Star Review digital edition - Sept. 13, 2023

Town of Cicero unveils splash pad Old L’pool Road businesses plan renovations

By Russ TARBy Contributing Writer

Sixteen businesses along Old Liverpool Road will undertake various renovation projects with the help of grants awarded by the town of Salina derived from $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds provided by the federal government. ARPA is also known as the COVID-19 stimulus package.

Town officials decided to make $1 million of its ARPA money available to businesses located along Old Liverpool Road.

“This is a great way to improve our streetscape and make that business corridor much more attractive,” said Town Supervisor Nick Paro. ARPA is a $1.9 trillion federal stimulus bill signed by President Joe Biden to help local governments with public health and economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

By JAnELLE DAvis

As September began with relatively high temperatures, many were looking for a way to cool off.

For those in the Town of Cicero, the town’s new splash pad facility was opened just in time.

After a daunting journey to break ground, the Town of Cicero celebrated a soft opening for the splash pad on Tuesday, Sept. 5, from noon to 6 p.m., held at Joseph F. William Park on Lakeshore Road.

“It was a great turnout, it has been all week, and we expect it to be through the weekend. We lucked out with the beautiful weather this week,” said Teresa Roth, Cicero’s director of parks and recreation.

Initially the town had planned to open much sooner, with plans to have the splash pad running this past spring, but the opening

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On Sept. 5 the Town of Cicero held a soft opening to announce the completion of its splash pad.

was pushed back as contractors waited on National Grid to move a gas line.

In addition to delays in construction, the town anxiously waited three weeks for the pad to cure and two weeks for the sod to establish before they could open the splash pad.

Thanks to a $250,000 grant, construction has finished, and families can enjoy a day at the beach at Oneida Shores, and then head over to the splash pad.

“Families have been wading in the waters of Oneida Shores, then going over to the splash pad,” Roth said. “Parents have been enjoying it too.”

Chelsea Marnell is among those who live nearby.

“Living so close, my family always hoped they would build a splash pad at Oneida Shores,” Marnell said. “My boys are very excited and we can’t wait to check it out.”

Soon, families will be able to

walk over to a new playground later in the fall.

Roth said that the town is in the process of building a playground adjacent to the splash pad. It will be more accessible for those with disabilities.

Roth added that the town also plans on adding additional landscaping, benches, and picnic tables in the future.

When all is said and done, the town plans on a grand opening in June of 2024 with plans to include activities, contests, food vendors, music, and a ribbon cutting.

Roth said the town will keep the splash pad open through September, weather permitting.

She also shared that they may be able to open it on warm weekends this fall.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Restrooms will close at 4 p.m. For additional information and days it may be open in the fall, check the town’s Facebook schedule for updates.

Senior center to host pop-up thrift shop

By KAThRynE RAKowsKi

All are invited to come shop at the Pop-Up Thrift Shop to be held at the Town of Clay Senior Center on Friday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. until the vendors sell out.

The senior center is located at 4948 Route 31 in Clay and this free event will be held indoors.

Seniors who are registered at the senior center will be organizing their own tables with a variety of goodies at very low prices for shoppers to enjoy.

“You never know what you will find when you go thrifting,” shared Senior Citizen Coordinator Chrissy Clancy. “One person’s junk, as we call it, is another person’s treasure.”

The event, held annually in September and April, is a good way for people in the community to come out and find some unique and inexpensive items, while also supporting the seniors who will be selling their goods.

Each seller keeps his or her own profits, although that’s not what the day is really about for those participating.

“Everything is priced so inexpensively, they’re not trying to make money,” Clancy said. “It’s more about socializing and feeling productive. At this stage in their life of downsizing, it’s also good for them to know their items will go to a place where they will still be loved.”

Clancy went on to say that it also promotes one of their often-used mottos at the senior center: re-use,

The Town of Clay senior Center will hold a pop-up thrift shop Sept. 22.

repurpose and recycle.

The seniors, who love thrifting themselves, are eager to host this event for the community.

Shoppers who come out will have about 25 tables to look through and are sure to find a variety of vintage and useful items. Shoppers should plan on bringing cash for their purchases.

The Town of Clay Senior Center offers a variety of events and services for seniors to keep them independent, engaged and connected.

For more information, or to view their calendar of events, visit facebook.com/townofclayseniors/

“These are all town-funded grants,” Paro said. “We created our own grant program and funded it with ARPA funds for this year.”

The grant recipients had to individually apply for the assistance. Recipients must match any money awarded with 25 percent of their own funds. So if a business is awarded $100,000, $75,000 will come from the town and $25,000 from the applicant.

The Old Liverpool Road improvements will include enhancing exteriors, creating new streetscapes and landscaping.

For instance, a new outdoor patio is planned at Santangelo’s restaurant at 673 Old Liverpool Road. The SugarTop Bakery at 408 Old Liverpool Road will install new doors and replace its roof.

The Gardenview Diner at 650 Old Liverpool Road will update its façade and replace an old fence. Kirnan Real Estate at 300 Old Liverpool Road will enhance its landscaping.

Old Liverpool Road businesses which were awarded grants, as provided by the town supervisor’s office:

G&V Auto Care 112 Old Liverpool Road - siding/paving

Pacific Health Club 604 Old Liverpool Road - front façade and paving

Gardenview Diner 650 Old Liverpool Road - exterior update, fence replacement

Liverpool Plaza 658 Old Liverpool Road - new front façade/ paving

Amore 659 Old Liverpool Road – paving

PB&Js 663 Old Liverpool Road - deck cover, landscaping

Santangelo’s 673 Old Liverpool Road - new patio

Sam’s Properties, LLC 721 Old Liverpool Road – paving

Kirnan Real Estate 300 Old Liverpool Road – landscaping

SugarTop Bakery 408 Old Liverpool Road - new doors, roof

Lakeview Plaza 642 Old Liverpool Road - façade/roof

Lakeview Bowling 715 Old Liverpool Road - front façade/ paving Liverpool Physical Therapy 718 Old Liverpool Roadfront façade Lakeshore Plaza 911 Old Liverpool Road - new front façade/paving

Hope Café 920 Old Liverpool Road - new front façade, patio, landscaping Chuck Taylor’s Body Shop 941 Old Liverpool Road - paving, new garage doors

Landmarks to be redeveloped

At the former site of Le Moyne Manor, 629 Old Liverpool Road, prominent Central New York developer Dave Muraco is in the process of constructing four apartment buildings one of which will offer first-floor commercial sites for retail shops. Muraco bought the landmark property in 2016 andf had the landmark restaurant and hotel demolished in 2018. Meanwhile, last month the state notified the town that application for a $2 million grant was approved. The money comes from the state’s Restore New York Communities Initiative, which provides municipalities with assistance for the revitalization of properties and the redevelopment of blighted structures.

