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WEATHER 2B OBITUARIES 63 www.pressconnects.com 7 SECTION Press Sun-Bulletin DENNIS ANDERSON METRO EDITOR 607-798-1151 City bus debate heats ill irir MAYORS' PROPOSAL FOR BUS TERMINAL Currentte of fWfv'llfll iTftS Broome County JFJr Transit's fTLJ Ha TO bus-staging areapZ fr7 -r- r-' i (Lci'iV Recommended Jli CX irtJ hj r- I 1 site for Broome If flm fcU County Transit's 7. lit kr bus-staging area i I Governmental ri 'CS7 fL9 -z Memorial Arena iV pointed. "It all comes down to dollars and cents," Stento said. "For me, it's going to hurt business. "It's going to impact me; I'll likely have to lay off a person, and I'll likely have to readjust my hours." Bucci said, however, many buses still will pass by or through downtown on their routes, which should satisfy merchants and riders.

The mayor also mentioned residents from the nearby downtown public housing move after many Court Street merchants complained they were losing business because the buses blocked their stores' visibility for passing motorists. But some merchants are worried about the possibility of losing foot traffic. "It certainly can't help," said James Hatherly, McCrory's store supervisor. "You really see the amount of business fluctuate with the bus schedule." At the downtown Court Street Subway shop, owner Frank Stento also is disap Mayor suggests move back to Hawley Street BY GREG ERBSTOESSER Staff Writer Mayor Richard A. Bucci said Tuesday he is recommending Broome County move its buses off Court Street and a block south to Hawley Street, where they were until a year ago.

Bucci said he suggested the Construction collision Expert: Merchants to get say on sign rule OWEGO Owego merchants can have their say on how a proposed sign ordinance should read. Trustees decided Monday to have Trustee Annette Schweiger round up four to five merchants willing to serve on a committee to review and revise the proposed sign ordinance. Some merchants say the ordinance, which would have limited commercial signs to no more than 9 square feet, is too restrictive and could interfere with their ability to do business. The ordinance is on hold until merchants come up with their recommendations. Owego to require seat belt use OWEGO Owego police and other village employees who drive on the job now have to wear safety belts.

Trustees voted Monday to make the use of seat belts mandatory for any employee who drives. Their concerns stemmed from an accident which injured an Owego police officer May 5. Officer Matthew Romano was en route to a call when his cruiser was hit by another car at Temple Street and North Avenue. The driver of the second car, 74-year-old Donald H. Lupole of 2718 West Creek Road, Newark Valley, was later charged with passing a red light, a violation.

Romano, who trustees say was not wearing a seat belt, had to be freed from the crushed vehicle with extrication equipment. He was treated for a shoulder injury at Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center in Johnson City and released. Student suspended for making threats A student at African Road Elementary School in Vestal was suspended recently for writing a list threatening some other students. A student received a cipal's suspension for "constructing a list," said Keith Olivet, assistant superintendent for Vestal Central School District. A principal's sion can run for up to five days.

mktch suspect in Giant thefts developments urged the terminal be brought back to Hawley Street and closer to the high rise developments. Ron Sail, owner of Sail-Stearns men's clothier, said he supported the move. t'l don't see where it helped us," Sail said of the decision last year to move the buses to Court Street while the reconstruction of the downtown government center and the building of the new county courthouse annex were under way. SEE TRANSIT 6B Clarence George, 46, of Norwich, driver of the truck that lost its brakes, received minor injuries to his neck and back while Robert H. Call 72, of Lisle, driver of the other truck, suffered a small cut to his head, police said.

Both drivers were treated at Wilson and released. new jobs, to include skilled aviation technicians, will pay somewhere around $45,000 per year. According to the New York State Department of Labor, statewide aircraft mechanics earn from $13.10 an hour up to $22.40 an hour. In 1996 there were 4,200 statewide. It is anticipated that there will be 210 openings for aircraft mechanics annually within the state.

People with those specialized skills may come from outside the area, which would be a plus, said Joseph Kozlowski, regional economist at the Labor Department at Glendale. WEDNESDAY JUNE 23,1999 FILE staff TRIAL UPDATE Emit J. Miles is being tried in Broome County Court on five felony counts of first-degree robbery. He is accused of robbing three Giant supermarkets on five separate occasions. The trial Is expected to last two weeks.

