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Students at Allen Road Elementary in the North Syracuse Central School District wore their most stylish sleepwear to school for Pajamarama.
‘Pajamarama’ raises funds for pediatric cancer research, programs
Meghan Piper, Liverpool schools
Liverpool, North Syracuse, West Genesee, East Syracuse Minoa and Fayetteville-Manlius raised $31,472.37 for Paige’s Butterfly Run’s Pajamarama. Students wore pajamas to school and collected donations for pediatric cancer research and patient programs at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. By Ashley M. Casey Associate Editor One of the cozy comforts of a snow day or a sick day is snuggling in your pajamas. But pajamas can lose their luster when you’re stuck
in them day after day, like many children hospitalized for cancer treatments. That’s why Paige’s Butterfly Run, a local nonprofit dedicated to funding pediatric cancer research and patient programs, started
Pajamarama a decade ago. “You get to wear pajamas for children who have to,” said Jennifer Huntley, director of development for Paige’s Butterfly Run. Paige Yeomans Arnold was a first-grader when she
was diagnosed with leukemia in 1993. She passed away in 1994. A group of Paige’s teachers and her parents organized the first Paige’s Butterfly Run in 1997. Since then, the orgaCancer l Page 11
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Nezamyah White, 8, died in a house fire Tuesday, Nov. 22, in the Town of Clay.
The Onondaga County Sheriff ’s Office continues to investigate the cause of a house fire that claimed the life of an 8-year-old girl and 76-year-old man the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 22, in the Town of Clay. On Nov.22, at approximately 7:34 p.m., Sheriff ’s Deputies along with firefighters from multiple fire departments responded to a reported house fire at 124 Lawdon St. in the town of Clay. Upon the arrival of first responders, they discovered heavy smoke and flames coming from the residence along with a 7-yearold boy outside the home with burns to his hands. The boy informed deputies that his grandfather and older sister were still inside the residence along with the family’s pets. Firefighters entered the home where Fire
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Liverpool man struck, killed by SUV in Clay
Clay, Salina finalize their budgets for 2023 By Ashley M. Casey Associate Editor
Towns across the northern suburbs have finalized their 2023 budgets. Read on for the highlights. Please note: the following figures do not include special districts.
Clay
The tax rate remains flat in the town of Clay for the third consecutive year. Spending for 2023 totals $17.2 million, an increase of $421,800 (2.51%) over the current year. According to Clay Town Supervisor Damian Ulatowski, much of the increase comes from “necessary additions to contractual expenditures” and employee wages and benefits. Major factors in Clay’s budget for 2023 include:
• Paving: $2.3 million • Playground improvements: $64,000 • Municity software for highway and planning departments as well as the offices of town clerk and town supervisor to improve online services for Clay residents Ulatowski said the town has recently secured more than $1.8 million in grants for improvements to town parks and the Clay Senior Center, a street sweeper for the highway department, the Steelway Boulevard paving project and the Three Rivers Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) pre-development project. Non-property tax revenue is about $5.1 million and the town is putting nearly $2 million of its fund balance toward the 2023 budget.
Clay’s tax levy for 2023 is $10,140,269. The town’s tax rate is based on partial assessments, and the current equalization rate is 3.34%. The town tax rate is about $17.82 per $1,000 of assessed value and the highway tax rate is about $49.91 per thousand. “A typical home in Clay is assessed at $6,000. At this value, a homeowner can expect to pay $107 in town tax and $299 in highway taxes,” Clay Comptroller John Shehadi told the Star-Review.
Salina
Appropriations for the 2023 budget will total $13,304,312, which is about a 10.87% increase over the 2022 adopted budget’s $11,999,428. The tax levy for 2023
will be $9,011,069, approximately 2.68% more than the 2022 levy of $8,776,240. Town Supervisor Nick Paro noted that the tax levy increase is due to raises guaranteed by union contracts. “Outside of these raises every department head cut their operational budgets by roughly 5-30%,” Paro said. Non-tax revenue totals $2,443,243 and the town is putting $1.85 million of its appropriated fund balance toward the coming year’s budget. Salina’s total tax rate for 2023 will be about $4.42 per $1,000 of assessed value — a 15% decrease from the 2022 rate. This dip in the general fund tax rates offsets the assessment hikes for many residents’ properBudgets l Page 12
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Sean Gleason, 56, of Liverpool, was transported to Upstate University Hospital where he died a short time later. The Onondaga County Sheriff ’s Office continues to investigate an accident Wednesday, Nov. 23, involving a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian on Oswego Road near Long Branch Road in the town of Clay. Yesterday evening at approximately 5:18 p.m., sheriff ’s deputies. along with rescue personnel from the Moyers Corners Fire Department and NOVA Ambulance responded to the 7300 block of Oswego Road for a reported accident. Upon arriving on scene, they discovered an unconscious adult male in the road with severe injuries. The victim, later identified as Sean Gleason, 56, of Liverpool, was transported to Upstate University Hospital where he died a short time later. Deputies investigating the accident reported that Gleason appeared to have been attempting to cross the road when he was struck in the left northbound lane by a 2005 Buick Ranier Ford that was being operated by a William Orton, 64, of Fulton. Orton was not injured in the accident. Oswego Road between Long Branch Road and Old Cove Road was closed for several hours in both directions while members of the Sheriff ’s Accident Investigation Team processed the scene. The investigation is ongoing.
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