| Fire destroys base of air pollution study at Skaneateles farm |
| Fri. Jan 29th 2010 |
A fire Thursday in Skaneateles destroyed the local nerve center, but not the heart, of a national study of air pollution produced by farms.
Although the office trailer and science equipment at Twin Birch Dairy, 1840 Benson Road, were lost at a cost of perhaps $500,000, virtually all the data colle...
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| OCVFA presents the 2nd Annual Legislative Breakfast |
| Thu. Jan 28th 2010 |
ATTENTION CHIEFS, PRESIDENTS, COMMISSIONER
A REMINDER: OCVFA presents the 2nd Annual Legislative Breakfast
WHERE: Comfort Inn, Buckley Road, Liverpool, New York
WHEN: ...
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| Truck driver dies in Thruway crash between I-81, Carrier Circle |
| Thu. Jan 14th 2010 |
The body of a truck driver killed in a crash on the New York State Thruway this morning remains in the cab of his truck while crews try to stabilize the accident scene.
The tractor trailer carrying produce was eastbound in the right lane of the Thruway between the Interstate 81 and Carrier Circle ...
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| Minoa Village Board rejects proposal to buy firetruck |
| Wed. Jan 13th 2010 |
The Minoa Village Board has rejected a proposal to purchase a new 100-foot ladder truck for the fire department because of concern about the local economy, said Mayor Richard Donovan.
The village received at least three bids on the truck, which was expected to cost $730,000 to $760,000.
The decisi...
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| Fire at Onondaga Hill retirement community quickly extinquished |
| Sun. Jan 10th 2010 |
A kitchen fire in an Onondaga Hill retirement community this evening was quickly put out by firefighters.
Several fire departments responded to the 5:15 p.m. fire at The Villas of Summerfield on Velasko Road.
A small stove fire in one of the apartments extended up into the cabinets, said Onondaga...
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| About 100 search area for missing retired Syracuse firefighter |
| Sat. Jan 9th 2010 |
About 100 people, many of them Syracuse firefighters, today widened the search for Frank Wlosinski, the 74-year-old man who has not been seen for a week.
Wlosinski, who is nicknamed "Shine," is a retired lieutenant from the Syracuse Fire Department. Many active and retired members of th...
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| Mattydale family left homeless by fire cheers dog's survival |
| Wed. Dec 30th 2009 |
A Mattydale family was left homeless, but not dogless, after a fire damaged their house on Richfield Boulevard.
The Swank family, of 326 Richland Blvd. in the town of Salina, stood in a neighbor’s driveway watching as firefighters worked to extinguish a smokey fire that had apparently spr...
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| East Syracuse firefighters make short work of industrial blaze |
| Wed. Dec 23rd 2009 |
An East Syracuse manufacturing company was evacuated this afternoon after a piece of machinery caught fire.
The fire at Flex-Hose Co., 6801 Crossbow Drive, was reported about 2:40 p.m. The fire, which caused a smoke condition in the building, was out five minutes after firefighters arrived, Eas...
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| Woman escapes fire in her town of Salina home |
| Wed. Dec 23rd 2009 |
An elderly woman was forced to leave her Salina home after a fire broke out this morning, a county fire official said.
Firefighters were called about 11:55 a.m. to 109 Gillis Ave., which is on a block-long, dead-end street off of Electronics Parkway near Liverpool.
Firefighters arriving at the...
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| Syracuse mayor names new chiefs, announces plan to sell fire expertise to suburban volunteers |
| Thu. Dec 17th 2009 |
Mayor-elect Stephanie Miner this morning named Frank Fowler the city’s new chief of police and Mark McLees to take over as chief of the fire department.
Fowler, 47, joined the Syracuse Police Department in 1989. He is currently deputy chief of the police department's Community Services Burea...
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