The $2 million awarded to the town of Salina will help Pascarella Development to transform the old Will & Baumer candle factory site at 100 Buckley Road into a blend of apartments and businesses.

The total cost of the mixed-use project featuring up to 250 apartments is reportedly $15.5 million.

“It’s a perfect public/private partnership to see a longabandoned brownfield turned into beautiful community of apartments, a restaurant and brewery, right at the gateway to Salina,” Paro said.

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storytime and beyond at salina Library

By MoniCA noRTon Youth ServiCeS Librarian

Salina Library will offer new activities for families with young children this fall thanks to a Literacy Champions Grant from the Literacy Coalition of Onondaga County.

Toddlers Tango Toddlers Tango will meet once a month beginning Saturday, September 16 at 10:30 a.m. Please register in advance for this popular music and movement class for toddlers and preschool children.

Blast Off to Kindergarten: 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Looking for a fun, simple, and inexpensive way to bond with your preschool child and get ready for school? Let’s READ! Blast Off to Kindergarten is a nationwide program that recommends reading 1,000 books with your child before they start kindergarten. The library’s program is an easy way to get your child ready to learn by sharing books together and earning fun prizes.

The journey to 1,000 books is fun and easy! Earn a sticker for every 100 books you read as well as some extra prizes along the way. Each child who completes the program will receive a free book and certificate!

Early Learners storytime

Early Learners Storytime returns on Wednesday mornings in September at 11 a.m. All books read at storytime count toward your 1,000 books total! Storytime is for children ages 2-4 years old, with an accompanying adult. No registration is required. Pick up a monthly Storytime at Home kit with coloring pages, stickers, songs, rhymes, and a craft to create your own storytime from home. Visit the events calendar at salinalibrary.org to register for programs online or call 315-454-4524 for more information.

hill & Markes donates school supplies to LCsD students

With the start of a new school year, Liverpool Central School District vendor Hill & Markes wanted to make sure district students were ready for the first day.

Hill & Markes account manager Jeff Crooke stopped by the Liverpool District Office on September 1 to drop off 50 backpacks filled with essential school supplies. The backpacks will be distributed to elementary students who may need a bit of help to start the new year on the right foot.

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Accepting a donation of backpacks and school supplies from Hill & Markes account manager Jeff Crooke, right, is Liverpool Central school District Executive Director for K-8 Education Jason Armstrong and superintendent of schools Daniel G. henner.

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Local students graduate from UAlbany

Marking the culmination of their hard work and success, the University at Albany celebrated more than 4,200 students who received their degrees at the University’s 2023 Commencement ceremonies. This includes summer, fall and winter semester recipients from the 2022-2023 academic year.

The following students from Cicero have graduated from the University at Albany: Karlee Cumoletti, Bachelor of Arts, Emergency Prep, Homeland Sec & Cybersecurity, Magna Cum Laude; Kaitlyn Earle, Master of Public Administration, Public Administration; Tatum Koster, Bachelor of Arts, English, Cum Laude; Jerusha Owusu-Barnie, Master of Science, Information Science; Ryan Powers, Master of Arts, Geography; and Julianna Sgroi, Bachelor of Science, Human Development, Magna Cum Laude.

The following students from Clay have graduated from the University at Albany: Nicole Carey, Master of Science, Reading; Halle Dever, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Graduates l Page 12

SECNY Federal Credit Union opens branch in Fairmount

SECNY Federal Credit Union recently announced the grand opening of a new facility located at 3508 W. Genesee St. across from the Fairmount Fair shopping center.

In addition to a branch office, SECNY has relocated its mortgage services department and contact/operations center to this new space.

This marks the sixth full-service SECNY branch in Central New York.

Existing SECNY branches are located in Baldwinsville, Manlius, North Syracuse, Syracuse (Onondaga Hill) and Skaneateles along with four student-run high school branches (not open to the public) in LaFayette Jr./Sr. H.S, Onondaga Central Jr./Sr. H.S., Jordan-Elbridge H.S. and Solvay High School.

All credit union activities are also supported by an education and career center located in Liverpool.

The original plaza in Fairmount was opened in 1964. This newly renovated 2023 facility features unique design elements including a history wall, vintage vault, lounge area, and various graphics throughout, honoring the Gifford family whose members constructed the building and parts of the surrounding neighborhood.

“We take great pride in preserving

sECny Federal Credit union open a branch in Fairmount recently.

the legacy of this building and the ability to share our commitment to service, education and community with local residents, families, schools and businesses,” Courtney Fulmer, chief experience officer for SECNY, said.

The branch also includes convenience services such as a drive-thru teller, 24-hour walk-up ATM, night deposit services, coin machine, notary public and more. Business hours are MondayFriday from 8:30 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 to noon.

A grand ppening celebration was held in July and additional events are planned through September. A current list of SECNY promotions can be found at secny.org.

SECNY FCU is a community credit union with a 52-year history serving Central New York. Membership is open to anyone living, working, worshipping, attending school in as well as businesses and legal entities in Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison and Oswego counties.

SECNY offers a full range of member

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services including (but not limited to): Checking with debit card rewards, 92,000 surcharge-free ATMs nationwide, online account access and mobile app, online bill pay, Zellew, direct deposit, instant decision online lending, loans and mortgages, credit cards with rewards, various savings products, business account services, youth account services and more. For information on credit union membership and services, contact SECNY FCU at 315-469-5599 or visit secny. or g for details.

