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NYS bureaucracy at its finest?

November 18th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, Crime & Safety, Government, Oswego County, Politics, Regional News, State News, Top News
West Monroe, NY -- If the state would allow it, West Monroe Highway Superintendent Randall Shaw and his crew could repair a small bridge on Smith Road for less than $50,000. But thanks to bureaucracy and red tape - in...

Murad won judicial race by 27,544 votes

November 5th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, Crime & Safety, Government, Politics
Syracuse, NY - Oneida County Surrogate's Court Judge David Murad ended up with a 27,544-vote win over lawyer Thomas Cerio in the race Tuesday for a seat on the state Supreme Court bench in the Fifth Judicial District. Unofficial results...

Cuomo: Affordable Furniture chain misled customers on prices

October 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, Business News, Crime & Safety, Government, Politics, State News
Shoppers who thought they found great deals at the Affordable Furniture store on Erie Boulevard were actually getting duped, not getting a bargain, according to state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo announced today that his office ordered the Utica-based furniture...

Officers honored for saving burning boy

October 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, City News, Crime & Safety, Government, Politics, State News
Two Syracuse police officers who saved the life of a boy who set himself on fire were honored this morning with New York State Senate Liberty Awards, which recognize citizens for exceptional, heroic and humanitarian acts. Officers Jeffrey Fleming and...

“Wigged Monument” removed

October 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, City News, Crime & Safety, Government, Politics, Top News
Amanda Loman / The Post-StandardThe "Wigged Monument," with the memorial to slain Syracuse Police Officers in the background, at Foreman Park. The monument was temporarily removed from the park Thursday, and will not return to its original location. A controversial...

Cerio fails to win back Independence Party line

October 23rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, Crime & Safety, Government, Politics
Syracuse, NY - A state appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling removing DeWitt lawyer Thomas Cerio's name from the Independence Party line in the upcoming race for state Supreme Court Justice in the Fifth Judicial District. Cerio, who...

Retired federal judge Howard Munson dies

October 7th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, City News, Crime & Safety, Government, Politics
Syracuse, NY - U.S. District Judge Howard G. Munson has died, five months after retiring from the bench where he served for more than 32 years. Chief Judge Norman A. Mordue said today Munson died Sunday at a local hospital...

Justice grant helps Manlius Police Department

August 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, Crime & Safety, East Suburbs, Politics, State News
Manlius, NY -- The Manlius Police Department will use a $27,500 grant to buy a mobile license plate reader to help officers find suspects and stolen cars. Grant money, secured by state Assemblyman Al Stirpe, D-North Syracuse, also will pay...

Staying safe downtown

August 4th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, CNY Life, City News, Crime & Safety, Government, Politics, Top News
Police reports indicate downtown Syracuse is among the safest neighborhoods in the city.

Cuomo busts CNY drug ring; 15 indicted

July 23rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, Crime & Safety, Government, Politics, Regional News, State News, Top News
The arrests came as the result of a five-month investigation, dubbed "Operation Blackjack."
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