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Ashley M. Casey
J.W. Didado held a ceremonial groundbreaking Oct. 19 for its 24,000-squarefoot office and training site on Morgan Road in Clay. stations for residential and commercial customers, builds solar arrays and works from helicopters to repair transmission lines. Clay l Page 3
American High honchos honored at film fest By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer
In the five years since opening its Academy at Syracuse Studios in Liverpool’s old high-school building, American High has made more than a dozen full-length films and had a hand in several others. Several have even been screened at prestigious festivals such as Sundance and South by Southwest. Last Saturday, Oct. 15, the Syracuse International Film Festival (SIFF) recognized American High’s impressive output by bestowing its top award – the Sophia -to chief executive officer Jeremy Garelick and head of production Will Phelps. Named for legendary actress Sophia Loren, the Sophia is awarded to filmmakers for outstanding creative achievements in the world of independent cinema. Past recipients include Bobcat Goldthwait, Grace Jones, Giancarlo Esposito, Oren Lyons, Ron Perlman, Rob Reiner and Jerry Stiller. Phelps accepted the award at the festival’s finale at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown, but Garelick was unable to attend the awards ceremony. “The festival was great,” Phelps said afterwards. “And it was fun to see so many people supporting film in Syracuse.” The 19th annual film fest featured 33 films and short films from around the world, including movies shot in Central NY. One was “Crush,” an offbeat comingof-age comedy as it depicts a budding relationship between two high-school girls. “Crush” was shot as American High coordinated the collaboration with four other professional production companies. At the film festival, “Crush” was screened on Saturday afternoon at the ExploraDome, the updated digital planetarium at the MOST (Museum of Science and Technology) in Armory Square. “A special video message from the director, Sammi Cohen, played beforehand,” Phelps said. Following the film, Phelps helmed a panel discussion also featuring aspiring actress and American High staffer Axelle Azoulay. Many Syracuse University students get jobs at American High after graduation “A job like that keeps past students in the area, as opposed to relocating to places like L.A.,” according to Syracuse International Film Festival President John Ginty. The hands-on approach has long-run benefits.
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Johnson Park usage rate raised By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer
By Ashley M. Casey Associate Editor The town of Clay is welcoming yet another business: J.W. Didado Electric is constructing a 24,000-square-foot office and training facility on the corner of Morgan and Wetzel roads. The electrical contractor, which is based in Ohio, held a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 19. J.W. Didado’s $8 million facility will be just down the road from Amazon’s fulfillment center, which is the largest in New York State and employs about 1,500 people. While JWD’s Clay office will employ just 18 people, it has created 80 construction jobs. VIP Structures is designing and building the facility, which is slated for completion by this fall. The office also will serve as a truck maintenance facility and dispatch center for JWD’s storm team, which repairs power lines and substations after storms. JWD President Dan Sublett said there is “no limit to our ambitions.” He said the company installs electric vehicle charging
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Will Phelps, American High’s head of production, accepted the Sophia award at the 19th annual Syracuse International Film Festival. Phelps and American High CEO Jeremy Garelick were jointly honored with the award. “They’re seeing things from a different angle and a different perspective, especially with the technology, social media,” Ginty observed. “So, a lot of that is informing how they shoot and why they shoot and how the story evolves.” At age 46, Garelick is an accomplished screenwriter and director. Over the years, he has worked on blockbuster comedies such as “The Break Up,” “The Hangover” and “The Wedding Ringer.” Last year, he directed Vince Vaughn starring in “The Binge.” Garelick’s longtime production partner, Will Phelps, earned credits as producer for a dozen American High projects including “Big Time Adolescence,” “Looks that Kill” and “Crush.” He’s executive producer of “I Love My Dad” and “Empire Waist.” The 2022 film festival kicked, off on Oct. 12, with screenings at venues such as the Marriott Syracuse Downtown, as well as ArtRage Gallery, the Jewish Community Center and ExploraDome.
