The building belongs to the Buc Boosters booster club.
Hundreds braved the chilly temperatures and brisk winds for the annual ceremony. The city’s holiday tree was lit Thursday night in Civic Plaza. The winners of the scholastic holiday poem contest were announced. And, Santa greeted dozens of youngsters eager to tell him their Christmas wish lists.
At its last meeting, the Common Council was set to turn over the deed to the Armory to the YMCA.
However, councilors wanted some additional information and more specific wording added to the resolution.
A group of residents, led by Judi Kenefic, has been working behind the scenes for several years to put a new playground in place. Tuesday, the group made its plans public.
The wooden playground built in 1991 is falling apart, Kenefic said. “There’s very few pieces left and what’s there is not safe. Neighbors won’t go there anymore because it’s in disrepair and dirty.”
Last month seemed more like spring than late fall. It was 5.4 degrees warmer than average. It was 2.78 inches below average for precipitation. And, snowfall was 9.1 inches below normal.
An argument between brothers ended when one shot the other early today, according to the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department.
It happened at Lot 3 of the Mapleview Trailer Park on Rt. 11 in the town of Mexico at about 3:51 Tuesday morning.
We’ve gone 235 days without measurable snow. While Syracuse has gone longer — 277 days — a local observer of the weather sees something else in the numbers. Bill Gregway thinks we might be in for a winter of very little snow.
Dede Scozzafava says she’d do pretty well on a proposed “purity test” for future Republican candidates.
Scozzafava, the Republican Assemblywoman who dropped out of the race for Congress days before the election and endorsed Democrat Bill Owens, appeared on CBS’s Face The Nation (video below) Sunday to debate the idea.
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