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Schools “Labor of Love” Valentine’s Day Dinner
By Joseph Raite
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The Allen Road Elementary School PTO will host their third annual “Labor of Love” Valentine’s dinner and silent auction from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday Feb. 11at the school, 803 Allen Road in North Syracuse. The cost of the event is $5 per person. Proceeds from the auction will benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital.
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Patrick Newton, owner, stands behind the counter of his new business, Earthtones Coffee House, in Cicero. This weekend, Earthtones will be hosting its grand opening celebration.
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editor@eaglestarreview.com A new business makes its grand opening debut this weekend in the town of Cicero. The name: Earthtones Coffee House, in the Lakeshore Heights Plaza on Route 31.
Chestnut Hill Middle School hosts Fifth Annual Memorial Blood Drive ...See page 7
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Pay freeze gets cold shoulder from L’pool teachers
After the original Earthtones location in Rochester closed down in 2010, the former manager, Patrick Newton, purchased all the rights to the brand and all its furniture, and set up shop in Cicero. The North Syracuse resident only worked at
the original location from 2000 to 2003, but he knew he wanted to one day own Earthtones. During his Earthtones hiatus, Newton worked as a financial planner before making the permanent switch to coffee house owner. Once the shop was purchased, it took
Newton only six months to plan out details for the new location, since he already had many of the improvements in mind. “I figured the coffee shop would be a retirement Please see Earthtones, page 17
Women celebrated in new publication Syracuse Woman Magazine launch held at Ophelia’s Place By Jennifer Wing Ophelia’s Place in Liverpool was the perfect setting for the launch of Syracuse Woman Magazine, the only magazine for Central New York professional women Friday Feb. 4. The mission of Ophelia’s
Place is to empower “individuals, families, and communities to redefine beauty and health through initiatives that increase self-esteem.” The mission of SWM is to “Recognize the outstanding and successful women in Central New York,” said SWM Managing Editor Farah Jadran. “It’s wonderful to be surrounded by so many successful, educated women who are leaders in politics, business and community organizations.” Please see SWM, page 16
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On Feb. 3, the leadership of United Liverpool Faculty Association, the union representing over 1,000 teachers, teaching assistants, teacher aides and other staff in the Liverpool Central School district, determined that they would not vote on a proposal to open member’s contracts and freeze wages for the 2011-2012 school year. “We need to have fair compensation for what we do because we’re professionals,” said Pattie Miller, president of ULFA. “I know the community is frustrated, but we also need to respect our own professionalism and to keep our salaries at a place where we’re professionally compensated.” Liverpool Central School District Superintendent Richard Johns sent a letter on Jan. 26 to staff members asking their approval of a wage freeze for the 20112012 school year in order to balance the district’s budget. Johns said the wage freeze could make up for approximately $1.5 million of the $4.5 million budget deficit, thereby saving 30 jobs in the district. Superintendent Johns and the assistant superintendents in the district have already accepted a wage freeze on their salaries for the 20112012 school year.
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