Tuesday: Prosecutor Robert A. Sharpe called 10 witnesses who testified about a variety of identifying features which purport to tie Miles to one or more of the robberies. One of those witnesses, state police senior I investigator Daniel J. Brad- shaw, testifies that a finger- print inside a latex glove matches Miles' fingerprints on file with the Binghamton Police Bureau. Wednesday: The prosecu- i tion is scheduled to call more witnesses.

markets throughout Binghamton. The robberies occurred Dec. 8, 1996, Dec. 24, 1996, and May 4, 1997, at 56 Main Dec. 20, 1 997, at 279 Main and Aug.

23, 1998, at 307 Conklin Ave. Miles faces a maximum 25-year state prison sentence if convicted on any single count. Defense attorney William T. Martin sought to discredit Bradshaw's findings by eliciting testimony about the Troop evidence tampering scandal. Martin had Bradshaw testify that the quality assurance measures to which all evidence is now subjected including the fingerprint found on the latex glove were instituted in 1996.

Four former troopers were eventually convicted of manipulating latent fingerprints in order to ensure convictions. But on Sharpe's re-direct examination, Bradshaw said he had worked to rebuild the identification unit since the scandal. Testimony continues today. 11 Prints New York State Police investigate the accident scene where two dump trucks collided Tuesday afternoon at a Route 1 7 construe- DAVE KENNEDY staff photographer tion site near North Road in West Windsor. The brakes on one truck failed, causing it to roll down a hill into the other truck, police said.

drivers injured Trucks BY BRYAN CHAMBALA Staff Writer Brake failure caused an accident Tuesday afternoon involving two large dump trucks at a Route 17 construction site in West Windsor, state police said. According to the accident Latex glove found near store BY K. MATTHEW DAMES Staff Writer Latent fingerprints from a latex glove and the Troop evidence tampering scandal were the key issues during Monday's testimony in the trial of a Bronx man accused of robbing a string of Giant supermarkets. Broome County Assistant District Attorney Robert A. Sharpe called 10 witnesses after his 50-minute opening statement in Broome County Court.

All testified about evidence which purported to tie defendant Emil J. Miles to at least one of the five robberies police allege he committed. David J. Bradshaw testified as an expert that a latent fingerprint taken from a latex glove was a "positive match" with Miles' ink fingerprints on file with the Binghamton Police Bureau. Latent fingerprints are fingerprints that are not readily visible.

Sharpe had introduced a pair of latex gloves earlier in the day while questioning Keith Ludwig, a Binghamton resident. Ludwig said he found the gloves inside a green jacket Dec. 21, 1997, while he was pulling out of his Crestmont Road driveway, near the Giant store at 279 Main St. The day's first witness, Jason Vymislicky, said the perpetrator who robbed that store wore a green jacket and latex gloves. Police allege Miles dumped the gloves in Lud-wig's driveway, near the store, after a Dec.

20, 1997, robbery. Miles, 34, was indicted Dec. 14, 1998, on five felony counts of first-degree robbery. Police allege he committed five separate armed robberies at Giant super- Miller airport expansion to add 100 jobs collide; report, one of the trucks was attempting to drive up a small hill when the other truck, resting at the top of the hill, lost its brakes and began rolling down the hill. The accident took place near North Road in an area that eventually will become Interstate 86.

Nicholas Cerretani, executive vice president of flight operations for Corporate Wings, said Tuesday the expansion will accommodate an aircraft time-share program being launched by Corporate Wings. The program allows companies and individuals to lease partial service in an aircraft a certain of number hours in month giving them access to private service without having to pay the full cost for aircraft maintenance, crew and other overhead as they would if they had full ownership. Time-share arrangements for aircraft have become popular for those unable or unwill The trucks were owned and operated by the Green Island Construction Co. of Albany. The accident sent the drivers of both trucks to Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center, according to Trooper Terry Ginyard of state police at Kirkwood.

ing to underwrite the full cost of a private plane. "Binghamton would be the primary maintenance location," said Cerretani, one of the founders of the former Miller Aviation. "It's a very large maintenance depot." Broome County Executive Jeffrey P. Kraham said Tuesday negotiations dealing with lease issues are still under way, and that it's possible the company could also be looking for assistance from the county's Industrial Development Agency, which generally provides tax and other incentives to encourage development. Kraham said many of the Olivet would not discuss -details about the student or the incident.

