Some Still Have Concerns About Syracuse s Police Reform Plan By Spectrum News Staff Syracuse PUBLISHED 6:38 AM ET Apr. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED April 6, 2021 @6:38 AM
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On March 15, Syracuse’s Common Council passed the city’s proposed Police Reform and Reinvention plan. Though the vote was unanimous, it did not come without criticism.
That criticism came from city councilors and community activists alike.
“I think it’s a whole bunch of old procedures and policies that are a little reworded. But not really anything changed, not anything reformed, not anything reinvented, reimagined, said Hasahn Bloodworth with Rebirth SYR.
Bloodworth is a part of the 14-group coalition SPAARC, or the Syracuse Police Accountability and Reform Coalition. This summer, SPAARC presented its People’s Agenda for policing a list of nine
Gyms Hoping New York Will Allow Larger Capacity Limits
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Gyms and fitness centers have 17 pages of guidelines to follow from the state.
On Monday, they were able to resume to normal operating hours. Walking through gyms, you wouldn’t know that they were ever closed for a period of time during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Jamie Mosher remembers.
“Jamie, your favorite muscle motivator, yeah that’s what we do around here. We motivate people, said gym member Mosher.
You’ll find him here at least once a day, probably more.
“I’ve got a couple other gym memberships other places, but I just like coming here. It’s the atmosphere. These are my people man, which is great, said Mosher.
New York State s Burn Ban Has Begun PUBLISHED 9:00 PM ET Mar. 16, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:00 PM EDT Mar. 16, 2021
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Spring weather brings an increased risk of wildfires
The ban lasts through May 14
Violators may be fined $500 for a first offense
New York first enacted strict restrictions on open burning in 2009 to help prevent wildfires and reduce air pollution. The regulations allow residential brush fires in towns with fewer than 20,000 residents during most of the year, but prohibit such burning in spring when most wildfires occur.
Campfires using charcoal or untreated wood are allowed, but people should never leave these fires unattended and must extinguish them.
By John Camera Middletown
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“It’s quite clear that Governor Cuomo enacted this legislation to shut us up and get us off the streets without intending to have a true and honest dialogue,” said Luisa Fuentes, a local attorney.
She, along with fellow attorney Michael Sussman, authored a letter to Cuomo. They, along with 311 others who signed it, are calling for the April 1 deadline for Executive Order 203 to be extended.
“I wrote this letter with Luisa Fuentes because many of us around the region felt that communities were not doing justice to the intent of this, nor to it’s spirit, and that in fact, in the end, this would boomerang and create more anger, Sussman said.
By Brian Dwyer Jefferson County PUBLISHED 5:30 AM ET Mar. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:30 AM EDT Mar. 17, 2021
SHARE So I got these totes. The kids have been helping me tear down. They re going to be here in a little while, Watertown Boxing Club Founder Johnny Pepe said back in 2020 when he decided he could no longer keep his gym open.
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For many smaller, family owned businesses, COVID-19 brought some very dark days as some temporarily shut down and some closed for good
Nearly 5.6 million people have filed for unemployment through COVID-19, a number significantly higher than the recession of 2008-2009