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Police Captain: No Threat In Palermo
State police continue to investigate the death of an 11-year-old Palermo girl. While tight-lipped on details, police stress that there is no threat in the community.
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Police Investigate Death of Woodville Woman
A day of fun on the water turned fatal Monday in the town of Sandy Creek. Today, the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department is awaiting the results of an autopsy for 50-year-old Christine M. Reed of 3114 state Route 3 in Woodville.
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County Moves Forward With Capital Project Plans
Spending nearly a million dollars now, the county is working to create a system to recover ferrous metals from the ash at the Energy Recovery Facility. The revenues from that system, coupled with state money, are expected to deliver a break-even point in less than two years and reduce the amount of metals going into the county‘s landfill by approximately 2,000 tons each year.
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State Preservation Rep: ‘Time May Be Against You’
There may be potential for historic preservation efforts along Broadway on Fulton’s west side. There may not be time, however, to change the potential outcome for the former First Congregational Church.
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District Growth Should Have Positive Effect On School Tax Bills, Superintendent Says
Taxpayers in the Fulton school district can expect to see a slightly lower school tax bill in the coming year. Superintendent Bill Lynch explained that the levy of $18,037,851 that was set Tuesday evening represents a 3.43 percent increase from the 2007-08 school year but is expected to result in an average tax rate decrease of 4.92 percent. A recent change in the makeup of the district could translate to a bigger decrease, he said.
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Murder Charge Sent To Grand Jury
At the end of a preliminary hearing Tuesday, Fulton City Court Judge Spencer Ludington ruled that there is sufficient evidence to hold the case against Jay J. Barboni for grand jury action. Barboni is accused of causing the death of his girlfriend’s 15-month-old son Aug. 18. He remains in custody at the Oswego County Correctional Facility without bail.
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Historic Preservation Rep To Discuss Congregational Church
Decisions on a zone change request that could usher in new business for the former First Congregational Church property have been delayed until next month. This evening, the city will host a meeting with a representative of the state’s historical preservation office to learn whether the church could be used as part of a new plan.
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Medical Examiner Details Injuries To Fulton Toddler, Rules Homicide
A week ago today, a 15-month-old Fulton boy was reportedly “laughing and playing and healthy and fine†when Jay Barboni picked him up from the baby sitter’s home. Just more than three hours later, the toddler was dead. A report from the Onondaga County Chief Medical Examiner, who ruled the death a homicide, details multiple injuries that the child reportedly sustained during that three-hour span.
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Liverpool Man Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ To Murder
Jay J. Barboni is in custody without bail this morning at the county jail, facing a charge of second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend’s 15-month-old son. Police say they have their man. Barboni’s friends say they don’t believe he is capable of harming a child.
Oswego Daily News
Oswego Teen Accused Of Injuring Orwell Infant
UPDATED: An Oswego man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly causing injuries to an infant last month. Jerrid M. Walts, 19, of 9 Chase Drive, Oswego, was charged with a class-D felony count of reckless assault of a child.