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After 22 years, Dems gather Friday; GOP caucus Thursday By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer For the first time since 2001, Liverpool Democrats plan to conduct a caucus this week to nominate candidates for village offices. The Democratic caucus will convene at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, at the Pratt & Huerta home at 807 Oswego St. in Liverpool, according to town of Salina Democratic Committee Chairman Christopher Shepherd. All village residents who are registered Democrats are eligible to participate in the caucus. Three positions will be decided by the June 20 village election, the mayor and two trustees for a two-year-term each. The village Republican caucus will be conducted by Chairman Joe Ostuni Jr. the night before, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the village hall, 310 Sycamore St. All village residents who are registered Republicans are eligible to participate in Thursday’s caucus. Democrats have not fielded any candidates for village office since 2001 and have not conducted a caucus since that year. In the 2001 election, Republican Marlene Ward defeated incumbent Democratic Mayor Jon Zappola to become the first female mayor in village history. On April 10, seven-term incumbent Mayor Gary White announced that he will not seek re-election this year. Instead he encouraged another Republican, former deputy mayor Christina Fadden, to seek the top job.
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Sylvester “Gene” Oates of Liverpool is greeted at Hancock Airport following his visit to Washington DC with Honor Flight Syracuse. By David Tyler Eighty veterans from all over Central New York arrived home Saturday night to hundreds of boisterous well-wishers following Honor Flight Syracuse’s Mission 18 to Washington D.C. The day began before 5 a.m. for the veterans and their guardians, who left Syracuse at 6:40 a.m. and made stops at the World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, as well as the U.S. Marines, Navy, and Air Force Memorials
LCSD honored again as one of best for music education
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Navy veteran Dom Frontale of North Syracuse is Honor Flight l Page 3 given a quilt upon the flight’s return.
Veterans from the northern suburbs who were on Honor Flight 18:
Donald W. “Don” Argus
Air Force - ‘54 - ‘68 - Cold War; Vietnam War Liverpool. Entered - Syracuse, NY. Major/Pilot. Served with 508th Air Refueling and other units.
Memorable experiences: SU ROTC ‘54. Flight training (T-34 & T-28) and at Randolph AFB TX (B-25 & B-29) Goodfellow AFB, TX. Turner AFB, GA Veterans l Page 3
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Dennis “Mac” McAllister, of North Syracuse, and his “guardian,” Stephen McAllister, following their arrival back at Syracuse’s Hancock Airport. McAllister served in the Navy aboard the USS Little Rock from 1962 to 1966.
New Christmas tree planting in Liverpool to honor Arbor Day By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer
The local tree committee will celebrate Arbor Day by planting a new village Christmas tree at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29, at Johnson Park. The committee is dedicating Saturday’s tree-planting to the memory of the late Garrey Curry, a U.S. Army veteran who portrayed Santa Claus for many decades at the annual Christmas gatherings sponsored by American Legion Post 188 at Johnson Park. Curry died in 2019 at age 77. He had played Santa for nearly four decades.
He served as commander of Legion Post 188, and he acted as marshal of the Memorial Day parade for more than 20 years. Tree committee chairwoman Yvette Hewitt said certified arborist Teresa Link, from the Onondaga County Soil & Water Department, determined that the current evergreen which functions as the park’s holiday tree has about 10 years of life expectancy left. So on Saturday, they’re planting a six-foot Colorado blue spruce. Ten years from now the spruce should stand between 15 and 18 feet high, Hewitt said. When it reaches maturity, it should stand 50 feet tall.
Members of the Curry family are expected to attend the planting along with the Tree Committee and members of Post 188. The public is also invited to attend. Trustee Christina Fadden will read the Arbor Day proclamation. In 2019, Fadden oversaw the establishment of the Tree Committee, an important part of Liverpool’s eventual designation as a “Tree City USA.” Fadden now acts as the village government’s liaison to the tree committee which includes Hewitt, Lisa Ballantyne, Karen Bambacht, Ray Finney and Holly Granat. For information about the village Tree Committee visit vil-
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On April 29, in celebration of Arbor Day, a tree planting will be held in honor of Garrey Curry. lageofliverpool.org/tree-committee.html.
For the 14th time in 16 years, the NAMM Foundation has named the Liverpool Central School District one of the “Best Communities for Music Education.” Districts were chosen for this honor because they demonstrate outstanding achievement in their efforts to provide music access and education to all students. This year, 830 school districts from across the country received this honor. LCSD offers a comprehensive music program that presents students with a wide range of opportunities to receive high quality instruction in classroom music, as well as join numerous performing ensembles. Several community groups also help support the district’s efforts to provide music education to all students. The “Best Communities” designation recognizes collaborative, from-the-groundup efforts for teachers, administrators, students and parents who continually work to keep comprehensive music education as an integral part of the core curriculum. These districts also lead the way with learning opportunities as outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which recommends music and the arts as important elements of a well-rounded education for all children. The NAMM Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported in part by the National Association of Music Merchants and its more than 10,000 members around the world, sponsored the survey.
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