DETAILS 2A PRESS St WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2009 Binghamton, N.Y. Final Edition 75 CENTS pressconnects.com. BCC expected to name interim president Deans to be tapped for 6-month post a after year left Laurence said on he his D. Spraggs retired con- with school political in 1967 science to hire instructor on the as a at ranks history JCC, before then and tract, has wants to spend rose through By Doug Schneider name Deans, 65, to a six-month post as ON THE WEB more time with his family. assuming the Broome's interim president, Board of Officials in the state univer- president's job.
Public Service Editor Trustees Chairman To see the text of a 2006 interview with John sity system recommended "My goal for Broome is pretRobert Moppert Deans to BCC as someone who ty simple," he said. "Work with said. Deans, go to pressconnects.com. could lead the school while the team that's in place to keep DICKINSON -John W. Deans soon "He comes highly recommended, and BCC's sometimes-tumultuous them moving forward.
add "interim Broome Community is a guy everyone seems to respect," "A bunch of us already knew him." search continues for will a perma- Hopefully, I can enter on a quiCollege president" to a resume that in- Moppert said of Deans, who was pres- Deans will succeed Daniel Hayes, who nent successor to Spraggs. et note." cludes mayor, citizenship award win- ident of Jefferson Community College will step down Tuesday after a year as Deans was raised in Malone DEANS His salary at Broome will be ner and longtime chief executive of a in Watertown from 1992 through his re- BCC's interim chief. Hayes, the retired and earned a doctorate from the based on the $135,000 per year that Hayes northern New York college. tirement in 2002, then returned four Finger Lakes Community College pres- University at Albany. He turned down BCC trustees Thursday expect to years later to be JCC's interim leader.
ident who was appointed last summer a teaching job at a Rochester-area high See BCC Page 8A GOING GREEN Farmers turning to biodiesel fuel Giff Foster pours biodiesel into his tractor, "Big John," at his Chenango ing to make the fuel commercially to help the economy and foster TOM WILBER Staff County farm. Foster is part of a group of Southern Tier farmers energy independence. Local group trying to help both environment and the economy By Tom Wilber biodiesel. "I would much rather give my money Having honed the method of producing a local farmer to produce fuel crops Staff Writer commercial -grade fuel from restaurant to send it to OPEC across the pond," waste, Foster and agroup of other Southern Foster, who relishes pointing out the Go ahead and take a deep breath of ex- Tier farmers are trying to bring the plan nomic and environmental sense of the haust from Giff Foster's farm tractor. into commercial production.
every chance he gets. Smells like. stale doughnuts? The idea is to create energy independ- The grassroots entrepreneurial effort Kind of. That's because it runs on used ence, support local jobs and help the envivegetable oil, filtered and refined to create ronment. See BIOFUEL Page Late-night sidekick Ed McMahon dies at age LOS ANGELES Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight" show sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-ee-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday.
He was 86. McMahon died shortly after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his wife, Pam, and other family members, said his publicist, Howard Bragman. Bragman didn't give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months." McMahon broke 1 his neck in a fall in March 2007, and battled a By Lynn Elber The Associated Press series of financial problems as his injuries prevented him from working. Doc Severinsen, "Tonight" bandleader during most of the Carson era, said McMahon was a man "full of life and joy and celebration." "He will be sorely missed. He was one of the greats in show business, but most of all he was a gentleman.
I miss my friend," Severinsen said in a statement. Don Rickles, a frequent "Tonight" guest, said McMahon was "a friend from the day I first walked" onto the show's stage. "That kind of will never Talk show host be repeated. Ed was the best at announcer Ed what he did and will never bere- Show" in placed. Another giant is gone," sidekick who "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's See MCMAHON Page 8A Angeles hospital.
THE BINGHAMTON PRESS For subscription or BINGHAMTON, N.Y. customer service, CLASSIFIED please call Marketplace 231-SOLD Aides 1-800-253-5343 Ask how you can save 0 40901 00701 2 with EZ-Pay! 231-SOLD. PAGE Dems, GOP stage 'farcical' duel in Senate State stalemate continues By Joseph Spector and Cara Matthews Albany Bureau ALBANY In a raucous scene, Democrats and Republicans held dueling sessions on the Senate floor Tuesday, with senators talking over one another and seeking to prevent the other side from conducting business. The showdown was the culmination of a two-week stalemate over who controls the Senate after a June 8 coup by Senate Republicans and two Democrats overthrew the Democratic leadership. And the session, called by Gov.
David Paterson to get the sides to some agreement, made it clear that no one was in the control and little was accomplished. Republicans blamed Democrats for not agreeing to Sen. Pedro Espada, D-Bronx, as Senate president. Democrats blamed Republicans for not agreeing to a power-sharing arrangement. Each side banged gavels to try to bring the session toorder.
Each claimed the other side was stalling on votes. "Order in the house!" Sen. George Winner, R-Elmira, who sought to preside over the Republicans' session, yelled repeatedly as Democrats tried to end the session. "The Senate is at ease!" Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins of Yonkers, who presided for the Democrats, countered.
Atone point, Sen. Ruth HassellThompson, D-Mount Vernon, Westchester County, yelled back at Winner, "You're out of order." And in another exchange, Sen. Kevin Parker, D-Brooklyn, talked over Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos, R-Nassau County, leading Skelos to say that Democrats were in a "disruptive type mood." Republicans soon left and didn't return until nearly 7 p.m., after Senate Democrats had reconvened session to take up business and then gaveled out. Sen. Thomas Libous, R-Binghamton, and Sen.
George Maziarz, R-Newfane, Niagara County, returned to gavel out of their session. Paterson was also blamed for the chaos. Senate officials said Photo try- to than said ecoidea 8A The Associated Press Johnny Carson, right, is shown with the show's McMahon during the final taping of the "Tonight Burbank, Calif. McMahon, the loyal "Tonight Show" bolstered Carson with guffaws and a resounding Johnny!" for 30 years, died Tuesday at a Los Construction projects See SENATE Page 9A 86 outlined for Route 201 3-month plan could TO COMMENT Residents who weren't able to cause lengthy clogs attend Tuesday's meeting can submit By Eric Reinagel comments through July 10 to John R. Williams, P.E., Regional Director, Attn: Staff Writer Kirk Boothroyd, NYSDOT Region 9 Design Office, 44 Hawley BinghamVESTAL Two deterioratton, N.Y.
13901; or e-mail them to ing replaced Route in 201 as bridges quickly as could three be months, but not without traffic More information about the projdisruption. ect visit www.nysdot.govAn overview of a state Department of Transportation A public hearing on the project is project, still under development, scheduled for late summer. Bid opening was presented Tuesday night at is estimated for fall 2010 and construcVestal Hills Elementary School tion would start 2011 and continue in Vestal. through 2012. Project Engineer Chris Maby, with design firm Delta Engineers, to finish the work quickly or said accelerated construction on working multiple shifts, he said.
the bridges would involve shut- Under this scenario, the bridges ting them down completely to would be closed between speed up work. It would mean contractors incentives See 201 Page 8A offering We INSIDE Finger Lakes Deliver RESULTS FREE ADS: Horoscope Local State Lotteries 7B Nation World 4C Our Obituaries People 14A-15A 4A Distillery Year of hard work pays off for 3A Sports 1B pair as distillery north of 3A Television 2C Watkins Glen prepares to open. 13A Viewpoints 10A PAGE 12B FAMILY LIFE. SIMPLIFIED. www.pressconnects.com/cozi.
