West St. $6, tickets available at SU box office. Students. syr.edu/boxoffice.

Classics Series: Nexus. 8 PM. Syracuse Symphony Orchestra presents Nexus Percussion Ensemble with conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama. Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center. $. Syracusesymphony.org.

On Stage

SU’s Best Dance Crew. 7 PM. Goldstein Auditorium, SU. $3-$5. Students.syr.edu/ boxoffice.

Sports

Syracuse Crunch Hockey. 7:30 PM. War Memorial at Oncenter. $. 473-4444.

Saturday Feb. 26 Family

Kids Karnival. 11 AM-6 PM. Games, face painting, and balloon characters as part of Winterfest. City Hall Commons Atrium. Fee to play games. 466-9468.

Magic Circle Children’s Theater. 12:30 PM. Interactive children’s theater featuring Sleeping Beauty. Spaghetti Warehouse, Syracuse. $5/person. Pre-register. 4493823.

Backyard Maple Sugaring Workshop.

1-3 PM. Learn how to tap trees and make

your own maple syrup. Kit with taps included. Baltimore Woods. $45. Pre-register. 673-1350.

Hot Cocoa and Snow Series. 1-2:30 PM. Hands-on nature learning and hot chocolate. Montezuma Audubon Center.

2295 State Route 89, Savannah. $5/adult, $3/child, $15/family, includes snowshoe rental. Pre-register. 365-3588.

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Recycling Winds. 10 AM. Anniversary Concert Series featuring Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. DeWitt Community Church, 3600 Erie Boulevard East, DeWitt. $10.

Civic Morning Musicals. 3 PM. Jon Nakamatsu, piano; recital followed by dialogue with audience. Park Central Presbyterian Church, 504 E. Fayette St. $35.

Andrew Greacen. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. Syracuse musician goes solo. With Animal Pants, Liz Strodel. Westcott Theater. $10. Thewestcotttheater.com.

Classics Series: Nexus. 8 PM. Syracuse Symphony Orchestra presents Nexus Percussion Ensemble with conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama. Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center. $. Syracusesymphony.org.

Snowed in With Groovestand. 8 PM. A cappella concert with special guests.

Goldstein Auditorium, SU. $3. Students.syr. edu/boxoffice.

Sports

Pep Rally and Viewing Party: SU Men’s Basketball. 11:30 AM. Reception and viewing of SU game against Georgetown.

Schine 304 ABC. $3. Students.syr.edu/boxoffice.

SU Women’s Basketball Game. 1 PM. Syracuse University. $. 443-2121.

Syracuse Crunch Hockey. 7:30 PM. War Memorial at Oncenter. $. 473-4444.

Sunday Feb. 27 Family

Kids Karnival. 11 AM-4 PM. Games, face painting, and balloon characters as part of Winterfest. City Hall Commons Atrium. Fee to play games. 466-9468.

Film

‘To Catch A Billionaire.’ 3:30 PM. Czech film won SYRFILMFEST Judge’s Citation in 2010. Reilly Room, Reilly Hall, Le Moyne College. Free. Syrfilmfest.com.

Lecture

‘My Old House Love Affair: The joys and struggles of restoring old homes.’ 3 PM. Andrew Besemer, restorer of 21 Syracuse-area homes, speaks on the subject of hands-on restoration of vintage homes. $10, $5 with student ID. Westcott Community Center, corner of Euclid Avenue and Westcott Street. Westcott.org.

Music

British Festival. 3 PM. Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra, featuring conductor Erik Kibelsbeck, with Chittenango High School Chamber Orchestra. Atonement Stage, 116 W. Glen Ave. Classic Rock Cabaret with The Jazzuits. 4 PM. Founder of Jazz in the City, Ronnie Leigh returns to celebrate classic rock. James Commons, Le Moyne College. $5-$10. Lemoyne.edu.

Scott Foppiano. 7:30 PM. Theater

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Learn to Sew. 6:30-8 PM. Hand and machine sewing lessons for ages 8-19.

Oswego County Cooperative Extension, Mexico. $30/4 classes. Pre-register. 9637286.

Film

‘Keeping Up With The Steins.’ 7 PM. Parents plan an over-the-top bar mitzvah for their son. Temple Society of Concord, 910 Madison St. 475-9952.

