Speeding leads to UPM arrests on the Thruway

On July 31, 2010 Daniel P. Hogle, 20, of 339 S. Main St., Minoa and Brittany M. Gmyr, 20, of 120 Benedict Manor Dr., Kirkville were arrested by the New York State Police – Schuyler for Unlawful Possession of Marijuana after the vehicle they were in was stopped for speeding on the Thruway. Both subjects [...]

Stirpe, local school officials: Paterson’s veto leaves taxpayers holding the bag, hurts schoolchildren

Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D-North Syracuse) expressed frustration and anger over Governor Paterson’s veto of more than $10 million in aid for North Syracuse, East Syracuse-Minoa, Fabius-Pompey, LaFayette, Fayetteville-Manlius, Liverpool and Central Square schools. Paterson, under his executive budget, proposed slashing statewide school aid by $1.4 billion – the largest cut in state history. The legislature [...]

Tickets for Charity in Full Swing

(Verona, NY) Charities from throughout Upstate New York are raising much-needed funds through The Turning Stone Resort Championship’s Tickets for Charity program. This is the fourth year of the initiative, administered in conjunction with the  official PGA TOUR event scheduled for Aug. 2 -8 at the Oneida Indian Nation’s Atunyote Golf Club. Now through July [...]

Oneida YMCA Welcomes New Music Instructor

(Oneida, NY) The Oneida Family Y is introducing a new member to its staff, multi-instrumentalist Joe Paul, who will begin teaching music programs at the facility April 26. Paul started out his musical journey in sixth grade chorus in the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill School District.  He took piano lessons and taught himself how to play guitar, then [...]

ES-M Graduate Honored for Outstanding Academic Achievement at SUNY Canton

Canton, NY (01/08/2010)(readMedia)– SUNY Canton President Joseph L. Kennedy and the College’s deans recently released the honor roll for the Fall 2009 Semester. “I’d like to congratulate each and every one of these scholars,” Kennedy said. “Their hard work and dedication will transcend their time at SUNY Canton. Whether they decide to continue their education, [...]

Stirpe names ESM Central High School December’s School of the Month

Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D-North Syracuse) named East-Syracuse Minoa Central High School as December’s School of the Month, a distinction reserved for Central New York schools that demonstrate academic, athletic and extracurricular excellence. The school recently implemented the 21st Century Learning program, which helps prepare students for rigorous higher education coursework and future career challenges. “The [...]

Assemblyman Stirpe presents Excellence in Reading Certificates to area school children

Caption: Pictured is Assemblyman Stirpe presenting the certificates to children at Allen Road Elementary, Jacquelyn’s Home Daycare, and Tracy Bourdon Daycare. Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D-North Syracuse) presented New York State Assembly Excellence in Reading Certificates to children at Allen Road Elementary in North Syracuse, Jacquelyn’s Home Daycare in North Syracuse and Tracy Bourdon Daycare in [...]

Operation Southern Comfort Returns from Louisiana

A second group of students, staff, and community members from Morrisville-Eaton returned to Louisiana in July for a service trip to Louisiana which was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina 4 years ago last August.  Like the group from this past February, this trip was organized by Operation Southern Comfort out of Liverpool, New York (www.operationsoutherncomfort.org .)  [...]