(Lysander, NY – Sept. 28, 2011) On Sept. 24 at about 11 p.m. Joseph A. Delia, 17, of Baldwinsville entered the Sunoco A Plus convenience store on Downer Street Road in Baldwinsville to purchase alcohol.  Unfortunately for Delia, the New York State Police were conducting an Underage drinker ID enforcement detail at the same place and time.

Delia was identified as being under age 21 by the persons assisting the New York State Police with the enforcement detail. Upon exiting the store with a 12-pack and three six-packs of beer Delia was stopped by Troopers.

It was discovered that Delia had used a forged New York State driver’s license to make the beer purchase.  Delia was subsequently charged with one count each of second-degree Criminal Possession of a forged instrument 2nd  (PL 170.25), second-degree Criminal Impersonation (PL 190.25), and Unlawful possession of alcohol by a person under 21 years of age (ABC 65-C).

He was processed at SP Lysander and issued an Appearance ticket returnable to the Van Buren Town Court on Oct. 5.

During the ID enforcement initiative seven tavern/bars and 11 retail establishments within the Towns of Clay and Van Buren were checked for their compliance with the laws of the State of New York relative to prohibiting sales of alcohol to persons under the age of twenty-one.   All of the listed establishments found to be in compliance with the applicable laws.

The following locations were checked without any violations being noted:

Fast Trac                                  Sunoco Inc

8467 Oswego Rd                     8450 Oswego Rd

Liverpool, NY 13090                 Liverpool, NY 13090

Tops Grocery Store                  Moyers Corners Wine & Spirits

8417 Oswego Rd                     8417 OswegoRd

Baldwinsville, NY 13090           Baldwinsville, NY 13027

Rite Aid Inc #10731                 Chili’s Restaurant

8417 Oswego Rd                     3954 St-31

Baldwinsville, NY 13027           Liverpool, NY 13090

Outback Steakhouse               Uno Chicago Grill

3946 St-31                              3974 St-31

Liverpool, NY 13090                Liverpool, NY 13090

Applebee’s Restaurant            Olive Garden Restauran

3975 St-31                              4125 St-31

Liverpool, NY 13090                Clay, NY 13041

Ruby Tuesday’s Restaurant    Smokey Bones

4081 St-31                              4036 St-31

Clay, NY 13041                        Liverpool, NY 13090

Sunoco Express Mart               Walmart Inc #1831

4031 St-31                              3949 St-31

Liverpool, NY 13090                 Liverpool, NY 13090

Wegmans Grocery Store          Red Apple

3955 St-31                               2371 West Genesee St

Liverpool, NY 13090                 Baldwinsville, NY 13027

Hess Express                           Sunoco A plus

2211 Downer St Rd                 2232 Downer St Rd

Baldwinsville, NY 13207           Baldwinsville, NY 13207

Images pictured are: Nature of the Canal, Second Place: Winter Glow (Onondaga Lake), Candace O’Brien of Syracuse; and Buildings, Bridges & Locks, Third Place: Evening Serenity, Lock E23 (Brewerton), Daniel Fealko of Clay.

(Waterford, NY – Sept. 2011) Twelve images that capture the distinctive sights and scenes of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor have been selected as winners of the 2011 Erie Canalway Photo Contest. Several winners hail from Central New York. Winning images can be viewed at www.eriecanalway.org and will be featured in the 2012 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Calendar.

“These outstanding images show us the beauty and character of the canal corridor and remind us of what makes it a unique place to celebrate and preserve,” said Beth Sciumeca, Executive Director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.

Judges selected twelve winners from 270 entries submitted by 92 photographers. First, second and third place photographs were chosen in each of four contest categories: Bridges, Buildings, and Locks; On the Water; For the Fun of It; and The Nature of the Canal. In addition, twelve photographs received an honorable mention.

The free 2012 Erie Canalway calendars will be distributed later this fall throughout upstate New York. Locations where the calendars will be made available to the public will be posted at:www.eriecanalway.org in November.

2011 Erie Canalway Photo Contest Winners

Buildings, Bridges & Locks
1st        The Locks at Lockport (Lockport), Stephen Bye, Lockport, NY
2nd        Evening in December (Fairport), Keith Boas, Fairport, NY
3rd        Evening Serenity, Lock E23 (Brewerton), Daniel Fealko, Clay, NY

On the Water
1st        Early Morning (Fairport), Lois Ann Matteson, Penfield, NY
2nd        All in a Row (Waterford), Katrina Van Tassel, Malta, NY
3rd        Day’s End (Pittsford), Barbara Oliver, Macedon, NY

For the Fun of It
1st        Mid-day Ride on the W.O. Decker (Waterford), Mike Bielkiewicz, Waterford, NY
2nd        Firecracker Red over Erie Canal Harbor (Buffalo), Gerri Jones, Wilson, NY
3rd        Bateaux Lesson, Mabee Farm (Rotterdam Junction), Peter T. Rossi, Slingerlands, NY

