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Oswego County Resident Contracts EEE; More Spraying Scheduled In Onondaga County

The Oswego County Health Department and the Onondaga County Health Department jointly announced today that a case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been reported in an adult resident of Oswego County. This summer, EEE activity has been widespread across both Oswego and Onondaga Counties.

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Fulton Schools Construction Gets Back On Schedule

The Fulton City School District’s big building project is back on track after several weeks of coping with asbestos discoveries that brought pieces of the project to a dead stop.  But the asbestos-related slowdown that put the football team on the road may now threaten next spring’s track season.

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Hannibal’s H1N1 Plans: Wash Hands, Stay Home, Stay Separate

If nothing else, Hannibal school students should have cleaner hands this year.

Regular hand washing is a key component of the district’s plan to try to keep down the spread of the H1N1 virus.  District officials discussed the plan Wednesday night at a public meeting attended by fewer than a dozen people.

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Alan Jones’ Murder Trial Begins Today

Alan Jones goes on trial beginning Tuesday morning for the death of his stepsister, Erin Maxwell.

The trial begins with jury selection before Judge Walter Hafner. District Attorney Donald Dodd and defense lawyer Sal Lanza will pick the 12 jurors and 2 alternates who will hear the evidence and decide whether Jones is guilty or not guilty.

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Oswego County’s Getting Stimulus Money, But How Much?

Here’s a question: How much federal stimulus money is being spent in Upstate NY or in Oswego County?

Good luck trying to find out.

There’s no one-stop source for finding what’s being spent and where it’s being spent. Even state and federal lawmakers aren’t sure.

Which leads to the inevitable question: Is Oswego County getting its fair share?

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Do This Saturday: Fulton’s City-Wide Garage Sale

Saturday’s your last chance this year for efficient garage sale shopping.

Fulton’s City-Wide Garage Sale takes place Saturday, all day, all over the place. If you’re running a garage sale, drop your info in the comments below.

And while you’re out, stop by the Fulton Farmer’s Market downtown. The county will be demonstrating the new voting machines that it will soon begin using. And the vegetables and fruits are pretty good, too.

Also this weekend: The International Classic at Oswego Speedway, an encampment at Fort Ontario reenacting the Jacobite Uprising of 1745, and Old Home Days in Redfield Saturday and Sunday, with a big parade Saturday night.

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Pension Rate To Rise In 2011, Giving Local Budgets Much More Trouble

The share that local governments, and thus, taxpayers, pay into the retirement funds of their public employees is going up sharply. The retirement fund used my most state-system retirees will require local governments to pay 11.9% of the tab in 2011, up from 7.4% for 2010. And the fund for police and fire retirees will require an even bigger contribution, 18.2%, from 15.1% in 2010.

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