Local author to host book talks
By AnnA EDwArDs
On Sunday, March 23, the Liverpool Public Library will host a distinguished author visit by Meredith Ireland, a New York Times bestseller living in Upstate New York.
Ireland will read from her books, discuss her writing experience and answer questions from the audience.
Ireland writes for both adults and children, using the pen name Mai Corland when writing for adults.
This is done to separate her adult fantasy novels from her young adult and middle grade literature.
Her recent release, “Four Ruined Realms,” was written under her pen name.
The event will include a visit for both children and adults.
Meaghan Reilly, the librarian coordinating the event, said this will allow the author to cater to both groups.
“She writes for adults and children. And so we wanted to highlight all of those areas, because they’re so incredible…
So we decided, well, let’s cover both of these things, since they’re both so great,” said Reilly.
The first event will be aimed at more adult audiences.
It will last from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will include a reading from “Four Ruined Realms” as well as a Q&A.
This book is the second release in the Broken Blades trilogy, following “Five Broken Blades,” which was released last year.
The author will discuss her experience in the writing and publishing world as well as her love for storytelling.
This event will take place under Ireland’s pen name, Mai Corland.
“The timing is perfect. The second one just came out. At that event, we really want to talk about reading and writing and storytelling and what it’s like to be a professional author- how you go from having an idea to getting it down on
paper to revising and working it out and then trying to get it published,” said Reilly.
Reilly said the event will be perfect for anyone who has read the books or who has an interest in writing professionally. Reilly said “romantasy” (the combination of romance and fantasy) is very popular right now and many patrons of the library are excited to meet an author in the genre.
“It’s very exciting. We have a wide group of readers at our library that love fantasy, especially with some romance,” she said.
The second part of the visit will focus on children and will take place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The author will read from her book “Emma and the Love Spell” and answer questions about the book. She will explain her love for storytelling and tell kids about what an author does.
Reilly said face-to-face time with a published author could help kids learn what the field is like. She hopes the event will motivate children to want to write.
“It’s just a way to inspire
these children to love reading, love writing, and just get excited about being creative and storytelling. It’ll be so fun for the kids to meet a real-life author,” she said.
“Emma and the Love Spell” takes place in Upstate New York. Reilly said it was nice to see a book reference a familiar area.
“It’s maybe familiar to a lot of kids living in our area, as opposed to maybe a grand fantasy adventure that takes place somewhere else,” said Reilly. The event will also involve a cookie-decorating activity because “Emma and the Love Spell” is based around a cake that makes people fall in love.
Ireland said she is looking forward to the opportunity to talk with readers and share insights into her work and process as a writer.
“I’m really looking forward to talking about world-building and characters. I love talking about craft and sharing my experience as an author from Upstate New York,” she said.
Ireland said she works hard to showcase representation in her books.
“Emma and the Love Spell”
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has been named to the American Library Association Rainbow Book List, which presents a selection of books featuring significant LGBTQIA+ content.
Ireland said her books feature Korean characters because she wants people like her reflected in literature.
“It’s really important for me to write diverse characters to reflect the diversity in the world. When I was growing up, I didn’t see myself in anything I was reading, so I wanted to make sure that kids don’t have that feeling,” she said.
Reilly said she is excited to bring the magical elements of the books to the local library.
“My dad managed the Brooklyn Public Library so library events and awards are very dear to me,” she said.
The Golden Bee Bookshop in Liverpool will be selling signed copies of the books for readers that attend the event.
Ireland will also be bringing some free copies of her young adult and middle grade books for the kids who attend the event.
To sign up for the events, visit lpl.libcal.com
Library reading group focuses on ‘Voices and Votes’
By JAnELLE DAvis
The Liverpool Public Library and Onondaga Historical Association are joining forces to offer local residents a chance to deepen their understanding of democracy through a special reading and discussion series tied to a prestigious Smithsonian exhibition.
The three-part
“Voices and Votes” reading group will complement the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibition of the same name, which will be displayed at the Ska-nonh Center from April 18 through May 30. The exhibition, developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, explores the ongoing evolution of democracy in America.
“We’re very fortunate,” said Cindy Hibbert, community engagement at Liverpool Public Library.
The collaboration came about when the Onondaga Historical Association was selected to host the traveling exhibit and sought partners for related programming. Given Liverpool Public Library’s proximity to the Skanonh Center (formerly the Salt Museum) and its track record of community engagement, the partnership was a natural fit.
The reading selections were carefully curated by a team from both organizations.
The first discussion in March will feature
Alexander Keyssar’s “The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States,” facilitated by Barbara Slater, a retired educator from the Syracuse City School District.
In April, participants will explore Native American perspectives on democracy through Bruce E. Johansen’s “Debating Democracy: Native American Legacy of Freedom” and portions of “To Become a Human Being: The Message of Tadodaho Chief Leon Shenandoah” by Steve Wall. This selection was recommended by Phil Arnold, who has previously collaborated with the library.
The May discussion will be on “The Reverend J.W. Loguen, as a Slave and as a Freeman: Narrative of Real Life,” written by J.W. Loguen himself, providing a powerful firsthand account relevant to voting rights history.
According to Hibbert, “The series aims to provide a deeper knowledge of voting and civic engagement.”
By connecting historical struggles with contemporary challenges, the discussions will strive to foster meaningful conversations about democracy’s development and encourage greater civic consciousness among participants.
In addition to the reading discussions, the collaboration includes two public lectures, a guided field trip to the exhibit, and an opening reception at the Ska-nonh Center.
The reading discussions are limited to about 20 participants who commit to all three sessions, the lectures and other events will be open to the wider public.
Voices and Votes is a Museum on Main Street (MoMS) exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and is based on an exhibition by the National Museum of American History.
