Ditching a parking ticket no easy task in Solvay

In December, the village of Solvay became the first suburban municipality in Onondaga County to use the “boot.”

And judging by Solvay’s success, it’s possible other municipalities will give it a try.

The “boot” is a wheel-locking device that immobilizes vehicles and keeps parking scofflaws from driving away before paying their fines. Solvay Police Chief Richard Cox told the village board at its Jan. 26 meeting that the village collected $4,180 in parking fines in December – an increase of $2,300 from December 2007.

Cox said December is usually the village’s slowest month because people are spending their money on Christmas presents instead of parking fines.

“The message is out there now, and more people are coming in and paying their fines,” Cox said.

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Update: Solvay HS nurse at $8,000 level on ‘Millionaire’

by Catie O’Toole / The Post-Standard
Wednesday January 28, 2009, 8:00 PM

Courtesy of Valleycrest Productions Ltd.

Update at 7:30 p.m.:

Sue Zumchak, of Geddes, answered the $8,000 question correctly before time ran out on today’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” show. She will return tomorrow to continue playing — and try to become the next millionaire.

Here’s the original story:

Solvay High School nurse Sue Zumchak will be in the “hot seat” tonight and Thursday.

That is, on the television show, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”

The game show will air at 7 p.m. on WSYR-TV (Channel 9).

“I play it well in the comfort of my recliner so I thought to myself, ‘Why not try to play it from the real hot seat?’” Zumchak said.

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Plenty of upbeat news from Solvay schools

by Catie O’Toole / The Post-Standard
Thursday January 22, 2009, 5:00 AM

Solvay School Superintendent J. Francis Manning announced several good things happening in the district at a school board meeting last week. Among the items:

• Solvay High School’s Business Club has opened its new school store. “Business has been good and the students are excited about the store’s future,” the superintendent said at the Dec. 15 school board meeting.

• Doreen Merola, an English-language arts content specialist and certified training associate at Solvay High School, achieved “training associate” status for the Center for Cognitive Coaching in Denver.

She is now one of 50 training associates for the center and one of 25 still actively teaching cognitive coaching in the world. Manning said two Australian educators who recently visited the district were “most impressed with our leadership, students, staff members, facilities, etc. They have all spoken about the pride we take in our buildings and how clean and neat everything looks.”

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