As local homeowners watch their tax bills rise again this year, they may want to ponder this disquieting statistic:
Here in the Empire State, property owners pay taxes 72 percent higher than the national average.
Dunkin’ Donuts dominance
The new Dunkin’ Donuts shop across Route 57 from Mazzye’s Meats is now open for business. Apparently, the DD franchise plans to build new retail outlets every two miles along busy suburban roadways.
Today Liverpool, tomorrow the world!
Yard-waste pickup starts Monday April 4
We can’t start spring cleaning with our fingers crossed! But while we’re all twisting our digits, hoping against hope that the snow has finally stopped falling this year, that time has certainly come.
The equinox passed two weekends ago and this Friday is the first day of April-no joke!
So while we may not have seen the last of the snow, the village DPW stands ready to haul away whatever yard waste you can bring to the curb on Mondays April 4 and 18.
Subsequent pickups will be made May 2 and 16, June 6 and 20, July 5 and 18, Aug. 1 and 15, Sept.6 and 19 and Oct. 3 and 17.
By then it should be snowing again.
Easter in Johnson Park
The Liverpool-Syracuse Masonic Lodge No. 501 hosts an Easter egg hunt in Johnson Park on Saturday April 23.
The next day, Easter Sunday itself, the Liverpool First United Methodist Easter will conduct an early-morning service in the park at 6 a.m.
Masonic fete April 9
By the way, the local Masons will dance to live music at The Onondaga District Masonic Charities Corporation second annual dinner/dance fundraiser, at 6 p.m. April 9, in the Ivory Room at Barbagallo’s Restaurant, 6344 E. Molloy Road, in East Syracuse. The event is dedicated in memory of the Masons’ past grand master, Calvin G. Bond.
Dates for village-wide sales
Start clearing out your attic! The semi-annual village-wide garage sale is scheduled for May 6, 7 and 8.
Zane plays caf Friday
Guitarist-singer Mark Zane and Friends will entertain from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday April 1 at the Caf at 407 at Ophelia’s Place, 407 Tulip St., in the village. Zane, who plays a mix of folk and classic rock, is often joined by bassist Steve Pederson and vocalist Mary Snell, as well as a potential special guest or two.
Brass Quintet blows Sunday
If you prefer classical music, make sure to catch the Skaneateles Brass Quintet when the horn players blow for the Arts Alive series at 2 p.m. Sunday April 3 at Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip St. Admission is free; 457-0310; lpl.org.
Collective swings at Suds
On the first Wednesday of each month, the 16-piece Salt City Jazz Collective-featuring saxophonists Joe Riposo and Jim Spadafore who both live in Liverpool-swings solidly from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Syracuse Suds Factory, South Clinton and Walton streets, in Armory Square.
The big band convenes again next Wednesday April 6. Admission is always free, and the Factory’s food pleases every palate as does its namesake suds; 471-2253.