It has been made possible in New York State by the Museum Association of New York, with support from the United States Congress and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
Liverpool’s programming extends beyond the book discussions to include two lectures, the opening reception, a field trip to the exhibit for the library’s 55+ group, a library card signup day at the Ska Nonh Center, and a series of youth programs.
For information about the youth programs, interested parties can reach out to Joellyn Murry at Joellyn.Murry@lpl.org
Interested participants can register for the reading series by visiting the Liverpool Public Library website or calling the library directly.
Materials for the March discussion are available for pickup at the information desk starting March 1.
With participants already registered, those interested are encouraged to sign up promptly.
By rUss TArBy Contributing writer
Studio recording engineer Matt Forger, who hails from Liverpool, has earned the Syracuse Area Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for his lengthy career at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles.
There he worked with such musical luminaries as Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones and former Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick.
But when he accepted the award Thursday evening, March 6, at the Middle Ages Beer Hall in Syracuse, the spotlight was on the early work he did running sound with such bands as Garrlynd, Kane and Alecstar.
The prestigious Sammy Award was presented to Forger by his old friends and colleagues, musicians Lou Segreti and Tony Masterpol. Both were members of Garrlynd and Kane.
“Those were the best days,” Masterpol told
LCSD to hold vote on capital project reauthorization
In March 2022, Liverpool Central School District residents approved the Education 2020 Capital Project which included renovations and improvements to five LCSD buildings - Liverpool High School, Morgan Road Complex, Wetzel Road CTE Academy, Long Branch Elementary and the Transportation Center. The project was reauthorized by voters in May 2023.
As everyone has experienced, prices for just about everything, including construction items and services, have escalated.
After discussing its options and making significant changes to the project, the district was informed that an additional $17.8 million will be required in order to complete all phases of the capital project.
The district plans to raise those funds by using $4.25 million from the District Capital Reserve Fund 2022 as well as $13.5 million in state building aid. There would be no additional tax impact for Liverpool CSD voters, but the district must ask the community to approve the additional funds.
To that end, the district will hold a Capital Project Reauthorization vote on March 27, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the District Office Board Room (195 Blackberry Road). Please note that this is a new location due to renovation work taking place at the Wetzel Road CTE Academy. A public hearing to discuss the proposed project will be held on Monday, March 17, at 5:30 p.m., in the District Office Board Room.
Additional information will be shared in a special edition of the School Bell to be mailed to families later this month.
Autism & Neurodiversity Night planned
The Liverpool Central School District will host its second Autism & Neurodiversity Night at Liverpool High School on March 25. Join district families and staff for this free event, which will take place in the LHS Auditorium and Cafeteria, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Learn about different resources and programs available, as well as speak with professionals in the field of special education. There will be activities with supervision by LHS students so parents, caregivers and guardians can visit the informational tables.
The event also will include snacks, sensory areas, quiet spaces and raffles baskets.
Matt Forger
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Upstate new york author Meredith ireland will be at the Liverpool Library March 23
her works as a writer for younger readers as well as for adults.
Editor’s note: This year the village of North Syracuse is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
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In 1912, the New York Legislature gave unincorporated communities the right to establish districts for the purpose of fire protection. A group of local retired farmers presented a petition to the Onondaga County Board of Supervisors requesting to establish a fire district. Despite some hesitation, the petition was passed.
North Syracuse became the first and only village in New York to take advantage of the new legislation. Two hand drawn chemical fire engines
were then purchased in 1913 and were housed in a building located on the 100 block of Church Street. Since the village was directly located off the Syracuse and South Bay Trolley Line, the newly established fire department recycled a large steel tire from a locomotive wheel to use as a fire signal. The wheel was hit with a large sledge hammer to alert firefighters of a call for assistance.
The department responded to its first fire in the summer of 1914 at the home of someone who originally voted against establishing a fire district.
In 1921, the fire department relocated to a barn on Fergerson Avenue.
The North Syracuse Volunteer Fireman’s Band
was formed in 1923 to entertain the village residents.
The department’s first motorized fire truck, a Model T Ford, was purchased in 1933.
The North Syracuse Volunteer Firemen’s Ladies Auxiliary was formed in October 1945 and provided support for community events, fundraising, and on prolonged incident scenes. They were the wives, mothers, daughters and sisters of the firemen. The original roster lists 10 women.
To help support the professional side of the fire department, the North Syracuse Volunteer Firemen’s Association was created in 1949. The association helped fund fire training, organized community parades, put on
‘Steel Magnolias’ coming to local stage
Great Northern Artists Collaborative (GNAC) will present “Steel Magnolias,” the heartwarming and humorous story of friendship, resilience, and southern charm.
Performances will take place on March 21, 22, and 29 at 7 p.m. with matinee performances on March 23 and 30 at 2 p.m.
All performances will be held at 8396 Morgan Rd, Clay.
Written by Robert Harling, “Steel Magnolias” is a touching and witty exploration of the bonds between a group of strong Southern women who support each other through life’s joys and challenges.
Set in a small-town Louisiana beauty salon, this timeless classic is filled with laughter, love, and mo -
ments that will tug at the heartstrings.
ing sound for Alecstar.
the crowd of more than 230.
Forger agreed.
“It was with these bands that I learned my craft,” Forger said in his acceptance speech. “I worked with Kane for many years, and it taught me a lot.”
With their first makeshift studio, the band set up in one of their parents’ homes and began recording material, sometimes at Forger’s home on Woodspath Road, north of the village. His parents, Richard and Agnes, seemed to understand.
“I designed and built an enormous sound system for that band,” he said “I got that system to sound so good! It was a stunning sound!”
Forger shared a few stories of his days on the West Coast.
He vividly remembers the day Michael Jackson began recording his “Thriller” album produced by Quincy Jones at Westlake, April 14, 1982.
Tickets for “Steel Magnolias” are available now at ticketor.com/gnac or by phone at 315-464-0328.
