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Two Marcellus eighth graders placed first and second in the Port Byron wrestling tournament held Jan. 8. ...See page 5
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Great Northeastern Sport Show returns to Solvay
FAN FAVORITE: “Bwana Jim” Moulton, of the ‘Old Red Schoolhouse’ Wildlife and Nature Center in Pennsylvania, has become a staple at the Great Northeastern Sport Show, which ran Jan. 21 to 23 at the Fairgrounds in Solvay. He brought his wildlife show, which he presents with his wife and fellow handler Linda, to the fairgrounds for the eighth year in a row.“People like it; we get a big crowd every show,” he said. Moulton is pictured holding an oppossum, a favorite among spectators. ““We call him speed bump!” he said. SNAKE HANDLERS: Leah Hanen, 5, of Rome, and Hunter Potts, 4, of Fulton, hold a bald python under the supervision of Bwana Jim. REEL IT IN: Michael Skinner, 10, of Syracuse, shows off a rainbow trout he caught in the Trout Pond, an attraction run by the Friends of Carpenters Brook in Elbridge. Ned Campbell
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Challenge met Marcellus third graders celebrated in the snow after meeting teacher Stacy Grooms’ “100 Book Challenge.” ...See page 6
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It was a busy week for the Jordan-Elbridge school board. Here’s what happened: 3 On Thursday Jan. 20, Judge Donald Greenwood ruled against the school board twice. In one case, he ruled that Anthony Scro, fired in November, must be reinstated as J-E’s treasurer, effective immediately, with back pay. Scro said he is looking forward to getting back to work at JordanElbridge and doing what he was educated to do — accounting. “And there’s going to be a lot to do because it’s been five months since I’ve been away from it,” Scro said. Scro hopes to eventually be joined by Zehner and Bill Hamilton, the district’s assistant superintendent for business and finance who has been on paid administrative leave since July. “Everything that I did I worked on as a team with Bill Hamilton,” Scro said. 3 In the other State Supreme Court case, Greenwood ruled in favor of J-E’s suspended principal, David Zehner, who had
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Anthony Scro addresses the J-E school board during a December meeting. accused the district of neglecting to follow Open Meetings Law — this after the court had found the district guilty of neglecting Open Meetings Law in a previous case brought against J-E by Zehner. Greenwood referred to his Oct. 1 ruling that the J-E school board must give specific reasons for going into executive session, saying it is insufficient to “merely regurgitate the statutory language” required when going into executive session. Greenwood ruled that the See School board, page 3
Canandaigua man arrested in Marcellus J-E goes 1-1 without Suspect’s exposure-related crime history dates back to 1989 By Ned Campbell editor@eagle-observer.com A Canandaigua man accused of exposing himself to a woman in Brockport and students at Auburn High School was arraigned in Marcellus Monday Jan. 17. Paul Goodrell, 41, was transported from Monroe County Jail Jan. 17 on an arrest warrant issued by the town of Marcellus court. Goodrell was charged with third-degree burglary/sexually motivated felony and is being held on $10,000 cash or bond, according to Marcellus police. Auburn, Irondequoit, Newark and SUNY Brockport police agencies assisted the Marcellus Police Department in the investigation. School Resource Officer John Scanlon said custodians observed a man exhibiting suspicious behavior inside Driver Middle School on
Nov. 4. The suspect was later identified as Goodrell — by a custodian during a photo array identification process and in the video surveillance footage. The footage showed Goodrell in the school with one Goodrell layer of clothing removed and attempting to cover his face, Scanlon said. “The guy ended up running from the building and they lost him on a foot chase,” Scanlon said. Goodrell was later charged with exposing himself to students on Lake Street in Auburn and inside Auburn High School earlier that day. See Arrest, page 2
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Hourigan, falls to Skaneateles By Phil Blackwell For nearly a week, the Jordan-Elbridge girls basketball team had to think about how it would operate without its most imposing court presence. Molly Hourigan’s injury, suffered in the fourth quarter of the Eagles’ first loss of the season to Cazenovia on Jan. 13, took away the team’s leading scorer and defensive anchor, someone that could be counted on for double-digit points, rebounds and blocks on any given night. But when J-E returned to action last Wednesday night against a solid opponent in 4-3 Hannibal, little appeared to be amiss as the Eagles took out the Warriors 66-41. For coach Leslie Ahern, the short-term solution proved quite simple – use the Eagles’ talented See Eagles, page 2
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