Nature of the Canal
1st        Whipple Bridge (Vischer Ferry), Tina Baxter, Clifton Park, NY
2nd        Winter Glow (Onondaga Lake), Candace O’Brien, Syracuse, NY
3rd        A Quick Get-Away Ellicott Creek (Tonawanda), Lisa Ermer, Tonawanda, NY

Honorable Mention Recipients
Railroad Bridge over the Hudson (Mechanicville), Mike Bielkiewicz, Waterford, NY
Cardboard Boat Race (Schuylerville), Jim McKnight, Schuylerville, NY
Autumn Morning (Waterford), Tina Baxter, Clifton Park, NY
Power, Light, and Train (Amsterdam), Linda Wroble, Schenectady, NY
Steamboat Flotilla at Lock E15 (Fort Plain), Dan Hulchanski, Watervliet, NY
Where it Began (Rome), Ken Cahill, Rome, NY
Sunset from Parker Street Bridge (Fairport), Lauren Frasier, Fairport, NY
View from Lyndon Road East (Fairport), Kevin Pawlak, Fairport, NY
Afternoon Walk along the Erie Canal (Pittsford), Keith Boas, Fairport, NY
Lock 32 Reflection (Pittsford), Gary Eisenhart, Pittsford, NY
Niagara Power (North Tonawanda), John LaHood, North Tonawanda, NY
Pride of Baltimore Visits Erie Canal Harbor (Buffalo), Gerri Jones, Wilson, NY

(Clay, Syracuse, NY – Sept. 2011) “I Am Arnold” is a compelling and insightful book about Alzheimer’s disease and the Veteran’s Administration. In this remarkable read author Diane Bradshaw shares the story of her husband, Arnold Bradshaw who was a World War II veteran with a 70 percent service-connected disability.

Arnold worked for many years as an Insurance agent and had his own Insurance Company. He and his first wife Virginia had four children and a very happy life. Sadly, she died of a heart attack in 1992. He was a widower for four years and then married Diane, who coincidentally, was a widow for four years herself. She had lost her husband in 1992. Diane was a United Methodist Minister serving in Pennellville. They married in 1996. Arnold came to live in the parsonage with her at that time.

After several years Arnold was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and choices had to be made. This is a book about those choices. The interesting event in this story takes places at their home in Clay and also at the Transitional Care Unit at the Veteran’s Administration Building in Syracuse.

The main characters are the doctors, nurses, social workers, recreational workers, caregiver, physical and occupational therapists, friends and family who were, just like Arnold, the brave and courageous heroes of his battle against Alzheimer’s disease. Readers who are looking for answers in choosing the correct facility for their loved ones will be especially interested in this book. Any person, especially the elderly with age-related degenerative illnesses can relate to Arnold’s journey.

Diane Bradshaw was born in 1934. She is the third of six children. She grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and attended the public schools in her neighborhood. Her neighborhood was a working-poor place. They lived in what was then called “tenement” houses. She lived in a house that had six apartments in it, three on each side. There were always children to play with.

After high school she married her first husband. They had five children, two girls and then three boys. Her husband died in 1992. Four years later, she married Arnold in 1996. Both of them were widowers for four years. Arnold suffered Alzheimer’s disease for half of their marriage and this book is about that crucial time in their lives.

The book is published by AuthorHouse.

(Syracuse, NY – Sept. 2011) Billy Fuccillo, president of Fuccillo Automotive Group, recently received three honors at the National Kia Dealer meeting at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.

Fuccillo received two national awards for Fuccillo Kia of Cape Coral in Florida including Best New Dealer for 2011 and U.S. dealer with the Highest Retail Sales Volume. Also, Fuccillo Kia of Schenectady won Highest Retail Sales Volume for the Eastern region.

“The Kia brand provides dependable and affordable automobiles,” said Billy Fuccillo, president of Fuccillo Automotive Group. “The Fuccillo Automotive Group is able to offer great cars at the lowest prices around – and that’s HUGE.”

The award for Best New Dealer is only given to one dealership in the country. Fuccillo Kia of Cape Coral opened in December 2010.

Fuccillo Automotive Group has four Kia dealerships including Fuccillo Kia of Clay, Fuccillo Kia of Rochester in Greece, NY, Fuccillo Kia of Schenectady and Fuccillo Kia of Cape Coral in Florida. Fuccillo was welcomed into the 2009 and 2010 Kia President’s Club for achieving the highest overall sales volume and outstanding customer satisfaction. Fuccillo is on pace to be accepted into the 2011 Kia President’s Club.