Onondaga County Suicide Prevention Coalition to host ‘Chalk the Walk’

OCSPC invites the community to join in a week of action for September

Suicide Prevention month.

Central NY: To honor September

Suicide Prevention month, The Onondaga County Suicide Prevention Coalition (OCSPC,) a collaboration of stakeholders devoted to creating a suicide-safer community, announces their third annual “Chalk the Walk” from Sept. 24, until Sept. 29.

Those interested in receiving a free Chalk the Walk kit are encouraged to submit a Request form on the OCSPC site or visit the link directly at: forms. gle/HM3jtkXszS6zhhUH 6

The coalition invites the commu -

nity to get involved by creating chalk art with heartfelt messages and images that offer hope and resilience for those who struggle with mental wellness and those who have lost someone to suicide.

OCSPC encourages social media users to share their chalk creations and tag them, (@OCSPC315 on Instagram, and @OnondagaCountySuicidePreventio n on Facebook,) and to use the hashtag #CNYSavesLives.

Supporters can use the #CNYSavesLives hashtag any time throughout the month of September to show those who are struggling that support is all around them.

Share your milestone celebrations!

Eagle Newspapers is here to help readers share their milestone celebrations, including birth announcements, engagements, weddings, anniversaries and milestone birthdays. The deadline to submit an announcement is 10 a.m. the Friday before publication. Announcements of up to 250 words with a photo cost just $50, with an additional 15 cents per word over 250 words. Announcements will be posted to eaglenewsonline.com within 24 hours of receipt of payment. To submit a milestone announcement, email Alyssa Dearborn at adearborn@eaglenewsonline.com, or call 315.434.8889 ext. 305.

The goal of OCSPC is to link the community with suicide prevention resources, to reduce stigma, to promote help-seeking, and to save lives.

Heaven Longo, marketing and development manager at Contact Community Services, a community based, not for profit agency that supports the social, emotional, behavioral and mental health, said, “Every year, this is one of the events a lot of community members look forward to. It’s a great time to share community resources and to promote dialogue around mental health.”

Longo encourages supporters to learn more about The Onondaga County Suicide Prevention Coalition.

There are many ways to get involved in the work of the coalition along with their annual “Chalk the Walk.”

This may include attending general meetings, working on one of their committees, taking or providing a training program or donating time. If you’d like to learn more about participating in the Coalition, please email OCSPC315@ gmail.co m

A member will contact you to discuss your interests.

If you are experiencing suicidal, substance use, or other mental health crises please call or text the new threedigit code at 988.

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22 years later

It is hard to believe that 22 years have passed since the events that shook our country and changed the world, took place at the World Trade Center complex, Ground Zero, as it came to be known, on that bright morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

Many of us woke up in the morning and started our days much like any other day, ready to go to work or school and we either saw as we watched the morning news or were quickly informed by friends or family to turn on the news and see what was happening in New York City.

When the first plane hit the tower at about 8:46 a.m., no one was sure what was happening.

Reports from the ground coming across news networks wondered if it was some kind of freak accident and if so how could it have happened?

At the time no one knew what the machinations were behind this act and it would take some time before there were any answers.

But as we watched this unfold in real time, many of us looked for an explanation, some way to make sense of what we were seeing, grasping at any news reports that flashed across the screen for some kind of answer.

It was about 9:03 a.m. when the second plane hit the South Tower.

There were still no real answers, but after the second plane, it became apparent this was not some kind of horrific accident.

Watching it unfold, it seemed like only seconds and at the same time it seemed like those minutes stretched on forever before the second plane hit.

And looking back on it, it seemed like an eternity, but it was less than two hours, about an hour and 42 minutes, until both towers collapsed.

Even those of us in Central New York, watching from some 250 miles away were struck by the scene as it unfolded.

We felt it and we were trying to make some sense out of what we were seeing.

Trying to impose logic on something so momentous that the mind simply can not process it, many of us sat awe struck, at a complete loss for words.

There were feelings of fear and confusion, even for those of us watching on the television, there was pain, sadness, terror, a true sense of loss hung over that day and the days and weeks that followed. And it still hangs over this day 22 years later.

It was only in the aftermath that some facts came to light about what happened, including Flight 77, which hit the Pentagon and Flight 93 which was believed to be headed for Washington D.C., but crashed near Shanksville, PA after passengers struggled to subdue the hijackers.

Nearly 3,000 lives were lost, 2,977 of those lives were people simply going about their own business, headed to work, headed out on flights. Some of those people even called Central New York home.

Immediately emergency personnel, fire departments, police and other first responders were on the scene and ran into those buildings, responding to what was unfolding, with the one singular goal to help anyone they could and save as many lives as they could and many of them were people who sacrificed their lives trying to help others.

They were many, too many, people who didn’t make it home that night to see their family and kiss their kids goodnight and live the lives they had planned.

To this day many in our communities gather to mark this day and share memories and reflections on what happened on Sept. 11.

These ceremonies are a solemn tribute to those who were lost that tragic day. They are all people we will remember and should never forget.

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nATuRE vs. nuRTuRE

Today we are going to wander through a brief discussion of two theories of evolutionthe very French, Jean Baptiste Lamark and the other, the more popular but less flashy Charles Darwin.

So, what about these two and the concept that flora and fauna change in response to environmental pressures? The fact that the idea of species change was thought to be a revolutionary idea should catch you up straight. Humans have been modifying their plants and animals for millennia. There are two ears of corn on my kitchen counter right now that can be traced to a simple mesoAmerican grass, teosinte, which was selectively grown over many hundreds if not thousands of years to produce what now fills most of the fields in Central New York. Take a look at the many breeds of dog, all of which are the descendants of wolves. Pekingese didn’t develop into lap dogs without human intervention.

The idea that living organisms changed their phenotype (what you see, hear, can touch, smell, taste, etc.) because of pressure from the environment (including other flora and fauna, climate, etc.) without human intervention was revelatory and also the source of much contention. Natural selection, the general terms used by Darwin to encapsulate all of the forces that instigate change, was, and for some still is, wildly heretical. If you only read about the Scopes “Monkey Trial” or saw the movie “Inherit the Wind,” you would be aware of the

dichotomy that arose between those who saw the idea of evolution as a denial of the bible vs. those who saw evolution as an explanation of scientific facts. The differences are still fodder for some rather spirited discussion.