Tuesday March 1 Family

Sciencenter Math Time. 10:30 AM. Story and math activity for toddlers and preschoolers. Sciencenter, Ithaca. Included with admission. 607-272-0600.

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Wednesday March 2 Family

Library Instruction for Home Schooled Students. 2 PM. Learn about the Dewey Decimal System, library databases, and internet searches. Manlius Library. Free. Pre-register. 682-6400.

Multiple Moms Mingle. 6:30 PM. Club for mothers and expectant mothers of multiples. Ruby Tuesday’s, Dewitt. Free.

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Civic Morning Musicals. 12:30 PM. Timothy Schmidt, guitar. Hosmer Auditorium, Everson Museum. Free.

Cultural Series: Jeremy and Sara Mastrangelo, violins. 7 PM. Syracuse Symphony Orchestra associate concermaster and first violinist. Temple Society of Concord, 910 Madison St. 475-9952.

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Around Town Two local families stand shattered by the awful events of Nov. 19, 2010, when Stephen Pieper squeezed the life out of his estranged girlfriend, 20year-old Jenni-Lyn Watson.

On Feb. 15, the 21-year-old auto parts clerk pleaded guilty to second-degree mur- Stephen Pieper der at the Onondaga County Courthouse in downtown Syracuse.

According to District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick, Pieper admitted to strangling Watson to death after she told him she was ending their relationship. Until he testified before a grand jury on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Pieper had maintained his innocence.

At his arraignment Feb. 15 which lasted just eight minutes, the young man publicly admitted his guilt to County Judge Anthony Aloi. In accepting the plea, Aloi said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d sentence Pieper to 23 years to life in state prison on March 8.

Two families suffer Members of both the Watson and Pieper families were present in the courtroom but declined to comment. The Watsons are expected to break their silence at next monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentencing.

After last Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proceeding, DA Fitzpatrick pointed out that, while the Watson family lost a beloved daughter, the Pieper family also suffers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Piepers are good people,â&#x20AC;? Fitzpatrick said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and to their credit they reached out, in a very quiet way, to the Watson family, and I thought that was very decent of them.â&#x20AC;?

Pieper lived on Coconut Tree Drive in Clay, and the Watsons live on Donegal Way. The prosecution maintained that Pieper visited Jenni-Lyn at her parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home the morning of Nov. 19 while she spent Thanksgiving break at home from college.

Fitzpatrick said Pieper fatally strangled her between 11 and 11:30 a.m., placed the body in the trunk of his Volkswagen Jetta

and drove away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jenni-Lyn was seeing other people, which is perfectly normal for a young woman at college,â&#x20AC;? The DA said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m convinced that her desire to live her own life enraged the defendant and led to her murder.

Defense attorney Scott Brenneck said his client pleaded guilty in order to spare both families the anxiety of a criminal trial. Fitzpatrick insisted, however, that the mountain of evidence against him convinced Pieper to forgo the trial.

Evidence of crime â&#x20AC;&#x153;He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much wiggle room,â&#x20AC;? the DA said. After the prosecution provided Brenneck with details of the case against Pieper, the defendant â&#x20AC;&#x153;realized that the sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department had wrapped a noose around his neck that he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting out of.â&#x20AC;?

Pieper had left his own cell phone at the scene of the crime along with his watch, but stole Jenni-Lynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mobile phone. Minutes after leaving Donegal Way, Pieper was stopped by Sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deputy Sean Andrews because Pieperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car lacked a front license plate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He mustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thought he was the unluckiest son of a gun in the world,â&#x20AC;? Fitzpatrick said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because not two minutes after leaving the Watson house here he is with a dead body in his car and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pulled over by a sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputy.â&#x20AC;?

Andrews warned Pieper that he may be pulled over again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This led the defendant to dispose of the body more quickly than he had planned,â&#x20AC;? Fitzpatrick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The end result being we had a much stronger case.â&#x20AC;?

Eyewitnesses and e-mails After the traffic stop, Pieper drove to Clay Park Central about two miles north of the Watson home where he hid the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body in a swampy, wooded area down a slope behind a storage shed, some 350 yards north of Wetzel Road. Investigators discovered the body on Nov. 27.