(North Syracuse, NY – Sept. 15, 2011) State Police in North Syracuse conducted an Underage ID enforcement detail in the Towns of Salina, Cicero, and Clay including the Village of North Syracuse – Onondaga County.

As part of the initiative 19 Restaurant Tavern/Bars and 10 retail establishments serving or selling alcohol within this area were checked for their compliance with the laws of the State of New York relative to prohibiting sales of alcohol to persons under the age of twenty-one.

The following premises were checked:

Pilot Truck Stop                          Tully’s Restaurant

107 Seventh North St               311 Seventh North St

Liverpool, NY 13088                   Liverpool, NY 13088

Carnegie Cafe                           Sunshine Sunoco

400 Seventh North St               507 Seventh North St

Liverpool, NY 13088                  Liverpool, NY 13088

Hess Inc                                    Kinney’s Drug Store

1079 Seventh North St             437 Electronics Pkwy

Liverpool, NY 13088                  Liverpool, NY 13088

Apple Spirits                              Comfort Inn Bar

1021 Beverly St                         6701 Buckley Rd

Liverpool, NY 13088                   Liverpool, NY 13088

Jim’s Fish Fry                              Strike’n Spare

1248 Wolf St                              1777 Brewerton Rd

Syracuse, NY 13208                   Mattydale, NY 13211

Mac’s                                          Pacific Asian Restaurant

1799 Brewerton Rd                    Lemoyne Ave

Mattydale, NY 13211                  Mattydale, NY 13211

Town Tavern                               Cam-Nel Pub

2119 Brewerton Rd                    2227 Brewerton Rd

MattyDale, NY 13211                  Mattydale, NY 13211

Iron Horse Saloon                      Rite-Aid Drug Store

2721 Brewerton Rd                    2616 Brewerton Rd

Mattydale, NY 13211                  Mattydale, NY 13211

Home Base                                 Woody’s Jerkwater

2803 Brewerton Rd                     2803 Brewerton Rd

Mattydale, NY 13211                   Mattydale, NY 13211

Zebb’s Restaurant                      The Clam Bar

Brewerton Rd                              3914 Brewerton Rd

Mattydale, NY 13211                   North Syracuse, NY

Hess Express                              Applebee’s Restaurant

711 South Main St                      5628 South Main St

North Syracuse, NY 13212          North Syracuse, NY 13212

Liberty Gas Station                     Mug Shots

200 South Main St                      608 North Main St

North Syracuse, NY 13212          North Syracuse, NY 13212

Tully’s Restaurant                        Buffalo Wild Wings

7838 Brewerton Rd                     5671 East Circle Dr

Cicero, NY 13039                         Cicero, NY 13039

Coppertop Tavern                        Hess Gas Station

7777 Brewerton Rd                     7961 Brewerton Rd

North Syracuse, NY 13212          Cicero, NY 13039

Wegmans Grocery Store

7952 Brewerton Rd

Cicero, NY 13039

As a result of the operation, ALL of the locations were in compliance of the laws pertaining to the sale of alcohol to a person under the age of 21.  No arrests were made.

(Town of Clay, NY – Aug. 28, 2011) Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh reports that deputies are investigating crash involving two pickup trucks.

At approximately 6:52pm, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the intersection of Northern Boulevard and East Taft Road where a 1992 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck, operated by Daniel Dupra, (17), of 320 Church Street in North Syracuse, crashed into a 2005 Ford F350 pickup truck, operated by William Perrigo, (37), of 275 South Collingwood Avenue, Syracuse.

Witnesses stated that Dupra was traveling south on Northern Boulevard when he ran the red light at the intersection of East Taft Road. Dupra’s S-10 crashed into the passenger side of Perrigo’s F350, who was traveling west on East Taft Road and proceeded to cross the intersection.

Impact from the crash caused extensive damage to both vehicles.

Rescue crews from the North Syracuse Fire Department responded to the scene and ambulances from EAVES, NAVAC, and Rural Metro were called to transport five patients to local hospitals.

Injured were Dupra and his teenaged passenger Zachary Crossman (age and address not available). Dupra was transported to Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital with nonlife threatening injuries and Crossman was transported to University Hospital where he is in critical condition.

Perrigo and passengers Madison Perrigo, (12) and Tara Hemmingway, (19), of Syracuse, sustained non-life threatening injuries and were also transported to University Hospital.

Deputies issued Dupra traffic tickets for passing a red light and speeding.

(Town of Clay, NY – Aug. 24, 2011) Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh reports that a door to door salesman selling care packages to be shipped to US Troops, has been charged with sexual abuse.

Ashlond Reeder, (22), of 266 East Herbert Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah, was charged on Aug. 18 with second-degree criminal sexual act, third-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with allegations that he engaged in inappropriate sexual contact with a teen under the age of 15.