Still, the two men in question, Lamark and Darwin, offered proof that evolution is a fact of life. How that occurred, outside the hand of man, separated the two. I should step back and note that Darwin had no proof of the mechanisms that drove evolution. No one was aware of genes or how they functioned. He even accepted the longridiculed theory offered by Lamark that evolution occurred because of acquired characteristics for a time. What is an acquired characteristic? If you are a blacksmith and use your right arm for work, it will develop greater strength than the left and, according to Lamarck, that physical strength will be passed on to succeeding generations. Another oftenused example is that of the length of the neck of a giraffe. Lamark said that as the giraffe foraged for food in the trees, each generation grew a longer neck that was passed on to succeeding generations. He also said that disuse and the changes that grew from disuse could be passed on to future generations.

Gregor Mendel, an Austrian Monk, unknowingly discovered the basic mechanisms of inheritance and Watson and Crick, who were not monks, demonstrated how genes were made of four bases which wound around each other in a double helix. Voila … genes, or DNA, the blueprints of life told us how we were constructed and

by changes in genes, how we change. By “we,” I mean all living organisms. Then came epigenetics, a discovery that the mechanisms that control the expression of DNA, the stuff that holds the blueprints of life, our genes, can be changed during the lifetime of an individual and that change, not in the genes, but in the chemistry (histones and methylation … I’ve spent a lot of time looking up these terms) surrounding them, can be passed on to succeeding generations.

The term epigenetics crept into a casual conversation on our porch one afternoon while we were discussing genealogy with a guy who has traced his family practically back to the Middle Ages and he, an artist, noted that many of his predecessors were also artists of sorts. Did he inherit a predilection to art? Is there more to epigenetics than a lot of looking up scientific terminology? Did he inherit his talent from his ancestors? Did the fact that most of my father’s Irish relatives identified themselves as tailors explain why my sister can recover a sofa or design and make and Irish dancing costume?

I can’t do either, so what did I inherit from my grandparents, my great-grandparents? Well, both of my grandmothers and my paternal greatgrandmother would never have been called slim. Epigenetics might be the explanation of why I am forever on Weight Watchers.

My paternal grandparents passed before I was born, so seeking clues to other epigenetic inheritance had to be done among my father’s sisters and

Joe Riposo reveals saxophone secrets Sunday

Alto saxophonist and author Joe Riposo – who lives in Liverpool – will explain why no two saxophonists sound the same and other secrets of reed instruments at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Carman Community Room, Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip St., in the village.

Sunday’s performance kicks off the library’s fall concert series titled “Resounding Reeds.”

Accompanied by keyboardist Dave Solazzo, bassist Mike Solazzo and drummer Jimmy Johns, Riposo will play sax standards, bebop and original compositions in this free concert.

The former director of jazz studies at Syracuse University, Riposo also spent more than three decades teaching music at Liverpool High School. He is the author of more than four dozen books, including a groundbreaking work, “Jazz Improvisation: A Whole Brain Approach ”

Riposo’s Sept. 17 appearance is presented in collaboration with the Liverpool Is The Place Concert Committee; 315-457-0310; Lpl.org.

The “Resounding Reeds” series continues at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 when the Anthony Joseph Swingtet plays a tribute to composer George Gershwin featuring clarinetist Tony Joseph.

i mprov wizard Riposo knows more about musical improvisation than most anyone else in the world! Of course improvisation is an essential element of jazz, a musical form which Riposo has played all his life.

Jazz began in New Orleans in the early part of the 20th century, but

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Thanks to the Skaneateles Area Arts Council for their continuing support of the arts in our community! The Skaneateles Library has benefited from

saxophones did not initially have a big role because the trumpet led a typical band while clarinet and trombone completed the frontline. Prominent early exceptions included Frankie Trumbauer, who played C melody saxophone on seminal recordings with Bix Beiderbecke, and Sidney Bechet, whose wide vibrato on the soprano sounds like no one else.

Coleman Hawkins popularized the tenor saxophone as a jazz instrument in the 1920s and ‘30s, and soon the Swing Era saw wildly popular big bands, each featuring multiple saxophonists.

Jazz sax history

From then on, the sax was involved in every major development in jazz: Charlie Parker’s thrilling bebop, Lester Young’s blues, John Coltrane’s spiritually-charged modal jazz, Ornette Coleman’s revolutionary free jazz, Stan Getz’s lyrical contributions to the Bossa Nova craze and Michael Brecker’s supercharged fusion.

The saxophone’s ability to play expressively made it a perfect fit for the rhythm and blues bands of the 1940s, with players such as alto-man Louis Jordan playing catchy, riff-based solos.

Riposo’s presentation Sunday at the library will likely touch upon some of these watershed moments for jazz saxophone. For instance, we may learn that he agrees with many critics who praised John Coltrane’s 1964 album “A Love Supreme,” which did something many artists were already doing with jazz sax – reaching for the transcendent.

SKARTS funding to provide a variety of art and music programs over the years. This fall SKARTS is helping to sponsor two performances in the library’s monthly classic guitar series. Folk guitarist and vocalist Kathy Dillon will be joined by a trio of guitars on Saturday, September

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n ew village committees

At its monthly meeting on Aug. 14, the village of Liverpool Board of Trustees established three new village committees, appointed their chairmen and assigned a liaison trustee.

During her election campaign this spring, new Mayor Stacy Finney had promised voters her administration would tackle important village issues such as pedestrian safety.

The three new committees are a communications committee headed by resident Sarah Alamond and tasked with updating the village website. Alamond is parish administrator and communications coordinator for St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Vine Street.

The cemetery restoration committee will be chaired by Dr. Mike Romano, who previously headed a committee that secured listings for the cemetery on both national and state Registers of Historic Places.

The village’s new pedestrian safety committee will be chaired by resident Aaron McKeon.

Trustee Rachel Ciotti was appointed as the board’s liaison with the three new committees. Ciotti was previously assigned to act as liaison to the village’s personnel and the health insurance/and retirement programs.

