Salina Town Justice Andy Piraino cares for his clerks, Jackie, DeBrenda, Sherri and Nancy.
The longtime judge doesn’t want anyone messing with their minds or pressuring them for advice or information that they’re in no position to offer.
So he has gone the extra mile to make sure that people — especially those who may be charged with violations, crimes or misdemeanors — treat his staff with courtesy.
To accomplish that goal, the judge has posted a list of 10 pointed reminders at the clerks’ glass-enclosed counter at the town hall on School Road, in Galeville:
“Please be advised,” Piraino’s memo begins. “Clerks of the court…
“Cannot give legal advice on any matters.
“Cannot provide forms for evictions.
“Cannot provide or suggest information that should be entered on the forms.
“Cannot listen to any details of any case.
“Cannot provide analysis or interpretation of the law.
“Cannot suggest which of several available procedures a litigant should follow.
“Cannot provide opinions.
“Cannot predict what the court will do.
“Cannot provide referrals to other offices or persons.
“Cannot provide sealed confidential case information.”
By the way, an additional sign prohibits the use of cell phones at the clerks’ counter.
Reviving Place Project
Which are your favorite Liverpool landmarks? Sarah Wraight wants to know.
She’s a community educator working for the Onondaga Environmental Institute, a Syracuse-based non-profit organization. Wraight is spearheading a community arts and environmental education initiative called The Reviving Place Project, in which several Onondaga County communities are working with local artists to create artistic maps that celebrate local places.
“One of these maps will feature the east shore of Onondaga Lake, with a special focus on the village of Liverpool,” she said. “This summer, we’re reaching out to community members to ask for ideas of what should be included in the East Lakeshore Community Map. We’re especially interested to hear community members’ thoughts and stories about what makes Liverpool unique, both past and present.”
The community maps produced through The Reviving Place Project will become part of a public exhibition organized by Onondaga Historical Association, and will eventually be distributed free of charge in the form of posters.
You can contribute your two cents from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 11, at the Liverpool Public Library, or you can telephone Wraight at 472-2150, ext. 14, or email her at [email protected].
St. Joe’s Elementary reunion
That same evening, Saturday, July 11, former students from St. Joseph Elementary get together for an informal reunion after 4 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph the Worker Church, in the village.
The parochial grammar school opened about 1957 and closed in the mid-1980s. I matriculated there from ’57 to ’65, under the tutelage of the Sisters of the Holy Names. On the top of every assignment and test we handed in, we had to jot down “JMJ” on the top of the page. The initials stood for the holy names “Jesus, Mary and Joseph.”
For reunion info, email [email protected].
Stage plays next week
A staged reading of “The Predator,” a play about unmanned drones by Jack Gilroy, will be presented by the Syracuse Peace Council, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, at Liverpool Public Library; lpl.org.
A 60-minute family-friendly version of Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado about Nothing” will be staged at Johnson Park by The Redhouse at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 15. It’s part of the 30th anniversary season of free summer shows presented twice weekly through Aug. 19 by the Liverpool is The Place Committee, chaired by Colleen Gunnip; liverpoolistheplace.com.
The columnist can be contacted at [email protected].