Detectives assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Abused Persons Unit report that on Aug. 16, 2011, Reeder was in a Town of Clay neighborhood and accuse him of engaging in sexual contact with a teen he met while going door to door.

Reeder was arraigned in the Town of Clay Court where bail was set in the amount of $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond and was lodged at the Onondaga County Justice Center.

Criminal sexual act in the 2nd degree is a class D felony, sexual abuse in the 3rd degree is a class B misdemeanor and endangering the welfare of a child are class A misdemeanors.

No other similar incidents have been reported however, anyone with information can contact the Sheriff’s Abused Persons Unit by calling 435-3092.

(Aug. 19, 2011) Assemblyman Sam Roberts (D,WF-Syracuse), a key sponsor of legislation creating the Greater Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (Chapter 463 of 2011), announced its signing into law by the governor. An unpaid eleven-member regional board will oversee the new authority which includes Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Hancock Airport was previously controlled by the Syracuse Mayor and was, up until now, the only major airport in the state not operated by an authority.

“Allowing Syracuse Hancock International Airport to increase its competitive edge will not only help reduce airport operating costs, but also has the potential to boost Central New York’s economy by attracting new services and airlines in the future,” said Roberts.

Out of the eleven regional board members, seven are appointed by the Syracuse Mayor and one appointed by each the Onondaga County executive, the DeWitt Town Board and the East Syracuse-Minoa School District. The North Syracuse Central School District and the town boards of Salina, Cicero and Clay each take turns appointing the last member.

Monroe County Airport Authority, established in 1989, is an example of an airport authority benefiting a community. Since then, it has been able to deliver nationally-recognized affordability by bringing increased competition from low-cost carriers, such as AirTran Airways, to airports like the Greater Rochester International Airport (GRIA). Additionally, the average air fare at the GRIA has dropped more than $100 since 1995, as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

“An adjusted focus on our air transportation facilities along with stronger local input from the new regional board will provide a great service for Central New York, yielding better decisions to benefit the entire region rather than a single municipality.” Roberts concluded.

(Town of Clay, NY – Aug. 8, 2011) Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh reports that deputies are investigating car/motorcycle crash that claimed the life of a Phoenix man.

This morning at approximately 9:16 am, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a car/motorcycle just north of the intersection of Oswego Road and Lauren Lane where a 2007 Honda motorcycle, operated by Dale Osborn, 50, of 218 Oswego River Road in Phoenix, was struck by a 2004 Hyundai operated by Martin Donnelly, 77, of 5504 Grosvenor Road.

Witnesses stated that Osborn was traveling in the northbound lane on Oswego Road when he was struck by Donnelly’s car as he exited the AmericCu Credit Union parking lot, located at 7474 Oswego Road.

Osborn, who was driving in the passing lane, was ejected from his

motorcycle and thrown several feet.

Rescue crews from the Moyers Corners Fired Department responded to the scene and Osborn was transported by NOVA ambulance to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Oswego Road, between Laruen Lane and the Wegmans parking lot, was closed to all traffic for approximately one hour and thirty minutes while deputies and rescue crews cleared the scene.

Tickets are expected to be issued pending the outcome of the investigation.

(Town of Clay, NY – Aug. 5, 2011) Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh reports that a Syracuse man has been charged in connection with the death investigation of Herman Tolbert.

Herman Tolbert, Jr., 23, of 4977 Moses Drive, has been charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, first-degree burglary and first-degree unlawful use of a motor vehicle. He is accused of causing the death of his father Herman Tolbert, 68, of 4977 Moses Drive in the Town of Clay.

Last evening at approximately 10:45pm, Sheriff’s deputies and rescue crews responded to the Tolbert residence where Mrs. Lila Tolbert discovered her husband unresponsive on the floor. Paramedics pronounced Tolbert dead at the scene, and deputies quickly discovered evidence that someone had forced their way into the home.

Sheriff’s Detectives were called to conduct a complete investigation and began canvassing neighbors while evidence technicians processed the scene.

Working with the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office, it was determined that Tolbert died from a stab wound.

Detectives began following up on several leads which helped identify Tolbert’s estranged son Herman Tolbert Jr., as a potential suspect. Detectives spend most of the morning working with family members in attempt to locate Tolbert Jr., who ultimately turned himself in.

Tolbert Jr. is alleged to have forced his way into his parent’s home sometime after 8:30 pm while his mother was shopping. Detectives further allege that Tolbert Jr. engaged in an altercation with his father and immediately fleeing from the residence in his father’s pickup truck.

Tolbert, Jr. will be arraigned in Town of Clay Court this evening and the case will be turned over to the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office for further review and prosecution.

Murder in the 2nd degree is a class A-1 felony, burglary in the 1st degree is a class B felony, criminal possession of a weapon in the 4^th degree and unlawful use of a motor vehicle in the 1st degree are both class D felonies.