He had also claimed heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d seen a stranger in a vehicle parked outside the Watson home as he left that morning. He subsequently used Jenni-Lynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cell phone to make it appear as though sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been taken from her house by that imaginary stranger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the most damning evidence we had was the cell-phone tower records,â&#x20AC;?

Fitzpatrick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had pings off the cell towers, eyewitnesses who saw his car in the

park where the body was found and we had e-mails that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d sent to the victim while trying to disguise his identity, indicating he was obsessed with her.â&#x20AC;?

Pieper would first become eligible for parole in 2034 when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be 44 years old.

Fitzpatrick said that he himself will be 81 years old at the time, but he vowed to do everything he could to keep Pieper behind bars for the rest of his natural life.

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CNY SPCA returns 26 reptiles to Jordan woman Fifty-nine charges of animal neglect brought against Diana Sleiertin have been dropped in a plea agreement, says Sleiertin, owner of MaxMan Reptile Rescue in Jordan.

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For this event The Onondaga County Library and PACNY will walk people through the services available at the library as well as teach them techniques and tips to help

with research. There will also be a tour of the library and genealogy department.

There are a number of places to start your search.You can begin by looking for your house’s abstract. The abstract defines the title to the property, who built the first home and the history of ownership. Sometimes the bank holds onto it, but you may be able to find it in library records.

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Part two will be at OHA where they will teach you about the resources they have available.

If you are interested in older home restoration in the Syracuse area look out for “My Old House Love Affair: The Joys and Struggles of Restoring Old Homes at the Westcott Community Center.”

Andrew Besemer has restored 23 houses in 32 years, and Westcott is one of his favorite neighborhoods to work in because of the interesting architecture. The houses he restores doesn’t necessarily have to have a historical significance, but it has to be worthy of a big investment of time and money.

If you want to learn more about Besemer’s experiences in restoring old homes plan on attending this lecture at 3 p.m.

Sunday Feb. 27 at the Westcott Community Center. It is also a part of a fundraiser for the center-- admission is $10 for the general public and $5 with a student ID. - Gina Colognette Eagle intern

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Service Classification No. 3 A– Secondary Large General Service Rates EffectiveJanuary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 Service Classification No. 1 Residential Basic Service Charge $902.00 $902.00 Rates EffectiveJanuary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 Distribution Delivery per kW $11.13 $11.10 Basic Service Charge $16.21 $16.21 Distribution Delivery per kWh(On-Peak)$0.01549 $0.01549 Income Eligible Basic Service Credit ($5.00) ($5.00)/($15.00) Distribution Delivery per kWh(Off-Peak)$0.01131 $0.01131 Distribution Delivery Charge per kWh $0.05572 $0.05403 Merchant Function Charge* $0.00000 $0.00066 Merchant Function Charge* $0.00000 $0.00242 Service Classification No. 1C Time of Use Residential Service Classification No. 3 A– Primary Large General Service Rates EffectiveJanuary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveJanuary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 Basic Service Charge $30.00 $30.00 Basic Service Charge $902.00 $902.00 Income Eligible Basic Service Credit ($5.00) ($5.00)/($15.00) Distribution Delivery per kW $10.39 $10.38 Distribution Delivery Charge per kWh $0.04650 $0.04504 Distribution Delivery per kWh(On-Peak)$0.01974 $0.01974 Merchant Function Charge* $0.00000 $0.00242 Distribution Delivery per kWh(Off-Peak)$0.01517 $0.01517 Service Classification No. 2 Non-Demand Small General Service Merchant Function Charge* $0.00000 $0.00066 Rates EffectiveJanuary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 Basic Service Charge $21.02 $21.02 Service Classification No. 3 A– Sub Transmission Large General Service Distribution Delivery per kWh $0.06615 $0.06448 Rates EffectiveJanuary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 Merchant Function Charge* $0.00000 $0.00242 Basic Service Charge $1400.00 $1400.00 Service Classification No. 2 Demand Small General Service Distribution Delivery per kW $6.55 $6.54 Rates EffectiveJanuary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 Distribution Delivery per kWh(On-Peak)$0.01861 $0.01861 Basic Service Charge $52.52 $52.52 Distribution Delivery per kWh(Off-Peak)$0.01414 $0.01414 Distribution Delivery per kW $ 10.10 $ 9.28 Merchant Function Charge* $0.00000 $0.00066 Distribution Delivery per kWh $0.02171 $0.02415 Merchant Function Charge* $0.00000 $0.00066 Service Classification No. 3 A– Transmission Large General Service Service Classification No. 3 – Secondary Large General Service Rates EffectiveJanuary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveJanuary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 Basic Service Charge $3172.00 $3172.00 Basic Service Charge $260.15 $260.15 Distribution Delivery per kW $5.79 $5.76 Distribution Delivery per kW $15.96 $15.90 Distribution Delivery per kWh(On-Peak)$0.01636 $0.01636 Distribution Delivery per kWh(On-Peak) $0.01592 Distribution Delivery per kWh(Off-Peak)$0.01271 $0.01271 $0.01592 Merchant Function Charge* $0.00000 $0.00066 Distribution Delivery per kWh(Off-Peak) $0.00540 $0.00540 Merchant Function Charge* $0.00000 $0.00066 * Merchant Function Charge will be assessed on Company provided Electricity Supply Service.