Last word “One of the most expressive instruments in the woodwind family, the saxophone is capable of communicating a kaleidoscope of human emotions – everything from carnal desire to spiritual exaltation and all feelings in between.”

– British music journalist Charles Waring.

16. Emma Rush, one of Canada’s preeminent classical guitarists, takes the stage on Friday, Oct. 20. Admission is free, and concerts start at 7:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!

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92,000

That number won’t soon be forgotten.

It first was displayed on cards put up by the cheerleaders in between sets.

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Then, after the match, the clear night sky was lit up with drones that spelled out those same five digits.

No matter how many times you see it, from the images of the vast sea of red that Wednesday evening in Lincoln’s Memorial Stadium to the players walking out of the locker room through the same tunnel the football Huskers do to the national anthem complete with a jet flyover, it was all staggering, stunning, special, unprecedented.

And it bears repeating – 92,003 sat and stood to watch a University of Nebraska women’s college volleyball match against Omaha, a new world record for any women’s sporting event.

This was decades in the making. Nebraska has grown into a volleyball power, winning four NCAA titles and selling out every single home match with thousands more wanting to get tickets.

Then, when the Huskers visited Wisconsin for a key 2022 match and the Badgers decided to move it to the larger Kohl Center, drawing 17,000-plus, an idea of doing something far bigger in Lincoln was hatched.

Anyone who might have wondered about this event’s viability was quickly silenced. When put on sale, the original set of tickets sold out in days, and more was needed, especially to fill the parts of the field not covered by the volleyball court.

While it sounded great in theory, seeing it actually happen elated, energized and stirred everyone present and a whole lot more who were watching it on TV.

From former Nebraska players (some of them All-Americans and Olympians) to young girls and their parents in the stadium, they all seemed moved to tears, awestruck at what they had accomplished.

They also sent two powerful messages to the sports world. One, that didn’t need repeating, was that women’s sports continues to explode in growth, as reflected by the increased ratings of the NCAA basketball and softball tournaments along with the WNBA.

The other message had little to do with equality and everything to do with what college sports, at its best, can produce when freed from the chains of football-driven

brothers. They were all musical. That would not be me either, although I love music as an aficionado. My brother … absolutely. He could play a trombone and a bass without lessons and front several bands when he was young. We had no trombones or bass fiddles hanging around our house. He had what seemed to be a natural proclivity for music.

As musical as they were, they all seemed to be able to hold dissonant views. For a group that were devote Catholics, they all had mystical leanings to fortune tellers and belief in reincarnation. I don’t frequent fortune tellers and believing that one of my cats is the reincarnation of another relative is a bit much for me, but I do have this idea that there is more to our relationships with the wider world, worlds that we cannot see .. and OK, I am not surrounding myself with crystals but there is something… Most of these things can attributed to where

realignments that make no geographic or logical sense.

Anyone who has witnessed the dismantling of the Pac12, a conference with more than a century of history and a towering legacy of championships in almost every sport imaginable, can only wince at the greed on display.

All that mattered to the college presidents throughout these power conferences was not what their athletes could do, or what their coaches could accomplish, or the chance for their fans to witness it in person.

Who cares about those things when the possibility, if not guarantee, of millions from media giants was at hand? Take the jackpot, now, and leave behind all the things that really count.

Sure, you say, football funds athletic departments. They could still do so in a structure where the football superpowers can do what they want, get their ratings fill, while still making sure the rest of college sports remains structured, regional and full of real, organic rivalries.

Fault the NCAA if you want for letting this race to the trough get out of hand, but ever since the 1984 Supreme Court decision that allowed schools and conferences to negotiate their own TV contracts away from central control, it was heading in this direction.

With so many parties trying to avoid financial ruin, what they’ve done, intentionally or not, is set fire to so much of the joy and spirit of college sports which does not carry a price tag.

Maybe all those administrators patting themselves on the back for their financial foresight should stop the self-congratulation and remember, again, that it’s not about them at all.

It’s about young women and men daring to dream big, and then accomplishing it. Something like taking a sport once played in front of a few hundred, if lucky, and adding nearly 100,000 to it.

Many championships will get handed out between now and June. But it’s doubtful that anything will top the night in Lincoln where volleyball reached the record books – and offered a timely reminder that money is no substitute for magic.

Phil Blackwell is sports editor at Eagle News. He can be reached at pblackwell@ eaglenewsonline.com.

and with whom you grew up.

We come back to the question of nature vs. nurture. Epigenetics, as it now exists, tells us that inheritance is more complicated than we knew. Inheritance of things like immunity, susceptibility, etc., maybe even individual preferences are on the table.

In the meantime, I am concerned about what I may be passing on to my grandchildren and their offspring. Will musical ability skip a generation? Will stray cats follow them home? And then, I did eat those Drake’s cupcakes, drink diet soda, stay up late to watch movies, get angry at people who were unkind to animals … I lose patience with those who aren’t patient. I am a grouch when I am tired. Are these traits going to be my contribution to my posterity?

Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a retired social studies teacher. While still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, she lives in Marcellus with lots of books, a spouse and a large orange cat.

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CNY golfers “Shine” at… NYS Super Senior Championship

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was simply magnificent and memorable. In the

Senior Division, age 65-69, Tom Fletcher 4th, Todd Dischinger 7th, Stew McGough 8th, Rich Volcko 11th, and Greg Bilyeu 16th, did CNY “proud”. In the Legends Division, Age 70 & over, Randy Young 2nd, Perry Noun 5th, and Don LaLonde 6th, also played very well.

In the 65-69 Age Group Division, the winner was…Tom Fletcher - Tuscarora Country Club

In the 75-79 Age Group Division, the winner was…Don LaLonde - Stonehenge’s Golf Club

In the ##-## Age Group Division, the winner was…Perry Noun - Lakeshore Country Club (by default)…I was the only player.

It was embarrassing !

If you want to view the scorecards with total scores for each round, hole by hole, go to… nysga.org. Also, a big thanks to Mike Deuel, head golf professional at EnJoie and his staff for the fine job they did to prepare the course and service the competitors for the two-day competition.

