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Whispering Winds Motel under new management

Whispering Winds Motel, located at 4221 E. Genesee St. in Sennett about one mile from the village of Skaneateles, was sold this May for a price of $305,000.

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• By Joe Genco
• May 23, 2013

C-NS, Liverpool girls lacrosse get playoff wins

Two sides endure weather delays, reach sectional semis

Two days, two venues, three delays and countless momentum shifts passed before the Cicero-North Syracuse girls lacrosse team could finally put away Fayetteville-Manlius in the opening round of the Section III Class A playoffs. Liverpool endured the same sorts of delays, but far less suspense and no mid-game location shift, as it beat the combined Syracuse city squad 16-6 and joined the Northstars in reaching the semifinal round.

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• By Phil Blackwell
• May 22, 2013

Budget passes, three elected to school board in Skaneateles

The Skaneateles Central School District held a public vote for its budget proposition, bus purchase proposition and election of three school board members on Tuesday, May 21.

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• By Joe Genco
• May 22, 2013

Duck race tickets on sale now

Seneca River Day event to take place June 15

The Rotary Club of Baldwinsville’s 19th annual Seneca River Day will take place Saturday, June 15.

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• May 22, 2013

Town board looks to begin rentals of lake weed prevention mats

Cazenovia lakeside residents soon may be able to rent from the town specialty mats designed to contain and kill lake weeds — both invasive and native — on their property in Cazenovia Lake. The board unanimously approved at its May 13 meeting a resolution to establish a benthic mat rental program for the town, as well as a resolution setting the rules and regulations for the program.

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• By Jason Emerson
• May 22, 2013

Cazenovia voters approve $26.4 million budget, elect two board members

About 650 Cazenovia Central School District voters turned out Tuesday, May 21, and approved the district’s $26.4 million 2013-14 budget proposal, two ballot propositions and elected two board of education members.

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• By Jason Emerson
• May 22, 2013

Meet the candidates for North Syracuse village board

The village of North Syracuse will hold its regular elections on June 18. Two incumbent trustees are running for two open seats and village justice Robert Bertrand is running unopposed. Bertrand did not respond to our request for information, but read on for information about the trustees.

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• By Sarah Hall
• May 22, 2013

Stirpe’s Volunteer Fair attracts promising help for local non-profits

Need something to do this summer? More than 30 local not-for-profits set up booths last week to recruit volunteers at the first of what is hoped to be an annual Volunteer Fair, sponsored by 127th District Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D-Cicero). The event was held at Great Northern Mall in Clay. “We’ve heard a lot of sad stories about how it’s so tough to get volunteers because people are so busy these days,” Stirpe said.

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• By Tami S. Scott
• May 22, 2013

North Syracuse to host annual Family Festival this weekend

Looking for a fun family-friendly activity this weekend? Look no further than the North Syracuse Family Festival, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. May 25, in Lonergan Park. The eighth annual festival is a North Syracuse mainstay, offering a variety of activities for all ages. The event also features a variety of free events, including demonstrations from the police and fire departments, live music, caricature drawings, a kids’ playland, face painting, balloon animals, child ID program, children’s art corner, a Civil War demonstration, small horse rides (new this year) and the ever-popular Teddy Bear Parade for kids ages 2 through 6.

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• By Sarah Hall
• May 22, 2013

North Syracuse budget fails

Voters in the North Syracuse Central School District rejected the proposed $144 million 2013-14 budget Tuesday, forcing the district to rework the proposal before presenting it again next month. North Syracuse had requested a 5.33 percent tax increase. Voters rejected the budget by a margin of 1,989 to 1,680, which didn’t reach the required supermajority for approval.

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• By Sarah Hall
• May 22, 2013

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall coming to Caz

The Patriot Guard Riders of New York have been requested, by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation, to perform an Honor Escort of The Wall That Heals on Thursday, May 23. They will arrive at the Cazenovia American Legion at 12:30 p.m.

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• May 22, 2013

ESM voters approve a $71.8 million budget

On May 21, East Syracuse Minoa voters approved a 2013-14 budget of $71,813,795. 874 people voted yes to 253 votes no.

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• May 22, 2013

F-M voters approve a $76.4 million budget

On May 21, Fayetteville-Manlius School District voters approved the district’s $76.4 million 2013-14 budget proposal, elected three Board of Education members and voted upon six other propositions.

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• May 22, 2013

Voters approve Liverpool school budget

In Liverpool, voters approved the budget by a vote of 1,151 to 651. The $135 million budget, which restored several positions cut in previous budgets as well as foreign languages at the seventh-grade level, called for a 4.71 percent tax increase, which, accounting for PILOTS, new construction and other factors, falls within the tax cap.

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• By Sarah Hall
• May 21, 2013