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Do This This Weekend: The Great Eastern Whiteout

CLASSIC SNOWMOBILES such as these vintage Johnson sleds will be lined up by the hundreds at the Great Eastern Whiteout, Feb. 12 through 14, in Fulton. (Photo provided by Great Eastern Whiteout.)

If you love snowmobiles, this is your weekend.  The Great Eastern Whiteout comes to Oswego County this weekend, based at Bullhead Point on Route 3 in Fulton.There’s a party Friday night, races on Lake Neatahwanta Saturday and a trail ride on Sunday.  Throughout the weekend, you can see vintage snowmobiles.

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Legislature Takes Up Nuke Plant Taxes, Pay Raises, Bridges

Oswego County legislators today take up plans that could lead to property taxes being paid on the county’s three nuclear plants.

The plants, all in the town of Scriba, will pay no property taxes until at least 2016 under an agreement with the owners of the nuclear plants.  Legislators will consider scrapping that law. Today, they’ll vote on whether to hold a public hearing on the issue, a required step in changing a local law.

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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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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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