For more information, visit greatnorthernarts. com or email greatnorthernarts@gmail.com
“This production brings together a talented cast of performers who truly embody the spirit of these iconic characters,” says Liz Ladd and Beth DeRousie, directors of the show. “Audiences will laugh, cry, and celebrate the enduring strength of friendship.”
After Kane broke up, Forger followed its guitarist, Harold Mantor Jr., to the band Alecstar. Coincidentally, on Thursday Alecstar was inducted into the Sammys Hall of Fame.
Alecstar bandleader George Mahoney told Forger that “It’s great to reconnect.”
Since Harold Mantor died in a tragic traffic mishap last year, his Alectar bandmates invited his daughter, Harmony, to speak on his behalf.
For his part, Forger proudly recalled mix-
“I knew I had an opportunity to open my pores and absorb what was going on.” He went on to oversee many of Jackson’s most memorable albums including “E.T. Storybook Album,” “Bad,” “Dangerous,” “History,” and “Blood on the Dancefloor.”
He also recorded and mixed the “Captain EO” 3-D Film for Disney.
One day at Westlake, Forger met Paul McCartney but they didn’t exactly hit it off.
“I told him right away that I too was from Liverpool, just not the one he’d come from in England,” Forger said.
The former Beatle seemed unimpressed by the coincidence, Forger said.
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The cast of Great Northern Artists Collaborative (GNAC)’s upcoming production of “steel Magnolias” rehearse one of the many hilarious moments from this timeless classic. Above from left are Beth DeRousie, Lisa Balles, Monica Coles, Liz Ladd, Leanna Wolf and Bev Murtha.
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and up-to-date on their vaccinations before they go home. The CNY SPCA is located at 5878 East Molloy Road, Syracuse. For more information about adoption, call 315-454-4479, email frontoffice2@cnyspca.or g , or visit cnyspca.or g .
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Drowsy driving
We have reached that point in the year, where at least by the standards of the calendar, we are getting close to the official start of spring.
One of those markers is the change over to daylight saving time, which took place Sunday.
While many find this practice some what arcane in this day and age and many of the arguments for keeping the practice in place seem illogical, and there have even been efforts to move away from the annual changes in time and stick to one time year round, for this season anyway we still find ourselves adjusting our clocks, both those in our homes and our internal clocks.
The mornings will be a little darker, though it will be light later into the evening, and our own internal clocks will be adjusting and likely a little drowsy, perhaps even feeling a little jet lagged as we adjust to the time change for a little while anyway.
According to AAA driving while battling the urge to fall asleep is a familiar feeling for many.
Research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveals the shocking lethality of drowsy driving. And with daylight saving time, the darker mornings and lost hour of sleep could lead to more drowsy drivers, according to AAA.
Previous Foundation research points directly to sleep loss as a key culprit in drowsy driving crashes.
According to the new study these figures are far higher than official government statistics, highlighting the underreported nature of drowsy driving crashes. According to NHTSA, there is agreement across the traffic safety, sleep science, and public health communities that the impact of drowsy driving is underestimated.
The AAA Foundation’s study, based on in-depth crash investigations and national fatal crash data, estimates that drowsy driving is a factor in roughly 10 times as many traffic fatalities as traditional crash data indicates.
Drowsiness impairs drivers in several ways: Reduced alertness making it harder to react quickly to hazards. Just one hour less than the expert-recommended minimum of seven hours of sleep increases a driver’s risk of crashing. Impaired judgment: Increases the risk of making poor decisions on the road. Sleep deprivation increases a driver’s risk of making many ordinary mistakes, leading to crashes. Those deprived of sleep by four plus hours have an impairment similar to those over the legal BAC limit. Hazardous microsleeps can cause momentary lapses in consciousness, leading to loss of control of the vehicle and failure to respond to dangers on the road. AAA research has found that drivers often underestimate their self-perception of drowsiness putting themselves and others at risk.
To stay safe as we adjust to the time change AAA recommends getting enough sleep before driving. Aim for at least seven hours of sleep per night. Travel at times of the day when you are normally awake. Avoid driving when you are tired or sleepy. Take breaks every two hours or 100 miles. Get out of the car, stretch your legs, and get fresh air. Plan and identify safe, comfortable places to take breaks. Don’t wait until you’re already feeling drowsy. Avoid heavy meals before driving. Eating a large meal can make you feel tired and sluggish. Avoid alcohol and drugs. Both can impair your driving ability. Besides harming driving directly, they can also amplify drowsiness. Listen to your body. If you start to feel tired, pull over and take a break. Don’t try to push through it. Travel with an alert passenger and take turns driving. Sharing the driving can help you stay awake and alert. Don’t underestimate the power of a quick nap. A 20- to 30-minute nap can significantly improve your alertness. AAA also supports the development of vehicle technology that can detect drowsiness and prevent drivers from operating a vehicle when impaired. This technology could help to save lives by preventing drowsy driving crashes.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
IT’S YOuR ChOICE
It is hard to comprehend the fallout from the chaos that is being wrought by the federal government. The mandate that President Trump claimed after the last election was due to the perception that the electorate accepted him and his platform with clear knowledge of all of the issues and the ramifications of how he and his party would approach them.
I don’t know if that sweeping a mandate has ever been the case, no matter who is elected to a national position. Perhaps I am a bit jaded on this subject, but those that orchestrate the campaigns of any candidate make me feel that they are offering us candidates who will appear to be all things to all people.
Spinning the issues and marketing an image are techniques that may be the way that such things go on a national level. They leave me unconvinced of political mandates and wary of promises and hidden agendas.
Robert Kennedy said that politics is the art of “getting things done.” But getting things done in government has to be, must be, orchestrated within the processes written into our Constitution and if I may be so bold to say, on a sense of moral justice and compassion. History tells us that George Washington was offered the position of King and he rejected it in favor of a government designed with checks and balances to prevent the heavy hand of autocracy.