And finally, a well deserved “A” goes out to Bill More, Executive Director of the New York State Golf Association, Andrew Hickey, Asst. Executive Director, Dan Thompson, Dir. Marketing & Partnerships, Jack Travers, Asst. Dir. Rules & Competitions, for the superior management of the state wide competition.

As you may already know, the main offices of the NYSGA are located in Jamesville,NY. CNY is lucky to have them in our back yard.

After the 2nd round of competition, I noticed a gold plated sign in the locker room that said EnJoie Men’s Association. Under the sign there was a letter size piece of paper listing the “Golfers Commandments”. Thought you might like reading them.

I. Thou Shall Arrive In Advance of Thy TeeTime

II. Thou Shall Allow Faster Groups To Play

Through

Perry Noun is the former executive director of

III. Thou Shall Replace Thy Divots In The Fairway

IV. Thou Shall Repair Thy Pitch Marks On The Greens

V. Thou Shall Rake Thy Footprints In The Bunkers

VI. Thou Shall Be Ready Whence It Is Thy Turn

VIII.Thou Shall Allow Faster Groups To Play Through

IX. Thou Shall Repair Thy Pitch Marks On The Greens

X. Thou Shall Rake Thy Footprints In The Bunkers

Xl. Thou Shall Allow Faster Groups To Play Through DOING THIS AND MORE WILL ASSURE YOUR PLACE IN GOLF HEAVEN…

AMEN

As you can see, the last “4” are mentioned twice. I am sure the anonymous author of the “Golfers Commandments” was just trying to emphasize the importance of the last “4”, however, I’m disappointed when this happens. Therefore, I found “10” more from Jordan Brooks that will improve your course strategy…1. Know Thy Distance…2. Know Thy Self…3. Know Thy Short Game…

4.Know Thy Bag…5. Help Thy Self…6. Get Thee Self Into Scoring Position…7. Read Thy Scorecard…8. Recognize Thy Badness…9. Stick To Thy Strategy and…10. Have Thyself Some Fun. If you don’t understand these course strategies, read them again. Eventually you will figure them out. When you do understand them, your handicap will improve dramatically. Good luck.

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Spiritual Stress Relief

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Betty J. Adams, 87, of Cicero, passed away Aug. 28, 2023. Maurer Funeral Home, Moyers Corners, Baldwinsville, has arrangements.

Jules J. Maderos, 85, of Liverpool, passed away Aug. 30, 2023. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.

Richard Nuhn, 81, of Jordan, passed away Aug. 29, 2023. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has arrangements.

Alyssa A. Smith, 36, of Clay, passed away Sept. 2, 2023. Maurer Funeral Home Moyers Corners, Baldwinsville, has arrangements.

Stephanie Traeger Terry, 59, formerly of North Syracuse, passed away Sept. 3, 2023. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.

Eleanor L. Abulencia, 87, of North Syracuse, passed away Sept. 6, 2023. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.

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C-NS, Liverpool boys soccer splits with B’ville

By PhiL BLACKwELL

A big part of the next chapter for the Cicero-North Syracuse boys soccer team is moving on from Wyatt Dupell, the goalkeeper who led the Northstars to last fall’s Section III Class AA championship.

Even more important, though, is the fact that a switch by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association to six classes has put C-NS in the Class AAA portion, with only a few local rivals joining them come October.

In the meantime, many new starters took the field during the season-opening C-NS Optimist Tournament, which commenced Aug. 31 at the Gillette Road complex.

After Utica Prctor beat reigning three-time state Class B champion Skaneateles 1-0, the Northstars faced New Hartford and was kept off the board in a 2-0 defeat to the Spartans.

Niko Servider did a strong job in the net for C-NS, recording nine saves. Still, New Hartford converted once in each half, goals by Aly Radwan and Dylan Merill making the difference as the Spartans limited the Northstars to just three shots all game.

C-NS rebounded a day later with a 2-1 win over Utica Proctor, all the goals coming in the first half. Dante Melfi and Titus Dimitroff scored for the Northstars to offset Dae Eh Ko’s tally for the Raiders, and the defense made it stick over the last 40 minutes, Servider only having to make one save.

All this led to last Tuesday’s SCAC Metro division opener against Baldwinsville, off to its own 1-1 start. Here, though, the Bees seemed to announce its intention to return to the top as it prevailed 2-0 over C-NS. Once again, the Northstars found it difficult to generate scoring chances, held to five shots. B’ville didn’t have many more opportunities, but converted once in each half, Aiden Baker and Michael Sacco getting the goals.

Liverpool, who could prove to be C-NS’s other main challenger in the AAA sectional battle, had its own two-day tournament of games on Labor Day weeekend at LHS Stadium.

It started on the morning of Sept. 1 with a 0-0 draw against Westhill. The two Warriors sides battled for 80 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime, Liverpool goalie Jacob McQuatters able to stop all eight shots he faced.

Facing Watertown the next afternoon, the Warriors got into the win column, blanking the Cyclones 2-0 as both goals came in the first half. Dominic Paolini and Antonio Wilson had those goals, Connor Lynch grabbing an assist and watching as the Liverpool defense held Watertown to a mere three shots.

Then it was Liverpool taking the measure of B’ville on Saturday afternoon, and with tremendous defense from start to finish was able to edge the Bees 1-0 for its third consecutive shutout.

Neither team could break through until the second half, when the Warriors’ Evan Belfield converted. To keep that margin, Liverpool’s back line clamped down further, ultimately seeing McQuatters earn another shutout thanks to his seven saves.

C-NS also played Saturday, against PSLA-Fowler, and beat the Falcons 4-1, an offensive breakout where it converted twice in the first half and twice more late to pull away and move to 2-2 on the season. Melfi, with a goal and two assists, led a wellbalanced attack, Max Klasen getting one goal and one assist. Jackson Petzoldt and Gourav Adhikari also found the net by game’s end as Vincent Edwards added an assist.

On Tuesday night, it was C-NS against Liverpool at LHS Stadium, with the Northstars also getting a 2023 sectional finals rematch with West Genesee and hosting Central Square by week’s end.

