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School vote 2012: Madison County school districts
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 15, 2012, 5:32PM
Residents went to the polls Tuesday to vote on budgets, elect school board members and, in some districts, vote on spending propositions. Here are the results. Full story »
Cazenovia College donates leftovers for weekly dinners served to area's hungry
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 15, 2012, 2:01AM
Volunteers have run similar efforts in Morrisville, with donations from Morrisville State College, and Hamilton, with donations from Colgate University. Full story »
Cazenovia town officials plan to treat lake with herbicide to fight milfoil
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 14, 2012, 10:02PM
The town is still waiting for state approval, which is expected. Full story »
Suspended Madison County probation director to face disciplinary charges next month
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 11, 2012, 6:57PM
A lawyer for the probation director, Karen Birch, said Friday the charges are retaliation for Birch filing a discrimination complaint against the county, and plans to file a federal lawsuit in the coming weeks. Full story »
Five Central New Yorkers honored for efforts in Middle East dialogue group
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 11, 2012, 6:00AM
The honorees are Ahmad El-Hindi, Louis Kriesberg, Dr. Anis Obeid, Rev. Thomas V. Wolfe and Minna Buck. Full story »
High school students from CNY confront Philip Morris International chairman at shareholders meeting
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 09, 2012, 6:37PM
The students are members of the Oneida/Herkimer/Madison chapter of Reality Check, New York state's youth-led movement that opposes tobacco advertising and marketing practices that they feel target their generation. Full story »
A new chapter for Hofmann: Dream team of investors hopes to bring CNY's favorite hot dogs to national market
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 07, 2012, 5:49PM
The lineup includes Syracuse University Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach and Auburn native Phil Romano, who created Fuddruckers and Romano's Macaroni Grill. Full story »
Oneida Indian Nation, Jim Boeheim, Dallas group back new chapter in Hofmann hot dog history
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 07, 2012, 11:53AM
A Dallas-based food group, the Oneida Indian Nation and Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim are just a few of the big names backing a new chapter for the Hofmann Sausage company. Full story »
FFA members from across NYS converge on V-V-S
Posted on CNY Farms Blog on May 06, 2012, 10:35AM
Also known as Future Farmers of America, the FFA is a national organization dedicated to helping students attain leadership skills, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Full story »
Nearly 1,000 students gather for 87th annual New York State FFA convention
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 04, 2012, 5:50PM
Also known as Future Farmers of America, the FFA is a national organization dedicated to helping students attain leadership skills, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Full story »
Cazenovia planning board narrowly approves demolition of historic home on Route 20
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 03, 2012, 10:01PM
Now known as the Enders property, the two-story federal-style home was built in the early 1800s and was among two dozen historic properties in the town of Cazenovia that were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Full story »
Oneida pastry chef and son to compete on tonight's episode of "Sweet Genius"
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 03, 2012, 3:57PM
The show premieres on the Food Network tonight at 10 p.m. and will be rerun at 1 a.m. Friday. It will reair at 11 p.m. May 10. Full story »
Sullivan officials approve moratorium on mining permits
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 02, 2012, 10:38PM
It’s another chapter in an 8-year fight centered on a limestone mine on Quarry Road. Full story »
Sherrill aquaponic farm to be featured on BBC World News
Posted on CNY Farms Blog on April 28, 2012, 2:02AM
Entrepreneur Mark Doherty began his indoor farming operation in a 13,000-square-foot warehouse space in the former Oneida Ltd. complex last August. He grows lettuce and basil. Full story »
Third milfoil treatment for Cazenovia Lake planned for this summer
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 27, 2012, 3:12PM
Inspections at the public boat launch at Lakeside Park, which opens Saturday, will also continue this year. Full story »
BBC World News program to showcase Aqua Vita Farms of Sherrill
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 27, 2012, 6:09AM
Entrepreneur Mark Doherty began his indoor farming operation in a 13,000-square-foot warehouse space in the former Oneida Ltd. complex last August. Full story »
Sentencing postponed again for Oneida County priest who stole $87,000 from parishes
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 26, 2012, 2:27PM
First Assistant District Attorney Michael Coluzza said the sentencing was moved to May 18 to allow a larger percentage of the total restitution to be paid at the time of sentencing. Full story »
Great Swamp Conservancy leaders hire new director, prepare for Spring Migration Festival
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 26, 2012, 6:05AM
The transition in leadership is the beginning of a new chapter for Madison County’s only nature center. Full story »
Vintage fashion: Styles from '40s to '60s highlighted in Madison County benefit show
Posted on CNY Life on April 23, 2012, 4:28AM
'Antebellum, War and Peace' show will benefit Madison County Historical Society. Full story »
Center to rein in injuries: Morrisville facility caters to horses in need of rehabilitation
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 22, 2012, 6:50AM
Morrisville State officials celebrated the center's grand opening earlier this month. Full story »
Morrisville State students petition to hold graduation ceremony outside again
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 20, 2012, 5:55PM
College used to hold commencement outside, but changed to indoor ceremonies after stormy graduation in 2006. College head rejects students request. Full story »
Food Network film crews return to McShane's Restaurant
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 20, 2012, 2:18PM
An air date for the footage has not yet been set. Full story »
East Syracuse native and "Project Runway" alum to speak Saturday at Cazenovia College
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 20, 2012, 5:00AM
Jennifer Diederich travels between Italy, where she lives with her husband, and New York City, where her clothing line, Suite, is produced. Full story »
Winds of opposition grow against plan for 36 new turbines in Madison County
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 18, 2012, 10:33PM
Although the state's first seven windmills were built in the town of Madison in 2000, the proposed $110 million Rolling Upland Wind Farm has sparked controversy among neighbors in Madison County. Full story »
Hamilton voters approve natural gas utility, 240-86
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 17, 2012, 10:13PM
Officials plan to link to existing natural gas supply lines that run along Route 20 to bring natural gas to village businesses and residents, hopefully by 2014. Full story »
More than 300 children and adults receive donated bikes in Madison County
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 15, 2012, 7:21PM
In the last four years, the nonprofit Community Bikes has placed more than 800 bicycles with families in need in Madison County, referred through area churches, school districts and social service agencies.. Full story »
Here comes the sun: Temperature expected to hit 85 degrees on Monday
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 15, 2012, 11:19AM
In 2002, the record for the date was set at 88 degrees. Full story »
Sentence for Augusta man who fatally shot Oneida County Sheriff's Deputy Kurt Wyman: Life without parole
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 11, 2012, 1:49PM
The sentencing was held in the county’s ceremonial courtroom in Utica, which was filled with dozens of Wyman’s family members and friends and even more deputies, court personnel and officers from other agencies. Full story »
Father of Oneida County Sheriff's Deputy Kurt Wyman to son's killer: "Our lives will never be the same"
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 11, 2012, 1:35PM
Christian Patterson was sentenced to life without parole this morning. It was the first line-of-duty death in the 211-year history of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department. Full story »
Oneida native Chauncey "Champ" Winchell sentenced to life without parole for 2008 murder of Mark Murray of Syracuse
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 04, 2012, 1:29PM
Winchell was sentenced to life without parole for the first-degree murder charge and received the maximum sentences for nine other counts, including robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Full story »