Service Classification No. 3 – Primary Large General Service Rates EffectiveJanuary 1, 2011 Rates EffectiveFebruary 1, 2011 Copies of the proposed amendments to PSC No. 220 Electricity and PSC Basic Service Charge $436.70 $436.70 No. 214 Street Lighting are available for public inspection and can be Distribution Delivery per kW $13.51 $13.48 obtained by writing National Grid, Electric Pricing Department, A-4, 300 Distribution Delivery per kWh(On-Peak)$0.01814 $0.01814 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, New York 13202.

Distribution Delivery per kWh(Off-Peak)$0.00706 $0.00706 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Merchant Function Charge* $0.00000 $0.00066 d/b/a National Grid

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show, including the popular Grave Digger driven by Dennis Anderson.

Built for short, high-powered bursts of speed, monster trucks generate 1,500 to 2,000 horsepower and are capable of speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Monster trucks can fly up to 125 to 130 feet (a distance greater than 14 cars side by side) and up to 35 feet in the air.

Tickets range from $10 for children and from $15 to $50 for adults. Discount coupons are available at Advance Auto Parts locations through March 11. Admission

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cost includes access to the Pit Party.

Tickets are available at the Syracuse University Carrier Dome Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.

Discount admission is available through the Syracuse Police D.A.R.E. program for $14, which includes a regular-price seat, admission to the Pit Party and souvenir book. A special Pit Party begins at 2:30 p.m. for D.A.R.E. ticket holders. To purchase tickets through D.A.R.E. and help support the program, call 442-5216.

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Grave Digger, one of the best-known Monster Trucks, will be among the crew invading the Carrier Dome on March 12.

The Carrier Dome will be transformed into a coliseum of roaring engines and flying dirt March 12 when the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam rolls into Syracuse.

The event includes a pre-show pit party from 3 to 6 p.m. where fans can meet drivers and get autographs, take photos with the trucks and participate in other familyfriendly events.

The fun continues at 7 p.m. when the trucks take center stage to compete in racing and freestyle events. Fourteen trucks and drivers are on the roster for the Syracuse

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X-Ray Technician for Portable X-Ray Co

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Drivers:

Top Pay. + BeneďŹ ts/Bonuses! Regional.

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Assistant Director of Nursing

Supervising Registered Nurse part-time and full-time (3-11 & 11-7 shift) Registered Nurses, full-time and part-time (All shifts) Contact: Cheryl Acome RN, DON Wayne County Nursing Home (315) 946-5673 â&#x20AC;˘ Fax: (315) 946-5671 e-mail: wcnh@co.wayne.ny.us web: www.waynecountynursinghome.org Equal Opportunity Employer

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06600

More. Insured & Bonded.

06386

Service Company has multiple openings for all shifts, Full Time & Part Time. Starting pay of $20/hour and up. Company paid health benefits. Please mail resume with any salary requirements to: HR Manager, P.O. Box 11009, Syracuse, NY 13218 or apply in person at 526 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse.

Average First Year per D.O.L., A.T.A., grad employers for qualified applicants:

Contract Carriers Wanted

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call: 434-1988 â&#x20AC;˘ fax: 434-8883

06561

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EXPERIENCED DIESEL MECHANICS WANTED

Learn to Earn

Must be licensed in NY. Immediate opening.

