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SU scholarship memorializes fallen police officer from Webster
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Syracuse University is honoring fallen Ohio police officer Jamieson Ritter, a native of Webster, with a new scholarship. Ritter was shot and killed while responding to a call as an officer with the Cleveland Police Department in Ohio. Before his days as a police officer, Ritter graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School, […]
Pace Law School establishes Vanessa Merton Immigration Justice Fellowship in her memory
An incredible community leader – Vanessa Merton, recently passed away from pancreatic cancer. Vanessa was a role model in our community – she was smart, very active in civic life in Hastings and in Greenburgh. She helped motivate others to get involved in government and had a tremendous influence in improving the quality of life for so many people. She was an idealist who also helped many immigrants – individuals that others would never try to help. She was the best of the best—honest, hard working, caring, someone not afraid to speak out. Obtaining her support was like getting a great rating from from Consumer Reports. The Greenburgh Town Board will honor Vanessa Merton at our next Town Board meeting on August 14th with a moment of silence and tributes. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at Town Hall.
Syracuse University workers vital to building an equitable food system (Guest Opinion by Maura Ackerman)
Maura Ackerman writes on behalf of the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance, a coalition of local changemakers dedicated to a more just and equitable food future in the Central New York region. The letter was submitted to Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud, in support of the unionization efforts of food service, libraries and maintenance student workers at the university.
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