C-NS boys volleyball drops rematch with F-M

By PhiL BLACKwELL

Two straight seasons of defeats in the Section III Division I championship game has made the Cicero-North Syracuse boys volleyball quite hungry as 2023 got underway.

And it only figured that the Northstars would open against the very same Fayetteville-Manlius side that beat them in an epic five-set title match last fall.

In this Friday-night showdown,each of the first two sets was close, but the Hornets pulled them out by margins of 25-22 and 25-21, then closed it out 25-17 in the third. Jack Waite, aside from his 16 assists, put up eight kills, second only to Carter King’s 11 kills as Carter added six digs, two assists and two blocks. Colin Dietz added four kills and Jeff Goldberg got seven digs.

On F-M’s side, Connor Sugar managed 30 assists as Jared Duggal got nine digs. Up front, junior Cortland Schroeder led with nine kills, Chris Cleary and Mike McAndrew each getting seven kills as Charles Addonizio had five kills and Guy Juran four kills.

Meanwhile, Liverpool, who tailed off a bit last fall after winning the 2021 sectional Division I title over C-NS, took a setback in its Aug. 31 opener, falling in four sets to Living Word Academy. The Lions claimed close 25-23 and 28-26 sets to go up 2-0, and though the Warriors won the third 25-21, Living Word controlled the fourth set 25-16 to end it.

Jack DeForge, in defeat, had six kills, with Dylan Lane getting four kills and four assists. Sean Frawley also got four blocks as Kellen Conway recorded 16 assists. For the Lions, Tali Connor (16 kills) and Jack Connor (12 kills) led the front line as Dan Maloney (24 assists) and Jonathan Mazur (16 assists) fed them.

Then, facing a Baldwinsville side that was 1-16 a year ago, Liverpool won the first set 25-23, but then lost a close second set 25-21, dropped the third 25-15 and saw the Bees win 25-22 in the fourth to close it out.

DeForge managed 14 kills and Frawley added six kills. Conway improved to 18 assists and had a team-best eight digs, ahead of Cody Badger and Shah Sahak earning six digs apiece.

For B’ville, Nate Mekker had 21 assists, adding four kills and two blocks, while Brendan Micho earned 14 assists, six kills, two blocks and two digs.

Leading a balanced Bees front line, Brayden Kudarauskas had 12 kills, four digs and three aces, while Xzavier Vanderstuow had 10 kills and two aces. Ethan Davenport chimed in with five kills and five blocks.

C-NS, Liverpool field hockey set for early battle

By PhiL BLACKwELL

Though it was still early in the season, Monday night’s field hockey showdown between Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool carried more weight than before.

The Northstars had got off to a good start in 2023 –but so had the Warriors, racking up 20 goal in its first three games and trying to position itself as the main challenger to C-NS’s throne.

About the only thing that went wrong for Liverpool was that its scheduled game at Baldwinsville last Thursday at Pelcher-Arcaro Stadium got postponed by a heavy thunderstorm that struck just as the game was to start. That game will get made up this Saturday at noon.

Meanwhile, after a narrow Aug. 30 win over Fayetteville-Manlius, C-NS had an easier time of it a day later, building up a 5-0 lead on Clinton through three quarters, which allowed it to absorb a defensive lapse and still win 7-3.

Leading a well-balanced attack, Nicole Conklin scored twice and got a pair of assists. Gabby Wameling had two goals and one assist, with Maria Wozniczka also converting twice. Eva Farone equaled Conklin’s two assists and Ayvah Romano had the other goal.

That same day, Liverpool again put up big numbers, handling Camden 6-1 and displaying more balance in its attack than it did when it beat Little Falls 7-3 two days earlier.

Jane Razza, who had four goals against the Mounties, scored just once this time, but had plenty of company as six different Warriors found the net by game’s end.

Only Gianna Carbone converted twice, with Katia Flavin, Zoe Noyes and Caitlyn Guilfoil joining Razza with single goals. Mia Berthoff, Emily Nestor and Cheyla Hill had one assist apiece.

Up against Canastota last Tuesday night, Liverpool continued its torrid start, taking apart the Raiders’ defense in the course of a 7-0 shutout.

It was 5-0 by halftime, largely because Canastota had little idea who to defend. Just like it did against Little Falls, the Warriors had six different players put shots in the net, with only Berthoff scoring twice.

Carbone had one goal and one assist, with Noyes, Alexis McGregor, Sophia Puccia and Chloe Youker taking turns earning goals and assists credited to Razza and Cheyla Hill.

This followed C-NS’s 5-0 win over Canastota on Sept.2, a game where Nikki Conklin would convert twice as Wameling and Paige Pangaro both earned one goal and one assist.

Then the Northstars earned an impressive 4-0 win over Section V’s Pittsford, getting all of its goals against the Panthers in the second and third quarters.

Wameling, Conklin, Addie Esce, Ayvah Romano and Isabel Normanly all helped in the scoring plays, with goalie Olivia Planty stopping all four shots she faced.

Following the B’ville postponement, Liverpool did take on Vernon-Verona-Sherrill on Saturday and had, by far, its closest call so far, edging the Red Devils 1-0.

Getting most of the game’s chances, the Warriors saw VVS goalie Margaret Gracey make nine saves, only surrendering Berthoff’s first-quarter goal. However, that single tally held up, Liverpool limiting the Red Devils to just two shots all afternoon.

C-NS girls volleyball beats J-D in four sets

By PhiL BLACKwELL

It hasn’t taken long for the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool boys volleyball teams to sense the opportunity forming in front of them.

Amid a smaller group of Class AAA sides, the Northstars and Warriors had to both notice that long-time favorite Baldwinsville lost in five sets to West Genesee last Tuesady night.

This happened as C-NS, taking on reigning sectional Class A champion Jamesville-DeWitt, split the first two sets, but then took over late to beat the Red Rams.

Having claimed the opener 25-17, the Northstars absorbed J-D’s 25-16 win in the second set and then pulled away to win the third by that same margin before routing the Rams 25-11 in the fourth to end it.

Kendall Rumble, with her seven aces and 18 assists, anchored the effort, adding six digs and three kills as Allison Navarra led the defense with 12 digs.