Excellent benefits.

06382

Mechanics

CDLâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;A TRAINING

06447

06387

Second shift full time opening for an experienced welder. Please mail resume with any salary requirements to: HR Manager, P.O. Box 11009 Syracuse, NY 13218 or apply in person at 526 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

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WELDER

3PD, Inc., is a Freight Forwarder under contract with major retailers such as Loweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Home Depot, Sears, OfďŹ ce Depot, etc., to provide Logistical support, solutions and warehousing needs.

We are seeking established Motor Carriers to provide the last mile delivery and installation of our customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s products. To be considered, your business must be able to satisfy our customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements and deliver outstanding customer service. If you are looking to build and diversify your current book of business and can meet our customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements then we would like to speak to you!

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Our customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements include background checks, good driving record, valid state and/or federal operating authority, knowledge of home furnishings and installations, and strong customer service skills.

To learn more about this opportunity, call Ome at 315-453-8914.

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Apartments For Rent Wanted 06044

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General Contracting, Home Improvements, Additions, Garages, Replacement Windows, Siding, Electrical Work w/post hole digger, Mini Excavator Work, Kitchen/Bath and Basement Remodeling

Happy Hour Specials

Peter Baker PH: 662-3002 Owner Cell: 289-2170 Email: PB9889@aol.com www.bakerconstruction.org

1/2 Off Any Appetizer 1 Off All Bottle Beers, Wine & Well Drinks $ 1.75 Draft Beer & $6 Draft Pitchers of Beer

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Bailey Hall, RT 20, Morrisville, NY 13408 315.684.6400 â&#x20AC;˘ Fax 315.684.6424

The Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center at Morrisville State College has limited full and part time opening for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Nationally accredited and licensed, The Center offers high quality programming, daily nutrition in a safe, state of the art facility.

Call 434-1988!

Bella Building & Remodeling

Residential & Commercial We are a full service construction Co.

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Bathroom Remodeling Starting at $3250

Estate Sale

ADA modifications & Construction Basement & Attic Remodeling Additions, Porches, Garages & Deck.

Free Est. Fully Insured.

315 679-2321

Moving south...House full of antiques, barely used furniture,( from dinning rooms to bed rooms) lots of decor, lighting, bedding, some Mackenzie -Childs, china, oriental rugs, rooster collection, purses, clothing and so much more. every thing has to go!!!!!!!!!!!!

INSURANCE

Saturday, Feb. 26 from 8:30-3 numbers at 8 Sunday, Feb. 27 10-2

4124 Nelson Rd., Cazenovia

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Any questions, call 315-684-6400.

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Licensed Massage Therapist

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06786

Yoga Instructor

06389

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Individual Couples and Family Therapy

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LOW RATES â&#x20AC;˘ PERSONAL SERVICE Since 1966

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635-9795 â&#x20AC;˘ BALDWINSVILLE

05306

673-2608

09749

Open 7am to 6pm, Monday-Friday.

From our cozy infant room to our active school age program, come see what makes us special!

Change in Motion Healing Arts

06634

Marcellus Community Childcare Center

Donna Dallal-Ferne, LMFT

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Winter Special

1 & 2 bdrms. starting at $825 heat & hot water incl., hrdwds, FM schools.

175 Katherine Street 4650 Buckley Road Buffalo, NY 14210 Liverpool, NY 13088 1-800-562-1332

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PAINTING

GALLAGHER PAINTING, INC.

1-2-3 Room Offices Shared Secure Space

315-637-2900

Valâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paving

CONDO FOR SALE

HOBE SOUNDS FL CONDO

07546

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Duck Cove Cottages St. Laurence River Rentals

duckcovecottages.com â&#x20AC;˘ (315)324-5854

Country Inn & Suites Route 20, Cazenovia Please call for rates: (315)655-9101 Oneida Housing Authority

Service or Medical

Illness forsing sale. 70K, 2bdrm, 2ba. 55+ community (772) 245-8556

PAVING

Driveways, sidewalks, parking lots, roads, curbing and sealing.

