Syracuse, N.Y. — It’s a punch in the gut when the story about the Syracuse St. Patrick’s Parade turns into just another weather story instead of a celebration.
But that’s exactly what happened Saturday morning.
At 7:30 a.m., just as police began blocking off downtown streets for the 130-plus groups scheduled to march in the 44th annual parade, the temperature finally crept above freezing. Winds gusted past 40 mph from the west, punching through Salina Street and rattling the wooden barricades lining the route…