American High Filmography
Banana Split 2018 Looks That Kill 2018 Big Time Adolescence 2018 The Binge 2019 Sid Is Dead 2018 The Ultimate Playlist of Noise 2019-20 Plan B 2020 I Love My Dad 2021 Sex Appeal 2021 Crush 2022 with Animal Pictures, Depth of Field Productions, 3Arts Entertainment, LD Entertainment The Binge II (Bingemas) post-production 2022 The Visitator post-production 2022 Miguel Wants to Fight post-production 2022 Empire Waist 2021 partnered with Wayfarer and P&G studios The Night House 2020 (not American High, but serviced by Syracuse Studios and academy students and using exterior images of the old Liverpool High School building; other films serviced by Syracuse Studios include Sundance festival entries Mabel, Paper Spiders and Count of Three, 2021).
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The President is coming: U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to visit the Syracuse area on Thursday, Oct. 27 to tout Micron’s planned $100 billion chip manufacturing investment in the town of Clay. Details of the visit were not available at press time but the Star-Review will have full coverage in next week’s edition.
school news: LHS seniors commended in scholarship program.
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An estimated 100 vendors and several hundred shoppers filled Johnson Park at a Halloween-themed bazaar on Saturday, Oct. 15. The series, presented by Jessica and Jeremy Mosley – owners of the Cozmic Cauldron in downtown Syracuse – began with a spring bazaar on May 28, followed by a Fathers’ Day bazaar on June 18. Dozens of vendors and several scores of shoppers visited the park those days, but by the time the Mosleys staged their summertime bazaar on July 23, the event had expanded to more than 80 vendors and hundreds of customers. Vendors sold jewelry, bath and beauty items, crocheted animals, clothes, artwork, furniture and photography. One vendor offered tarot card readings. At the Oct. 17 meeting of the village board of trustees, Mayor Gary White noted that the most recent bazaar created an excess of garbage which overflowed from the park’s trash cans. White suggested that the village should raise the rate it charges to use the park for such craft fairs. This year, the Mosleys paid $100 for each bazaar they organized here on Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. White said the fee should be increased to $250 per day. Trustee Matt Devendorf proposed a fee scale based on the number of vendors. Events presenting 30 or less vendors would pay $150 per day, while events with more than 30 vendors would pay $250. The trustees voted unanimously to charge those fees. Non-profit groups would continue to reserve the park at no cost. The Mosleys had requested to reserve Johnson Park on 12 different dates next year, twice each month May through October, but now those plans are in doubt. “I’m afraid the additional cost will inevitably trickle down to our vendors,” Jessica Mosley wrote in an email. “I try to keep the vendors’ costs as affordable as possible.” Mosley owns and operates Mosley Mercantile on Vine Street selling health and beauty products and services and helps her husband run the Cozmic Cauldron downtown. The promoters don’t make money on the bazaar booth rentals, Mosley said. “The only way we can make any money is by selling items day of, which is why we have our own table set up under the amphitheater’s covered pavilion,” she said. The village’s fee increase has cast doubt on the future of the bazaars. “We are still a bit confused as the [village’s] original charge was for use of bathrooms and electricity, which has now changed,” Mosley wrote. “We clean the park and place all garbage bags neatly by the trash cans and now that is an issue as well. We started doing this to help small businesses and crafters make money and recover from loses of COVID-19.” “We are unsure of where we will go from here,” Mosley wrote. “It is definitely a talk we will have with our usual vendors and attendees. We really wanted to do something great in the community and give people a way to make some extra income during these hard times.”
Ten accidents in September
At the village trustees monthly meeting, Trustee Matt Devendorf reported that the Liverpool Police Department made 412 traffic stops in September, and officers issued 415 citations for violations of the state’s vehicle and traffic laws. Ten vehicle accidents were investigated here last month, and three motorists were arrested for driving while intoxicated. Officers made 92 residential checks and 148 business checks in September while responding to a total of 811 incidents and calls for service. The LPD arrested 78 individuals last month on 102 criminal charges. That’s more than twice the usual number of monthly arrests here.
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