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Fulton Daily News

School Budget Situation Goes From Bad To ‘Bleak’

School officials from around the region met in Onondaga County Saturday for a breakfast meeting with their state legislators. At the same time, a publication sent to school board members arrived, containing a commentary from the leader of Democrats in the state Legislature, Sheldon Silver. The message from both was clear: Expect cuts in state aid to schools.

“It’s not a surprise, but it’s rather troubling,” said Fulton Superintendent of Schools Bill Lynch.

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Fulton Daily News

Valley News, Patriot Sold To Syracuse-based Chain

The company that owns The Valley News and the Fulton Patriot has sold the publications to the company that prints the two newspapers.

Vincent and Ronald Caravan, the father and son team that operated the publications (and the Valley News Advertiser, a weekly shopper) for 38 years turned over the keys last week to the Scotsman Press, Syracuse-based owner of 18 publications throughout Central New York.

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Fulton Daily News

Hannibal School Board Agenda For Tonight’s Meeting

The Board of Education will take up the long-running discussion of a possible land acquisition.  Also tonight: a board member’s desire for a Junior ROTC program will come up, as will a discussion about setting up an educational foundation and a board member’s investigation of a consolidation plan in a nearby county.

You can read the entire Hannibal board agenda here (pdf).

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Arts and Entertainment

The Oswego Children’s Theater’s Teen Twin Bill of “Juvie” and “Crying Out” set to Open in March

The Oswego Children's Theater Presents a twin bill of teen oriented one act plays, "Juvie" and "Crying Out" March 5,6, 12 and 13 at 7:300 p.m. and March 7 and 14 at 2 p.m. Pictured in the photo at a recent rehearsal, left to right, are cast members, Erin Chetney, Hayden Avery, Ashley Murtha, Jessica Johnston, Becky Gray. Photo by Wayne A Mosher Jr.

The Oswego Children’s Theater invites you to start the new year off right by bringing your teens to a twin bill performance of the one act plays ”Juvie” and “Crying Out” that are especially targeted for young people.

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