On Wednesday, Cayuga Community College’s Fulton Campus welcomed six visitors from Russia who are here as part of a cultural exchange program through the International Center of Syracuse. They discussed the differences and similarities between their countries’ educational systems, focusing on what they had in common and how they could help each other in the future.
State Police in Hastings are investigating a one-car crash that occurred shortly after 1pm this afternoon (Oct. 22) on Interstate 81 in the town of Hastings.
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Fulton city lawmakers Tuesday decided to keep moving forward with plans to take land from the town of Granby over the town’s objections. Two votes, on an environmental declaration and on a petition to the state to allow the annexation, were unanimous. The battle begins, and could end up in a state court.
The impact of this settlement on the school district will be a loss of approximately $1 million of tax revenue during the 2012-2013 school year.
“The Laramie Project” takes a straight-on look at the aftereffects of a real hate crime — the torture and murder of a gay young man in Laramie, Wyoming. It’s a bold choice for a high school play and contributing writer Janel Sullivan finds that the young cast is up for the challenge of showing how a community tries to find love in the ashes of hate.
“Nine Mile Point declared an Unusual Event at 7:01 p.m. on October 22 in accordance with our procedures due to an equipment fire (electrical panel) that was not able to be confirmed extinguished within 15 minutes,” according to Jill Lyon, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group spokesperson. “We confirmed that the fire was extinguished at 7:08 p.m. and Nine Mile Point exited the Unusual Event at 7:32 p.m.”
The council and mayor pointed out a tax hike isn’t necessarily imminent in the Port City. This was just a precautionary measure, they said. Under the local law, if the city inadvertently exceeds the state’s figure, they won’t be penalized, the council president explained. And if the state mandates force the city budget over the cap, they have more options than cutting services to deal with it.
UPDATED: One person was seriously injured in an ATV accident this morning (Oct. 22). The crash reportedly happened at 356 County Route 29, just south of the County Route 51A intersection. Mercy Flight transported the 72-year-old victim to a Syracuse hospital.
He is accused of violating an Order of Protection by refusing to let the victim named in that order leave his residence for two days. The suspect also allegedly threatened the victim with a steak knife, tied the victim’s hands behind the victim’s back with a rope, and forced the victim to sleep the living room while the suspect slept between the victim and the door.
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