As this new administration proceeds, fulfilling its promises to the electorate, how does it measure up?
How do we reconcile the imposition of tariffs that will only further damage our international relationships and raise prices at home? What do we do when thoughtless firings of federal employees across the board, sometimes obliterating entire services negatively affecting our economy? How do we reconcile these bogus attempts at saving money when these firings compromise our healthcare and that of those who have come to depend on our largess in poor countries as well as damage our relationships in the international community that have held us in good stead for many years? Can you look those who were fired in the face and explain this?
How do 20-something drones inexperienced on any level of life skills and government, directed by an unelected oligarch, make decisions that have already cost lives around the world and the livelihood of dedicated public servants?
When 30,000 federal employees are furloughed, how does this affect the services they performed? Social Security? Medicare? Medicaid? Cancer and Alzheimer’s research, nuclear armaments…on and on?
And how do we explain the boorish, almost middle school behavior of the top two members of the Executive branch of government in a meeting with the President of Ukraine? I can’t explain what I saw, what
you saw. I also know that you saw the attack on the capital on Jan. 6. I know that you saw the Capital Policy force attacked with everything from Mace to broken fencing, heard chants “Hang Pence”, the Vice President tarred by those who wanted him to violate his oath. People died because of this insurrection. We demanded justice. It followed, and perpetrators caught, tried and sentenced. Then in the spirit of “getting things done” the new president pardoned all of those so tried and sentenced.
And, of course, we have Congress with the power of the purse and the courts to interpret the law, but the current executive branch is simply ignoring authorized funding by Congress as well as court verdicts, often firing judges who rule against executive orders.
Checks and balances?
So, what do we do when we see that getting things done transforms our process of checks and balances into the wand of the pretender to the throne? What do we do when the reins of government are becoming reign of one person and his cadre of billionaires many of whom have publicly advocated the destruction of our government?
I was in Italy about 10 years ago and as part of our tour we visited an American cemetery that swept up over the hills for miles, a cemetery in which lay the bodies of the dead American soldiers who fought the fascist governments of Mussolini and Hitler. Sons and daughters of the
Sit down and sip some ‘MortaliTea’
It’s a topic many of us would rather not discuss. But it’s something that each and every one of us will eventually have to face: Death.
On Saturday, March 15, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Blue Moon Apothecary will host an informal gathering to focus on “MotaliTea.” to make an innocent pun.
The fact is that tea will be served. Teas of all sorts are the specialty of the Apothecary, located upstairs at 105 First St.
The shop’s proprietor, Kelly Tompkins, promises a safe space to discuss your thoughts on life, death or the beyond.
MortaliTea under microscope
“Maybe you don’t want to talk but just listen to what others have to say until you are comfortable,” Kelly suggests. “Come Steep in Mortalitea with us each month until you are ready to speak of the afterlife.”
Tompkins is an End-ofLife Doula. A doula is a non-medical professional who supports someone through a health-related experience such as childbirth, miscarriage, abortion or dying.
MortaliTea – a resource
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Pause, hold, resist! Liverpool’s First Presbyterian Church pastor, the Rev. Garrett Anderson, has shared an inspiring Lenten message delivered by Kansas City, Mo. homilist the Rev. Holly McKissick:
It’s an active word. It takes practice, effort. I heard the command over and over in my daughter’s ballet class. After a pirouette, the teacher would call out: “Pause... hold... RESIST.”
After a delay, a hanging in the air, the dancers would place their heel gently on the floor and come to a rest. Every turn, every lunge, every grand plie was followed
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middle class who gave their lives for our Constitution and the democracy that it provides. Theirs was the fight that created the idea of American Exceptionalism, an idea that is being challenged by the new executive branch of government. I cannot help but believe that their sacrifices are affirmed or not affirmed by the value we put on the process here now.
George Bernard Shaw said, “Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” Democracy is work. There is a price to be paid to live in a democracy.
There, over those Italian hills, was the promise of our Constitution writ in blood, in the pain of war and the loss of loved ones for something that we held so dear. It is up to us to determine if democracy is worth the price they paid. How do we measure the value of democracy, the allegiance to the letter and spirit of the Constitution? Is it the price of eggs?
The sale of citizenship for $5,000,000? Is it the refusal to be bamboozled by trumped up issues and snake oil promises of empire and the profligate destruction of services on which we depend to live the life we enjoy under the Constitution. It is our choice.
Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a retired social studies teacher. While still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, she lives in Marcellus with lots of books, a spouse and a large orange cat.
by that same instruction: “Pause... hold... RESIST.”
Resist the pull of gravity for just a second. Resist the urge to land where you normally land. Resist. It’s a command that runs through Scripture, from the midwives who resisted Pharaoh to Jesus who resisted temptation.
r esisting can help It’s a helpful word for Lent. Resist your typical response. Resist yelling at the kids when you are frustrated. Resist withdrawing when you are depressed and eating when you are stressed. Resist injustice when you see it, cruelty when you hear it. The season of Lent asks: What do you need to resist? Consumption? Taking on too much? Being too hard on yourself? Hopelessness? Apathy? Turning a blind eye to violence or contempt? Resist. It takes 40 days, and then some. But it begins here, right where we are. Pause… hold… RESIST.
In the 1700s, Marie Durand was imprisoned for 38 years in France in the Tower of Constance for practicing her faith. During her long imprisonment, she used her finger to carve the French
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word “resiste” into a stone block.
It takes a long time to carve stone with your finger. So it is with Lent.
If our goal is to be different people come Easter Sunday than we are on Ash Wednesday, we must take time, step back, and evaluate our patterns. It will take active effort, intentional practice, and a supportive community.
Do you want to land somewhere different? Do you want all of us, together as a community, to land somewhere different?
