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Clay to host Summer Concert Series, fireworks
The Town of Clay will hold its annual Independence Day fireworks display on June 25. It has also set dates for nine concerts throughout the summer to be held at Clay Park Central. The fireworks display will be held in the former Great Northern Mall parking lot this year. The...
Limestone Plaza bridge to be rehabilitated
VILLAGE OF FAYETTEVILLE – The bridge in Fayetteville’s Limestone Plaza that stretches across the creek below will be the focus of a rehabilitation project. With an anticipated cost of $1.51 million and construction scheduled for 2025, the project is being progressed by the Onondaga County Department of Transportation in coordination with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration.
Celeste D’Amico
Celeste Mantone D’Amico passed away peacefully on June 12, 2024, due to complications of primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Celeste graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish teaching and master’s degree in library science. She was also a stay-at-home mom when her children were young. She had a long career as a library/media specialist in the Baldwinsville, Skaneateles and Moravia Central School Districts.
Horn-driven R&B octet to play Johnson Park on June 26
VILLAGE OF LIVERPOOL – Jim Sorendo is likely Liverpool’s most versatile trumpet player. As a member of the R&B band called Soul Mine, he’ll blow his hot horn here at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, at Johnson Park, as part of the 38th annual Liverpool Is The Place Summer Concert Series.
Barbara J. Thurston
Barbara Jean Thurston, born Feb. 1, 1931, in Fenner, passed on June 13, 2024, comfortably at her residence in Cazenovia. Well known as Barb, Ma, GMa and GiGi, she always brought laughter and enjoyment to people around her. She is survived by her grandson, Jeremey Sellen and wife, Alison Sellen...
Couple wed in Jordan
Cathy Herrling, of Elbridge, and Tim Herrling of Auburn, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gallager of Fountain Hills, AZ, formerly of Elbridge, are pleased to announce Robert C. Gallager and Elizabeth J. (Herrling) Gallager happily married June 1, 2024. Surrounded by family and friends, they exchanged vows at their childhood...
New book documents a year of daily visits to the Manlius Swan Pond
MANLIUS — Village of Manlius resident Martha Ballard Lacy has been photographing and writing about her daily visits to the Manlius Swan Pond since April 1, 2023. During her first visit, Lacy witnessed Faye, the village’s adult female mute swan, scratching the dirt to make a nest in preparation for the four cygnets that now call the pond home. The next day, she returned to discover Faye sitting on the nest.
Village of Manlius receives Local Government Achievement Award
MANLIUS — During the June 11 Village of Manlius Board of Trustees meeting, Mayor Paul Whorrall announced that the village recently received a Local Government Achievement Award from the New York State Conference of Mayors (NYCOM). The Local Government Achievement Awards showcase innovative projects and programs undertaken by NYCOM...
Scouts recognized during year-end court of honor
CAZENOVIA — On June 13, Cazenovia’s Scouts BSA Troop 18 Boys & Girls (B&G) wrapped up a successful year of scouting with a court of honor recognizing the achievements of several of its members. In Scouts BSA, a court of honor is a formal troop ceremony where scouts,...
Romagnoli joins National Wrestling Hall of Fame, presented with Outstanding American Award
CAZENOVIA — Last fall, Cazenovia resident and former Cazenovia High School coach Jack Romagnoli was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (NWHOF). His achievement was celebrated on Sept. 24, 2023, during the Upstate New York Chapter of the NWHOF Induction Ceremony in East Syracuse. Romagnoli was also...
Legislators visit 911 center
A joint meeting of the Onondaga County Legislature’s Public Safety and Health & Human Services Committees was held in May at the Onondaga County 911 Center. Leaders from the county’s Department of Emergency Communications and Department of Children & Family Services provided Legislators with an update on the county’s Person In Crisis Navigation Pilot Program. It provides a mental health professional response in some situations instead of a police or EMS response, which frees up emergency responders for more critical calls.
Businesses receive agritourism grants
On June 10 at a gathering at Last Shot Distillery in Skaneateles, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced the second round of recipients for the Onondaga County Agritourism Grant Program. As one of the five components of the county comprehensive plan, Plan Onondaga, supporting and making strategic investments in the...
Local residents appointed to Girl Scout board of directors
The Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN) Council recently announced appointments to its board of directors for 2024-25. GSNYPENN is a regional council chartered by Girl Scouts of the USA to deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience across 24 counties in New York and two in northern Pennsylvania. It is an independent 501(c)(3) membership organization with adult volunteers, caregivers/families, Girl Scouts and alums actively engaged in strategic policy direction.
Inez R. Huftalen, 102
Inez Rhodes Huftalen, 102, died peacefully surrounded by family on June 5, 2024, at Carolina Village in Hendersonville, NC. She was predeceased by her parents Ervin and Bertha Rhodes, sisters Genevieve and Carolyn, brother Richard, and her loving husband of 69 years, James Huftalen. Inez and Jim were high school...
Ann Ferro: Seeking summer
I went looking for summer. I’ve been looking for a month, trying to find, not summer as it is defined in the dictionary, but summer as I want it to be. I found something of summer today in the beautiful wild flowers, the Queen Anne’s lace, the chicory, sedges, Oxeye Daisies and the orange day lilies as they swayed in the wind that flowed over the hills up from Otisco Lake.
Shall we switch to November?
VILLAGE OF LIVERPOOL – For more than 90 years, the village of Liverpool has conducted its annual elections in either March or June. This year, village voters will have a chance to move its mid-June election date to November, coinciding with the general election. At its April 15 meeting,...
Summer event calendar set for Paper Mill Island
Entertainment including live music, theater, comedy and fireworks will be taking place throughout the summer at Paper Mill Island. The events are hosted by the Baldwinsville Center for the Arts and include Shakespeare in the Park, food truck nights, orchestra performances and jazz. “We tried to do a variety of...
DeWitt Rotary hosts Community Day
TOWN OF DEWITT – The Rotary Club of DeWitt’s 501(c)(3) foundation hosted its second annual Community Day on Saturday, June 1. The event at Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church on Jamesville Road included live performances from the Len Colella Quintet, the Magical Musical Squad, and The Letizia Duo as well as on-site food trucks representing Ali Baba, Carvel, Limp Lizard, Pizza Di Corsa, Silver Street Road Kettle Corn, and Wrap N Roll.
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