| UPDATE: Stabbing at Carousel Center Mall
Police arrested Algier Ceasar, 19, and charged him with assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the stabbing at the mall on Friday night. It started as a fight in the food court and led to the stabbing of one of the teens. Syracuse police tell CBS 5 news the victim is Stanley Ozell who was stabbed in the torso during the fight. He was brought to University Hospital where he's listed in stable condition. .
Lowell native Lemire to lead national degree program
Lifelong Lowell resident Stephen Lemire was recently named executive director for the National Professional Science Master's Association. The organization is headquartered at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and promotes and supports professional science master's degree programs at universities across the nation. Lemire is a senior instructor in the healthcare management program at Cambridge College. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in health services administration from UMass Lowell. Patricia Koczera of Dracut has been named vice president of retail banking at the Lowell Cooperative Bank. She is responsible for the direction of all retail banking, including products, sales and service. She will also coordinate all of the bank's marketing, advertising and public relations campaigns.
Seneca Valley to install gates at two entrances to its secondary ...
Seneca Valley School District is proceeding with plans to install gates at the two entrances to its secondary campus in an effort to tighten security, a move the district has been talking about for years. School board members Monday voted unanimously to authorize the administration to work with an architect to help design a gatehouse and gate at the main entrance on Seneca School Road in Jackson. If needed, a security officer would be stationed at the gatehouse. A locking gate also is being explored for the other entrance at the upper parking lot. During the past eight years, eight separate incidents have occurred that forced the district into a lock-down situation or involved increased security, Assistant Superintendent Matt McKinley said during a 10-minute presentation that preceded the board's vote.
Jeep Rubicon Offers an Off-road Blast from the Past
In an age when more and more vehicles seem to be embracing the look and/or feel of vehicles past (just look at the PT Cruiser or the current Mustang), the basic, garden variety Jeep doesn't have to follow such trends. Nope, it continues to look pretty much like it always has, the body style millions have come to know and love since the U.S. Army was given the Willys back in 1941. Oh, it's changed, all right. In fact, for the 2007 model year the classic Jeep, now called the Wrangler, even stretches itself to add a pair of rear doors, while becoming even boxier than before. And it ups its off road ante through more ground clearance, larger wheels and tires, (optional) next-generation Command-Trac and Rock-Trac transfer cases, new electric axle lockers, and electronic-disconnecting front sway bar.
Teens using steroids cheat themselves and their health
The measure of success in any sport is how well you use what you have to win, says Ken Locker, a certified athletic trainer at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. "It's easy for someone to cheat and win," he adds. "With steroids, you're tricking your body. You're creating something that's not you, and that's why you're cheating." But in the sports world, from high school on up, the focus often is more on competition and less on following the rules. "It's not just the kids," says Mr. Locker, who knows of a freshman at a small university who tested positive for steroids. Regulations required the school to tell his parents what had happened. They weren't surprised. "The parents admitted to giving it to him," Mr. Locker says. "They wanted him to get a scholarship." Is there a way to get a scholarship without going the steroid route? Sure, Mr.
ORU alumni support sought
Uncertainty remained Saturday about what effect Richard Roberts' resignation as president will have on Oral Roberts University, but some observers said it was a step toward improvement.
"I think people are going to be waiting and watching: OK, can it survive without a Roberts at the helm?" said Donald R. Vance, professor of biblical languages and literature.
Vance said he thinks alumni need to support ORU as it undergoes this transition, after being led for 42 years by a Roberts. ORU professors are committed to the school's evangelical Christian mission, but that might not be obvious without a TV minister as president, he said. Christian colleges across the country are led by non-ministers -- "it will just be different for us."
ORU leaders have not addressed what role, if any, Roberts will have at the university.
American Express Cardmembers Make Child Survival Priority in the ...
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today expressed its appreciation to all American Express cardmembers who participated in the unique American Express Members Project. The international children's agency said that through the awarded grant of $2 million, it was one step closer to reducing the 4000 unnecessary deaths of children each day due to unsafe water. "We applaud the creativity of all the ideas that were submitted and the commitment of the cardmembers to child survival," said Caryl M. Stern, president and CEO, U.S. Fund for UNICEF. "Safe water is fundamental to human life, yet more than one billion people do not have access to it and one in five are children." American Express chose UNICEF as the organization to implement the Children's Safe Drinking Water idea, submitted by Cardmember, Dr.
Beverage Creations Inc. Taps Kohnstamm Communications to Mount ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - (Business Wire) Beverage Creations, Inc. (PINK SHEETS: BVRG), a hydration technologies corporation based in St. Paul, MN, announced today it has chosen Kohnstamm Communications as its public relations agency for the national launch of its new water and inhalable oxygen product "bio2TONIC." The Minnesota-based PR agency, a powerhouse in creating effective national marketing programs for innovative food and beverage companies, will drive consumer interest through digital PR, word of mouth marketing, event marketing and traditional media relations approaches aimed at sports, health, lifestyle and nutrition interests. "When it comes to product PR and creating buzz around products new to the marketplace, this is the one agency I wanted in my corner," said Bob Wieden, CEO of Beverage Creations, Inc.
Sealyham Terrier 'Charmin' Crowned at Seventh Annual AKC/Eukanuba ...
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- And the winner is...Sealyham Terrier Ch Efbe's Hidalgo at Goodspice, known as "Charmin" of Cochranville, PA owned by Margery & Richard Good and Sandra Middlebrooks. Earning a $50,000 cash prize and the title of AKC/Eukanuba National Champion, Charmin was crowned the nation's top dog at the conclusion of the two-day competition in Long Beach, CA. Best in Show judge Miss Maxine V. Beam of Fort Worth, TX awarded the National Champion title. In total, nearly 2,500 dogs competed in conformation for prestigious titles and $225,000 -- the largest prize money of any dog show in the world. The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship will be simulcast on Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel on February 2, 2008 from 8-11 p.m.
Recreation: Naples resident ranked internationally in ultratriathlons
Pete Lefferts chased the monkey for a year. "We kid each other," the Naples resident and ultra triathlete said. "We ask, 'What monkey you got on your back? What event didn't you finish?' It's awful. You spend a year getting ready and it's a long time to wait for another chance. But once you got that monkey, there's a constant motivation to do better next year." It felt like a gorilla, Lefferts said, waiting from October 2006 to this past autumn, when he'd take his second shot at the Virginia Triple Iron, the 7.2-mile swim, 336-mile bike and 78.6-mile run that makes up North America's longest triathlon. It had taken him three tries to complete the Double Iron, slightly shorter and held the same weekend each year at Lake Anna State Park in Virginia, and a steady rain mixed with mid-40s temperatures had cost him his first try at the Triple.
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