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Last word
“There are times when it is better to stand alone than not stand at all. At some point, we’re all going to have to stand up.”
— Rep. Al Green who disrupted the president’s March 4 State of the Union speech.
ann Ferro
A full-time job
To the editor:
We are responding to the Town of Cicero Supervisor hopeful, Ari Liberman, who has stated his intentions to be a “part-time” supervisor. His remarks appeared in Feb. 22, 2025, edition of the Post Standard. Under New York State Law, the town supervisor is neither part-time nor full-time.
Supervisors are elected to serve as their town’s chief administrator with specific duties including overseeing town budgets and finances, public safety, commercial and residential development, government operations and most importantly, addressing public questions, concerns and providing government accountability and transparency.
Combined, we both served as Town of Cicero Supervisors and counselors on the Town of Cicero Board for more than 20 years. Politically, we were opponents and often disagreed over important Town issues. However, both of us understood and agreed that the supervisor’s job cannot be done on a parttime basis. Anyone who thinks or says that can be either naïve or lacks the knowledge with the intent to mislead the Town of Cicero voters.
Cicero is home to more than 32,000 residents and is among the largest towns in Central New York. With that said, the demands of the supervisor are numerous. The current Town of Cicero full time supervisor’s annual salary is $65,835, plus benefits. It is obvious that the supervisor’s salary would be cut in half ($32,932.50) with no benefits as part-time employees do not receive benefits.
When both of us became involved in the Town of Cicero’s government it was mostly rural and agricultural with a modest mix of residential and commercial developments. With several people choosing to move to the suburbs, this attracted developers to create housing developments which quickly sprang up. With more people living in the Town of Cicero it encouraged commercial development to quickly follow. That growth continues today.
Literally looking down the road, the demands of the Town of Cicero supervisor will only increase with the development of the new Micron project in the neighboring Town of Clay. Already, several developers are preparing plans for housing including high-end developments in the Town of Cicero with more to follow including commercial and industrial.
Mr. Liberman has further stated, if elected, he intends to continue his full-time job as the athletic director for the Liverpool Central School District. Surely, the time needed to perform that demanding job is enough. What will happen when the schedules and other needs of the athletic director and the Town of Cicero supervisors jobs conflict?
The needs of the Town of Cicero and its residents deserve a supervisor whose main priority is representing the people that elected him. This position is too important to be an after-school activity.
JuDY BOYkE, ChET DuDzINSkI Former CiCero SuperviSorS and CounSelorS
MOYERS CORNERS
By JEFF snOw town oF Clay hiStorian Clay hiStoriCal aSSoCiation member
The old house at the corner of Route 57 and 31 has been called Moyers Corners for a long time.
The history of the corner is even noted with a historical marker in the front telling of the first postmaster Nathan Teall in 1825 for West Cicero.
Then, after 1825, New York state separated the town of Cicero in half in 1827. The marker shows the sign with the next full year in 1828 for the town of Clay.
Milton kramer, 92 u�s� Marine corps veteran
Milton “Milt” Kramer, 92, of Baldwinsville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at the Syracuse VA Medical Center after a short illness with family by his side. He was predeceased by his wife of over 50 years, Beverly. Milton is survived by his children, Robert (Gloria), Ronald (Janet), Richard (Kay), Raymond (Colette), Karen (Ron), and Kim; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; sister, Shirley, who he proudly reminded everyone that she is 104 and doing well.
Milton Kramer
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Milton was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and served in the Korean War, seeing combat during his entire tour.
Returning home, he eventually met his wife, Beverly and began a career in the U.S. Postal Service for over 25 years. Milt truly enjoyed his rural mail carrier route in the “Redrock” area of Baldwinsville. He then retired from the USPS and began a new career as a school bus driver for the Baldwinsville Central School District.
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Bus driving was truly a job he loved and enjoyed. Seeing the kids grow throught the years was something he cherished and was even awarded a Varsity “Block B” for his caring and dedication.
Milt was also a highly respected girls fast pitch umpire at the varsity level and was known to help out the local little league quite often.
A native B’villian, he spent most of his life in the village and was active in the VFW, American Legion and the Moose Lodge.
Milt enjoyed fishing, going to breakfast in different places and really liked a good clambake. Milt loved playing cards of any kind. The last few years of his life he was
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Labor Relations Specialist, Cayuga and Seneca County Areas of New York State
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blessed with the company of a good friend, Romayne Welch, with whom he spent a lot of time going places and enjoying life. Milt was a devoted man of God and a member and former greeter at Word of Life Assembly of God in Baldwinsville. Calling hours were held on Friday, Feb. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Gates Funeral Home, 29 W. Genesee St., Baldwinsville. A service followed at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Word of Life Assemblies of God Church, 12 E. Oneida St., Baldwinsville, NY 13027 or to the Baldwinsville American Legion, 8529 Smokey Hollow Rd., Baldwinsville, NY 13027.
The older pictures shown are from Keith Fryer, who lives in Baldwinsville. The pictures show then and now views of the tree lined corner and the widening of the roads today.
Keith lived in the corner house in his early days as a child. His grandparents, Alonzo and Allie Fryer, bought the farm house in the 1920s. Alonzo and his wife lived out in the Mid-West, living in Iowa
at the time. They got news from the Mackeys that the farm was up for sale.
The Mackeys lived in the house next to Sharon Chevrolet, which is an eyesore today. So, the Fryers bought the Moyers Corners house and took up farming. Alonzo passed away in 1933 and Fryers sold the farm to the Brand family in 1939. Dorothy Heller, the previous historian, wrote an article in 2021 on the Brand family, which still can be read on the town of
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Clay’s website under historian.
The stand out in front of the house supplied many travelers with farm produce and lunches to buy such as hotdogs and drinks. Others farmers brought their produce and various items to sell at their farm stand as well.
Notice in the older photo of the car on the left that there are two tires in front of the stand to buy.