Commercial / Residential Free estimates â&#x20AC;˘ Fully insured 457-3534, 439-6843 or 391-8920

Village of Cazenovia

06388

Color Consultation, Specialty Painting, Interior/Exterior, Walls, Ceiling & Plaster Repair Ins., Free Est. 415-8000.

07534

www.Gallagher Painting Plus.net

315-289-9878 nts/wknds or 315-445-8990 days. www.empiremgtco.com

07598

Placement Director

06626

Jamie K. Sather

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SUBURBAN PARK APTS.

Public Housing & Section 8 Assistance *CLEAN MODERN UNITS *SECURITY *AFFORDABLE HOUSING *FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE *NEAR DOWNTOWN ONEIDA *LAUNDRY ON PREMISES *FREE PARKING *ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION *HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY *IN-HOUSE ACTIVITIES *SNACK SITE *OVER 31 YRS IN BUSINESS

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Around Town lowing allegations of deplorable conditions by three former MaxMan volunteers. Sleiertin, with about 10 other volunteers, went to the SPCA Wednesday afternoon to retrieve the reptiles that had been released back to her in the agreement.

Sleiertin was returned 26 animals, and said the SPCA held onto tortoises and bearded dragons. She said four reptiles died in the SPCA’s care, and three were unaccounted for – a 3-foot iguana, an 8-foot Burmese python and a 12-inch king snake.

“I asked [CNY SCPA Director Paul] Morgan about specifically one animal and he assured me he would try and get it back,” Sleiertin said, adding that she would be more than happy to assist the SPCA in locating the animals.

Sleiertin adopted out every animal still living in her house leading up to the plea agreement.

“I did that voluntarily because I wanted to make sure there was no question as to the fact that we should have the availability to bring home every animal possible,” she said.

Sleiertin agreed to plead guilty to one violation of improperly housing a dog outside and to pay $976 to the SPCA for the care of

her animals over the last several months.

The agreement imposes conditions for Sleiertin over the next year, during which time she can only hold 35 animals on her property. She is not allowed to own dogs, cats, tortoises or bearded dragons, with the exception of her son’s bearded dragon, Lou. “To bring this to an end and in the best interest of my animals and my family, I accepted some conditions that I may or may not agree with,” Sleiertin said.

The SPCA and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation are also allowed to enter Sleiertin’s home from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays unannounced.

Among the 45 animals confiscated in October were two dogs, which Sleiertin said had already been given back to MaxMan volunteers.

Through all of this, MaxMan and its crew of about 30 volunteers have not stopped hosting educational programs, Sleiertin said.

The rescue aspect of MaxMan, however, was affected and will have to be reevaluated over the next year.

Sleiertin is glad to be done with the lawsuit, which she said stemmed from allegations by “three very disgruntled individuals.”

She said it was a “very personal attack that wasn’t really based on truth.”

“We’re very fortunate not only for a wonderful volunteer team that has stood by us the entire time, but we have had great support from the public,” Sleiertin said.

- Ned Campbell editor@eagle-observer.com

Free smoke alarms available to Onondaga County residents Onondaga County Executive Joanne Mahoney announced last week that free smoke alarms are now available to qualifying county residents. The initiative is being funded by a Fire Prevention and Safety grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

“Delivering and installing smoke alarms will add to the health and safety of our community,” said Mahoney. “Onondaga County is very pleased to be one of only 12 counties in New York State selected for this grant.”

Joe Rinefierd, director of the Onondaga County Department of Emergency Management Fire Bureau, said that hav-

ing properly working smoke alarms in your home reduces the chances of firerelated deaths significantly.

“Approximately 70 percent of residential fire deaths are caused due to homes not having smoke alarms or due to smoke alarms not working properly,” Rinefierd said. Through this program, firefighters from various fire departments will provide education, smoke alarms and installation free of charge to those that qualify.

“Residential fires disproportionately affect our most vulnerable citizens, including children aged 14 and under and adults aged 65 and older. Fire prevention is still the best medicine,” said Chief Patrick Brennan of the North Syracuse Fire Department. The Smoke Alarm Installation Program is for Onondaga County residents who live with children; are 65 years old and above; are at a low income level (call for details); or are hearing impaired (special detectors are available).

The program will provide the opportunity for local fire departments to work together with the county health department and other community organizations to address critical fire prevention and safety issues.

For more information about the program call 435-2525.

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