Audit backs Syracuse.com report that city paid police to stay home and finds it was even worse
Updated 10:25 AM;
Today 7:30 AM
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Syracuse, N.Y. ― A Syracuse police policy of paying officers who were sent home to avoid work during the pandemic cost taxpayers nearly $300,000, according to a city audit.
The department at the same time paid other officers overtime to fill shifts that could have been filled by officers who were paid to stay home, the audit found. How much overtime was spent this way couldn’t be determined because the city’s record-keeping is so “antiquated,” the audit found.
Le Moyne College requires students to get Covid-19 vaccine before fall semester
Updated 12:45 PM;
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Le Moyne College basketball player Gabriel Divic, 21, gets a Johnson & Johnson vaccine April 9, 2021 at a clinic on campus.
N. Scott Trimble | syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. – Le Moyne College is requiring all students to get the Covid-19 vaccine by the opening of the fall semester.
The college said it will allow medical and religious exemptions, but expects the majority of students to get vaccinated.
Le Moyne said it will decide soon whether to also mandate vaccinations for faculty, administrators and staff.
“Our primary goal is the health and safety of our students, and we look forward to welcoming both new and returning students to an on-campus experience that is academically challenging and personally fulfilling,” Le Moyne President Linda LeMura said in a prepared statement. “By requiring the vaccine, we will make great strides toward mee
Restaurant inspections: China Express at Destiny has violations; 36 found satisfactory, 3 corrected
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UNSATISFACTORY INSPECTIONS
1:09 p.m. March 30, 2021
Reinspection is Required
Critical violations: Large container of raw chicken stored at room temperature while cooking small amounts at a time in the deep fryer. Chicken temperature 49 to 60 degrees. Out for less than 2 hours, will be cooked within a half hour, according to employees.
Violations: Frozen food stored in plastic shopping bags in reach-in freezer, not food-grade plastic meant for long term storage. Raw food stored not protected in walk-in cooler, food uncovered. Raw heads of cabbage stored directly on wire shelving in walk-in cooler with no barrier in between.
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Onondaga County sees spike in syphilis cases; People at risk urged to get tested
Updated 11:14 AM;
Today 11:09 AM
This photo from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows syphilis sores on the palms of an infected person s hands.Provided photo
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Syracuse, N.Y. Onondaga County has seen a sudden spike in syphilis cases and is urging people to get tested if they are at risk of getting the sexually transmitted disease.
There were 28 cases of syphilis in the first three months of the 2021. That equals the total number of cases the county saw for all of 2020.
“While our focus is on addressing the Covid-19 pandemic, we cannot forget other public health concerns in our community such as this recent rise in syphilis cases,” Dr. Indu Gupta, the county’s health commissioner, said in a news release.