Cars 100 years ago always had tires going flat. My father said fixing flats was a normal thing to do. Anyone driving a car needed to know how to change a tire compared to today’s cars.
The older lady in the picture is Allie Fryer, who is Keith’s grandmother, posed in front of the brick house. In the late
1970s and 1980s the house was turned into a craft and antique shop. First, Annie Billups turned the house into an antique store, then the Mironiuks bought the house and continued the mission of selling antiques. Now, the house is home to Innovations Salon and Spa.
For more information, suggestions or article requests, please visit the Clay Historical Association’s Google page. Any questions can be directed to historian@townofclay.org. The Clay Historical Association meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Clay Historical Park. Those interested in attending, inviting others to join, or sharing any historical photographs are encouraged to reach out.
why he started asking me questions but I found out the next morning when he presented me with a short anecdotal story about the game of golf. I read his story as o en as I can before and during the season because it reminds me how important it is to remember that golf is simply a wonderful game that we should respect..and not criticize when we play poorly. I have been submitting his story for publication every year for the last several years for CNY golfers. Here it is again. Reminder…Chris does not play golf.
For years I tried to get my younger brother Chris to take up golf. He played a pretty good game of tennis at the time and only played a few times with me, whenever I asked, just to be accommodating to his older brother. Our brother Bill however, did take up the game at 50 years of age and continued to play for 32 additional years before his unexpected passing in May of 2021. It was a very sad day for the Noun Family, Bills friends, neighbors, and every one of the thousands of kids he taught and worked with a er retirement at “his” Assisted Learning Center at Oswego High School. His 55 year career as a teacher and counselor le an enduring, permanent legacy in Oswego that I still experience every time I visit “ e Port City of Central New York”. When Bill was still teaching at the High School, I moved to Oswego. Bill and I played golf just about every day during the Summer, as long as the sun was shining and the weather was at least 40’s or above. Bill loved the game of golf and would play in tournaments or socially with me and our children Holly, Heather, Perry lll and Will whenever we could work it into our schedules. Our sister Connie (Chris’s twin) had a wonderful career at a prestigious Law Firm in Rochester, NY and understandably was busy with her four children Christine, Joanne, Cathy and Jennifer. None of them had any interest or desire to play golf but were always supportive and interested in hearing about our successes. Chris did however manage to convince me, Bill and Connie to join him singing in a a-cappella group we called “ e Four Nouns”. Singing with my siblings for about 25 years turned out to be one of the greatest experiences of my life. Chris, continued to play tennis and became an accomplished author, writer, and counselor to those who sought his knowledge and advice. In fact, I believe Chris is the smartest person I have ever known. He has the ability to challenge some of the most brilliant authors and philosophers in history with his aptness to identify and contradict some of their beliefs with his very clever and wonderful use of the English language.
Several years ago Chris joined Bill and I on one of our golf trips to Florida. One evening a er Bill went to bed early, Chris and I got into a conversation for several hours about golf in general and my competitive amateur career. He also asked me a series of very pertinent questions about playing in tournaments and my thoughts about the mental game. I didn’t know
MY NAME IS GOLF…I’M JUST A GAME… I enjoy your company every time you visit. Heck, if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t have any company at all. For years I’ve been trying to tell you. Nobody listens. I’m on your side. Your understanding of winning will a ect our relationship. A narrow view of the word winning is always unhappy. We’re winning if we can get up in the morning and play golf in the a ernoon. We’re winning if we can still move around and maintain a friendly relationship with golf. We’re winning if we don’t have a heart attack. We’re winning…see what I mean. I’m on your side. Every designer gets to decide my appearance - wide fairways, narrow fairways; large greens, small greens; easy to read, unpredictable; deep sand traps, shallow sand traps; at, hilly; friendly, challenging;… e next time you nd fault with my appearance, don’t blame me blame them. I’m completely innocent. Remember the last time you were blamed for something you didn’t do? You have no idea how much your visit means to me. I’ll be right here waiting. I’d like to be your friend if you’ll let me. I’m on your side. If you want to believe in the Golf Gods it’s all right with me. Every good shot you make you deserve. I have nothing to do with any frustrations. I’m constantly cheering you on. You can’t hear me when you’re blaming me. Every time you visit please remember this article.
I’m on your side. MY NAME IS GOLF…I’M JUST A GAME… Christopher P. Noun
Liverpool girls hang on to sectional AAA crown
By PhiL BLACKwELL
All season long the Liverpool and CiceroNorth Syracuse girls basketball teams worked on the assumption that their fates would hinge on what they did against one another with a Section III Class AAA championship on the line.
When it finally happened Sunday at SRC Arena it had all the intensity and passion one could expect, yet when it was done the Warriors still held the crown defeating the Northstars 51-45.
And Liverpool accomplished this without having its leading scorer, A’briyah Cunningham, for much of the game due to a a strained hamstring, including the entire fourth quarter. But her teammates stepped up and, by doing so, produced a third consecutive sectional title.
“Given the adversity we’ve gone through, the way these kids played was remarkable,” said Liverpool head coach Mike Wheeler.
So many meetings between the two sides erased any possibility of secrets or surprises, so it all rode on which team could perform better on a big stage with big stakes.
Early on it was all C-NS. Sharp defense on one end created plenty of chances on the other end and, with Leah Benedict producing seven points, the Northstars bolted out to a 13-2 lead.
Liverpool roared back and led by the middle of the second quarter, having put together a 14-0 run. It featured eighth-grade forward Gia Kinsey, who was out when the Northstars beat the Warriors in their last meeting on Feb. 15.
Kinsey’s nine points led her side in the first half, and the entire Liverpool defense frustrated C-NS, holding it without a field goal for nearly five minutes and forcing 11 turnovers in the first two periods.