Nor would he confirm what school the student attends. New president to take helm at Delhi An Ohio college vice president will become the eighth president of the State University College of Technology at Delhi, an appointment approved Tuesday by the state university trustees. Candace S. Vancko, 54, will take over as president Aug. 19.

She has been vice president of enrollment services at Hocking College, a two-year technical college in Nel- sonville, Ohio, for the last seven years. Vancko will replace Mary Rittling, who has served interim president since July 1998? Rittling will become regional vice president of West Virginia University and president of West Virginia's Potomac State College campus in August. Benjamin C. Nesbitt, chairman of Delhi's College Council and co-chairman of the presidential search advisory committee, said Vancko is "a perfect match" for Delhi. She was selected from 30 applicants for the $105,000 per year post.

Vancko has bachelor's and master's degrees in speech from Pennsylvania Stale University and a doctorate in higher education administration from Ohio University. I Correction The Rev. David Simon has been at St. Margaret Mary's BY DON SBARRA Staff Writer, Binghamton Regional Airport's only on-site maintenance, fuel and charter aircraft provider is negotiating an expansion project that would eventually add about 100 new jobs and erect a new hangar at the county-owned facility in the Town of Maine. Corporate Wings, the Cleveland-based company that last year merged with Miller Aviation, has signed an agreement with the state that will generate $400,000 in grant money for a development slated to begin this summer.

Whiffle ball? Not! Tier teachers lure students with extreme gym mountain biking. For teachers, outdoor adventure sports offer ways to teach lessons that instill lifelong fitness benefits and appreciation for the outdoors. "The emphasis has to be on lifelong sports To teach school students to do something they will be doing beyond their high school years," Busch said. "The discipline issue goes away because we get kids who want to do it." Bond cited other benefits to teaching the sports: They often allow girls and guys to participate on the same level Climbing, in particular, offers a challenge to athletic students who might be bored by other gym activities. The adventure sports also inspire healthy lifestyles that offer alternatives to drugs.

INSIDE Risk-taking sports require extra PAGE 3B AH cool. "There's a big push for extreme sports right now. That's the cool thing," said Lesley Weiss, a physical education teacher at Whitney Point who was among the fit, muscular figures in gym shorts and T-shirts taking lessons at the Chenango Forks pool. These teachers are considering introducing the sports into their own curricula. While sports such as white water kayaking and rock climbing might draw some youths with their thrill-seeking image, they appeal to others for different reasons.

"It's more than going to the gym and playing softball. It exposes you to new things that maybe you haven't tried before," said Brittany Cronk, who will be a ninth-grader at Chenango Forks next year. Cronk, who plans on taking the physical education courses when she is eligible, has taken kayaking with Busch as an extracurricular activity. At BYTOMWILBER Staff Writer An attempt by Southern Tier educators to take a more hip approach to physical education has teachers climbing walls. Literally.

Monday, some two dozen teachers from districts throughout the region roped into harnesses and practiced scaling walls at Chenango Forks High School. Their instructors were Chenango Forks physical education teachers Steve Busch and Tom Bond. Busch and Bond are teaching the teachers what they call the "three R's of physical education rock climbing, rolling a kayak and riding a mountain bike." Welcome to physical education tailored to a generation dialed into a media world where all things extreme rule. Rapids and sheer drops: Cool. Boards, bikes and adventurers dangling from ropes: CHUCK KAUPT staff photographer Chenango Forks physical education teacher Steve Busch helps Randy Smith from Greene Central School roll In a kayak during classes held Tuesday for physical education teachers.

They learned how to teach their students about rock climping, kayak rolling and mountain biking. Church in Apalachin for 16 years. A photo caption in Wednesday's newspapercon-tained an incorrect number. Correction policy It is the policy of the Press Sun-Bulletin to correct factual errors that appear In our news columns. Please bring errors in stories, photos, graphics or headlines to the attention of Managing Editor Gary Graham at 798-1 244 or Reader Representative Christine Tevyaw at 798-1375.

group, under Bond's tutelage, clung to stones bolted to slate-gray plywood climbing walls around tne pool's perimeter. Later in the afternoon, they headed to the trails of Chenango Valley State Park to learn Chenango Forks, the elective courses are offered in the 11th and 12th grades. While Busch showed one group how to escape an overturned white water kayak in the pool, another.