Grace Murray had a team-best nine kills plus eight digs, while Ellie Blumer, Grace Turrell and Sarah Dobbins each finished with six kills.

Far from all this, Liverpool had its own impressive effort against Oswego last Tuesday, taking the first set 25-15 from the Buccaneers and each of the next two sets by equal 25-16 margins for the sweep.

Nya Pedrosa had 14 assists and five digs, helped on the back line by Allyson Crandall, who gained nine assists and eight digs. Sophie Sageer and Lauren Poland had eight kills apiece, Sageer contributing six digs and three aces. Elliana Vangelov managed seven kills and 10 digs

Sweeping PSLA-Fowler two nights later, Liverpool got eight aces from Kylie Walker, with Lauren Ragonese adding five aces and Addie Tanton four aces. Sageer and Vangelov earned five kills apiece as Crandall got 10 assists.

After C-NS played Saturday in the Hornet Pride Tournament at Fayetteville-Manlius, it would turn toward a match with Liverpool on Wednesday night in between contests against Central Square and J-D. The Warriors also face Henninger and Fulton this week.

C-NS, Liverpool girls soccer get early wins

By PhiL BLACKwELL

As part of a far smaller Class AAA group than it faced before, the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool girls soccer teams could both carry championship dreams quite far.

Away from Fayetteville-Manlius (who is still in Class AA), the Northstars might consider itself the favorites, and got off to a solid start on Sept. 2 when it defeated Jamesville-DeWitt 1-0.

In a game which had few big opportunities, C-NS’s defense held J-D to three shots, and it grabbed the lead when Emilee Rio netted an unassisted goal. The Northstars’ defense limited the Rams to three total shots.

Yet those good feelings did not carry over into last Tuesday’s SCAC Metro division opener against West Genesee, where the Northstars took a 2-1 defeat to the Wildcats. The game went back and forth with chances at both ends. WG went in front with Alyssa Winters’ goal, only to have C-NS answer and pull even, 1-1.

It was Ellie McMahon converting to break the tie and the Wildcats hanging on thanks to a defense that mostly made the Northstars work for its chances. Between them, WG goalies Jenna Orr and Julia Poissant had six saves.

A chance for C-NS to recover against East Syracuse-Minoa on Thursday was postponed due to heavy thunderstorms and dangerous weather conditions, to get made up this Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

This followed Liverpool seeing its own game with Jamesville-DeWitt postponed because the heat index last Wednesday topped 95 degrees, beyond conditions allowed for competition by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

But the weather was fine for both Liverpool and C-NS to play on Saturday, the Warriors getting Rome Free Academy as the Northstars faced Whitesboro,

With consecutive games looming this week against Fayetteville-Manlius, Baldwinsville and West Genesee, Liverpool needed some confidence, and got it by blanking the Black Knights 2-0, Grace Muller and Sienna Villa able to pick up the decisive goals.

A closer game took place between C-NS and Whitesboro, but the Northstars claimed it 1-0 in overtime.

The Northstars stayed patient through 80 minutes of regulation before Emilee Rio netted the game-winner in the first extra period. Combined, goalies Natalie LaPointe and Meghan McGrath stopped all 10 of Whitesboro’s shots.

C-NS, Liverpool football get off to strong starts

By PhiL BLACKwELL

In their own manners, football teams from CiceroNorth Syracuse and Liverpool got off to quick starts on Labor Day weekend.

At SUNY-Brockport on Sept. 2, the Northstars, winners of the last five Section III Class AA titles, put together a comprehensive performance in defeating Section VI’s West Seneca West 34-14.

A night earlier, on home turf at LHS Stadium, Liverpool unleashed a much-improved offense on Section II’s Ballston Spa, piling up points throughout the evening and defeating the Scotties 61-44.

Returning several stars on offense from 2022, C-NS broke things open with West Seneca West by netting 21 points in the second quarter to emerge from a 7-7 tie.

The combination of quarterback Jaxon Razmovski and receiver Davine Bennett had already connected for a 32yard touchdown pass in the opening period, and then combined twice more, on scoring passes of 17 and 30 yards.

Right before halftime, Razmovski scored on a one-yard plunge, which made it 28-7. And while the offense cooled down, the Northstars’ defense stepped up, even as it broke in a group of new starters.

Clinching it in the third quarter, C-NS had Tristan Johnson intercept a West Seneca West pass and return it 70 yards for a touchdown.

Liverpool, seeking to improve from last season’s 2-6 struggles, found, against Ballston Spa, that it might have an explosive attack centered around quarterback John Sindoni and running back Owen Brown.

Breaking out to a 13-0 first-quarter lead, the Warriors had Sindoni throw a TD pass to Jordan Grandinetti and scramble four yards for another score.

Twice in the second period, Sindoni found Gradinetti for scoring passes of nine and 16 yards after Ny’Quez Madison got points on the board for the defense by returning a Scotties interception 44 yards for a TD.

With a 34-12 halftime lead, the Warriors turned to the ground game in the second half, which was necessary, since Ballston Spa would put up 30 points the rest of the way.

Brown carried the ball 30 times for 205 yards and netting three touchdowns, the longest of them a 15-yard run. Sindoni, who was 19-for-28 for 207 yards, added a fourth TD pass of five yards to Jayden Devereaux.

Now the both faced Section IV teams – Liverpool visiting Elmira and C-NS meeting Corning, but only the Northstars were able to finish its game and move to 2-0.

C-NS stopped the Express 48-8, its defense only allowing a single touchdown in the first half as three separate scores helped the Northstars take a 21-8 advantage to halftime.

When Razmovski hit Johnson on a 14-yard TD pass early in the third quarter, the runaway began. Razmovski later added a fourth scoring pass to Nate Williams after the defense again got on the board, Terrell Wright returning a Corning fumble for six points.

As that went on, Liverpool, playing in Elmira, was leading 14-8 in the second quarter when lightning in the area stopped play. When the inclement weather persisted, the teams chose not to resume the game.

Liverpool is back home this Friday to face Henninger at 6:30 as C-NS travels to Union-Endicott.