Not only did the Northstars trail 28-24 at the break, it had to deal with two starters, Grace Villnave and Liv Cook, each holding three fouls, putting more responsibility on the rest of the team to stay aggressive and poised.
They went back and forth until early in the fourth quarter when C-NS inched in front 39-38 on Leah Benedict’s free throw, but it would prove to be the Northstars’ last lead of the game.
Again Liverpool turned to its defense, which shut out C-NS for five-plus minutes while gaining a 44-39 advantage anchored by Lyric Noel, who got a pair of blocks to go with four rebounds logging valuable minutes as Cunningham cheered her on from the sidelines. Senior guard Gianna Washington said it was just a matter of isolating the Northstars’ ball-handlers and then hustling to the boards.
“We trapped a lot harder and rebounded well,” said Washington.
Work remained, though. When Benedict hit a 3-pointer with 21.9 seconds left the Northstars only trailed 48-45. But Washington hit a trio of free throws to seal it, overall going five-for-six at the line in the final minute.
Every time she went to the line, said Washington, she went to Cunningham, her best friend on the team, for support which helped her focus and relax. Wheeler said that Cunningham’s ability to accept her situation and
still contribute.
“On the court (A’briyah) wasn’t helping us,” the coach said. “She could have pouted, but she was a great teammate.”
The decisive free throws gave Washington a team-best 15 points, just ahead of Kinsey’s 14 points as Gracie Sleeth got 10 points and seven rebounds despite her own foul trouble. Angie Kohler picked up eight rebounds.
Benedict led all scorers with 20 points, but no other C-NS players reached double figures, Jilly Howell getting nine points and nine rebounds. Villnave had eight rebounds and
Meadow Werts added seven rebounds. All this followed lopsided sectional semifinals last Wednesday at Nottingham where C-NS didn’t allow a point to no. 3 seed Baldwinsville until the second quarter of a 49-33 victory. Then when it was
Liverpool wins, C-NS ousted in sectional semifinals
By PhiL BLACKwELL
All winter long it appeared a change at the top of the Section III Class AAA boys basketball ranks was at hand, with Liverpool still good but likely having to cede its crown to a challenger of some kind, either from next door or from the eastern part of the section.
But in last Tuesday’s semifinals at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica the narrative changed. Undefeated top seed Rome Free Academy could not get past the Warriors, who upended the Black Knights 70-65.
As if one semifinal surprise was not enough, another followed as Cicero-North Syracuse, the no. 2 seed, picked the worst time possible to have its lowest-scoring game of the season, falling 55-43 to no. 3 seed Bishop Ludden.
The roots of Liverpool’s victory were planted early in December in the Peppino’s Invitational when it first met RFA. The Black Knights won that meeting 75-70 but needed a fourth-quarter comeback to prevail, so the Warriors left feeling better about its chances in
a hypothetical playoff rematch.
By the time the hypothesis turned to reality the Black Knights were 17-0 and had scored at least 70 points in each of those victories. It was Liverpool who would both stop both the scoring streak and the win streak, too.
Danny Dunn proved the early spark, taking full advantage of all the shooting space RFA gave him to drain four 3-pointers in the first quarter and help the Warriors bolt out to a 22-10 advantage by period’s end.
And the lead got as big as 19 in the second quarter before the Black Knights battled back. Led by Uzziah Grimes, who would produce a game-high 26 points, RFA dominated late in the half, moved within four (39-35) at the break and continued the surge in the third quarter to go in front.
Dunn cooled off a bit but his teammates, especially Alex Trombley, kept Liverpool in it, Trombley getting most of his 15 points in the game’s middle stages, though by the time they reached the middle of the final period the Warriors still trailed 61-56.
Here Freddy Fowler, a senior who had gone through so many big games before, took over. No matter what RFA tried, it could not keep Fowler from reeling off 13 consecutive points in those last four minutes which put Liverpool back in front to stay.
Fowler finished with 23 points, just ahead of Dunn’s total of 22 points as Giancarlo Galimi added eight points. Together, the trio of Fowler, Dunn and Trombley hit on all 11 of Liverpool’s successful 3-point attempts.
As the Warriors celebrated yet another big post-season victory, C-NS now realized that getting its first sectional title since 2010 would require eventually beating Liverpool for a third time this season in the title game.
Except that Bishop Ludden had far different plans. Having gone 18-2 this winter, the Gaelic Knights brought its own fair amount of confidence into the sectional semifinal and proceeded to shut the Northstars down.
Both sides struggled out of the gate, yet C-NS did not take advantage of this situation, unable to make many shots and turning the
ball over against a relentless Ludden defense. A modest 9-6 advantage through one quarter quickly vanished, the Gaelic Knights moving in front to stay in the second period and then, up 19-15 at halftime, more than doubling its output in the third quarter while putting the game away. In particular, Jahzar Greene got on track. Ludden’s star junior guard tore through a C-NS defense which had mostly contained him in the first half for a series of baskets that keyed his team’s 23-10 spurt. By game’s end, Greene had 27 points, nearly half his team’s output, while adding six rebounds. Inside, the duo of Liam Sheard and Trey Dennis matched each other with doubledoubles of 11 points and 10 rebounds, Dennis adding three assists.
Not until the fourth quarter did C-NS finally break out of its slump, but it proved too late. Nate Francis had 18 points and Andrew Benedict 17 points, with only two other players (Miy’Jon McDowell Reid and Sam Werts) picking up baskets.
C-NS’s Ingram, Eells win state indoor track titles
By PhiL BLACKwELL
Rarely in its history had the CiceroNorth Syracuse indoor track and field team benefited from the kind of talent it brought to Staten Island’s Ocean Breeze complex for last weekend’s New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships.
And the Northstars flourished throughout the meet, especially the duo of junior Camron Ingram and sophomore Anna Eells, both of whom earned state titles and multiple medals before it was all done.
