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Cazenovia officials name new police chief, call for new foot and bicycle patrols

Jim J — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:14:27 +0000

Cazenovia officials have appointed a retired sergeant from the Madison County Sheriff’s Department to lead the village police force.

Michael A. Hayes of 2290 Route 20 East, Cazenovia, took the oath of office Tuesday evening, less than a month after the retirement of former Police Chief David Amico, who left after more than a decade at the [...]

YouTube – Demolition of Cazenovia Xtra Mart

Jim J — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:09:56 +0000

Check out video that I took on my cell phone camera of the demolition of the Cazenovia XtraMart. It’s being torn down to make way for a new market of the same type, with a Dunkin’ Donuts shop inside and a new gas [...]

Demolition of historic Cazenovia home meets resistance

Jim J — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:00:20 +0000

Developer David Muraco is anxious to see a historic building (the “Enders House”) he owns at the town/village edge removed as quickly as possible:

Muraco said, “I will continue with the process and I will get what I want.”

Muraco’s interests as a developer continue to run up against meet broad community concern:

The building was built around 1830 [...]

‘Dead Man Walking’ Author to Speak in Cazenovia

Jim J — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:00:24 +0000

Submitted by Cazenovia College:

Cazenovia College’s Reisman Lecture Series will present Sister Helen Prejean, author of “Dead Man Walking,” on Monday, Sept. 20, at St. James Church in Cazenovia. Sr. Prejean’s lecture, “Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues,” tells of her life and work following her experiences with counseling prison inmates facing the death penalty.

Seating space is [...]

Cazenovia College’s Equine Education Center on track to receive $200,000 in federal money

Jim J — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:38:45 +0000

From Syracuse.com:

Supporters of the effort believe Cazenovia College is ideally located to house the center. The Route 20 corridor was termed “Equine Alley” in recent years by local enthusiasts looking to capitalize on the horse-raising culture from eastern Madison County to LaFayette in Onondaga County. The area includes hundreds of miles of riding trails, a proximity [...]

Reader reacts to Enders House demolition request with letter to town boards

Jim J — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:36:51 +0000

Cazenovia’s Ted Bartlett has submitted a letter to the town board of trustees and the town planning board regarding the proposed demolition of the “Enders House”, a National Register-listed property. An excerpt is provided here; the full letter is attached as an Adobe PDF file.

Dear Town Trustees and Planning Board Members: Over the last two decades, The [...]

Community asked to save the Enders House from demolition

Jim J — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:35:46 +0000

The Pilot received this letter today:

HELP SAVE THE ENDERS HOUSE – EASTERN GATEWAY TO OUR COMMUNITY Come to the Town Board meeting 7:30 pm, Monday, July12 at the Gothic Cottage

Concerned Citizens of Cazenovia,

THE THREAT: David Muraco, the developer/owner of the Enders property, has applied to the Town Planning Board to tear down the Historic Places Registered Zephnia [...]

Bear spotted near south end of Cazenovia Lake

Jim J — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:43:45 +0000

We have received a report of a bear sighting today near the south end of Cazenovia [...]

Village of Cazenovia 2010 Election Results

Jim J — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:33:49 +0000

2010 CAZENOVIA VILLAGE ELECTION RESULTS

Unofficial – absentee ballots not yet included

313 Voters

Village Trustee

x = elected to trustee seat. Rep = votes received on Republican party line; Dem = votes received on Democratic party line; Ind = votes received on other lines.

x – Kurt Wheeler 252 (188 Rep, 64 Ind) x – Dave Porter 211 (154 Dem, 57 Ind) Kaleb [...]

Paterson, lawmakers agree they want parks open

Jim J — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:10:58 +0000

Apparently everybody wants the parks open, they just aren’t going to find the money to open them any time soon. — Jim

Lawmakers rebuffed Gov. David Paterson's plan for keeping all 178 state parks open for Memorial Day weekend, but both sides say the parks remain important and they've agreed to look this week [...]