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Fulton’s Home Rehab Experiment Makes Its First Sales, Turns A Profit

The city of Fulton’s first efforts at entering the real estate market have turned a profit.

The city this week approved the sale of homes at 470 S. 6th St. and 414 Park Ave. to new owners. (That’s the S. 6th St. home you see above.) The city seized the homes for having unpaid property taxes. Normally, local governments sell the homes at auctions, usually for the amount of taxes owed. But Mayor Ron Woodward had an idea: What if the city rehabbed the homes and sold them at market rates, just like any other homeowner?

Now, there’s an answer.

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People Remember “Special Angel”, Erin Maxwell, at Vigil Marking A Year Since Her Death

Erin Maxwell is gone, but far from forgotten. Several dozen people gathered Sunday night under the pavilion at Palermo Town Park to remember the girl who died a year ago.

“I wish I could have helped you,” said Colleen Scott, one of the people behind Justice for Erin.

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Local Officials Ask Sen. Gillibrand To Help Them Find Money

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met the officials of Oswego County’s various governments Friday afternoon for a brief give-and-take on economic issues that produced offers to help bring more money to the area.

Their message, whether the issue was stimulus funding, farming or a new nuclear plant, was simple: We need money.

Click for the full story and a gallery of photos from her visit.

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