Ingram was unstoppable in the 55-meter hurdles. As the Section III record-holder with 7.18 seconds, Ingram cruised through qualifying in 7.53 and then, in the final, went 7.20 to easily prevail over the secondplace 7.42 of Middletown’s Quillar Baidy. Eells would emerge triumphant in the triple jump and do so with a dramatic flourish. Trailing going into the last jump,
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the holiday parties and developed the department’s baseball and bowling teams.
In the same year, the old Syracuse and South Bay trolley station (the current Village Community Center) was remodeled into a municipal building with space for the fire department. The new station served as North Syracuse Fire Department Station 1 and was the most “modern” station from which the department had ever operated.
The old locomotive wheel was replaced with whistles and sirens located throughout the district. Telephones, positioned strategically around town, were used to report emergencies and answered by local businesses. The fire chiefs had emergency phones in their homes and could activate the village sirens when a call for service came. As time progressed, the
she unleashed a final attempt of 39 feet 10 inches and passed the 39’5” put up earlier by Guilderland’s Tatum Cramer.
Also the top qualifier going into the high jump, Eells cleared 5 feet 6 inches here which didn’t quite reach the 5’8” she got earlier this season but still gave her thirdplace honors as it was Minisink Valley’s Ella Michelitch topping 5’8” to win.
Ingram reached the finals of the 55meter dash and ultimately finished third in 6.40 seconds. He was just behind the winning 6.35 of Rochester McQuaid’s Rhoan Kaulder and 6.36 of Fayetteville-Manlius standout Nick Domashenko
Another C-NS medal came in the girls Division I (large school) 4x800 relay where Katy Harbold, Sophia Graham, Cameron Sisk and Gabby Putman made their way to fourth place in 9:22.88 beating the 9:27.73 of F-M, who settled for eighth place.
Graham also medaled in the publicschool portion of the 600-meter run where
telephones were replaced with “alert lights” at the fire house and firefighters would have to call a local Control Center, similar to the current 911 agency, to get the details of an alarm.
In the 1960s, two additional bays were built onto the current DPW building to house larger fire apparatus. The second station was dedicated as the North Syracuse Fire Department Station 2 and housed the first aerial truck. Seven members of the fire department saw a need for a local ambulance company. In 1968, the North Area Volunteer Ambulance Corp (NAVAC) was formed. Original meetings and training sessions were held at the fire department.
FireVision, the fire department’s video unit, was established in 1979 and produced thirty minute shows designed to provide fire safety and prevention training to the public. The shows aired on the public access channel and included interviews with local resi-
her 1:35.87 set a season mark and put her fifth in that division, ninth overall. Harbold took 18th place in the 1,000meter run in 3:01.71 as Murray helped Section III’s team finish fifth in the distance medley relay posting 10:20.70, while Callie Bednarski, Alexa Belknap, Gianna Melfi and Evelyn Maglente were 13th in the Division I 4x400 relay in 4:10.38.
Countering this, Liverpool would take third place in the girls 4x200 relay as Nahlia Battle-Crenshaw, Maddie Devendforf, Mikayla Greene and Mia Wright finished in 1:41.58 to beat the fourth-place 1:42.05 the Northstars got from Stephanie Todd, Grace Murray, Aaliyah McDonald and Jaydin Mackey.
Wright used a time of 39.77 seconds in the 300-meter dash to qualify for the finals, where she ultimately got 11th place in 40.71 but was in the public-school top 10 as Baldwin’s Breanne Barrett won in 37.74.
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dents. FireVision was also used to make training videos for fire department members and mutual aid departments. The video unit was featured in several national fire magazines and was very popular for a while. It was also around this same time that the wildcat was chosen to be the department’s mascot. The goal was to have a symbol the department could rally around.
The fire department moved to its current Station 1 location, 109 Chestnut Street, in February 1983. It was the first facility the department was able to plan and design around the organization’s activities. As the fire district grew, a second new fire house was erected at the old Air Force base in 1995. It was dedicated as North Syracuse Fire Department Station 2. Currently, the North Syracuse Fire Department covers fifteen square miles and protects approximately 25,000 residents. The district covers several major highways,
time of 4:41.65 at 1,500 meters and finished 10th overall. Devendorf went to the long jump where she finished 26th with a top leap of 16 feet.
Eeels joined Jaydin Mackey and Aaliyah McDonald in the 55-meter hurdles, where Mackey would take 12th place in 8.39 to edge the 8.41 from Eells in 14th place and 8.44 from McDonald in 15th place. In the 55 sprint Mackey posted 7.34 for 28th place. Anthony Johnson was a medal contender in the boys triple jump having gone 45’9” this season to enter the state meet in eighth place among qualifier, but only got 41’1 1/4” here to finish 27th
C-NS also had the boys 4x800 quartet of Tyler Graham, Dominic Petrera, Dante Melfi and Joe Massett finish 19th overall in 8:17.31 while Graham was 26th in the 600 in 1:25.45. The 4x200 quartet of Antwan Maxwell, Parker Laws, Angel Cuencas and Christian Kahrs got 15th place in Division I posting 1:33.25.
fourteen educational facilities, a large medical complex, several senior living complexes, commercial businesses and industrial centers. The department operates seven pieces of fire apparatus with over thirty active members from two stations and runs a junior program for teenagers ages fourteen to eighteen. Many members throughout the years have gone on to become fire chiefs and important fire officials in other organizations. The department also responds to an average of nine hundred calls for service annually. Looking forward, the North Syracuse Fire Department will continue to do what is has done for the last 112 years: Save Lives, Protect Property, and Lead the Way. If you’re interested in joining the North Syracuse Fire Department, call 315-458-1920 or visit northsyracusefire.com
The Liverpool girls basketball team
championship Sunday at SRC Arena with a 51-45 win over Cicero-North Syracuse.
