Fulton Daily News
Weather Notebook For October 19, 2011
Temperatures are getting lower. There’s a chance of precipitation – what kind will it be?
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Oswego Daily News
Economic Impact Study Extols Importance Of Oswego Port
The report provides the navigation community, transportation planners, government policy makers and the general public with “a realistic assessment of the contributions made by the Great Lakes-Seaway system to the federal, state/provincial, and local economies.”
Letters to the Editor
Make a Difference in Your Community: Donate to Human Concerns
The Human Concerns Center, an all-volunteer operation, is entering its 27th year. There is a reason for our longevity and that reason is you. Please continue to help us in our quest to make sure that no one goes hungry.
Fulton Daily News
Senior fundraiser under way
Today’s news: No replacing a good old-fashioned book
and Meet the cast and crew of The Odd Couple
Oswego Daily News
Council To Consider Changing Budget Cycle
The change would put the city on the same schedule as everybody else. It would also help city officials create a more accurate spending plan, the council president said. It would also alleviate the possibility of department heads coming to the council later in the year for budgetary transfers.
Fulton Daily News
College Day sign-ups under way
Today’s news:
Meet the Cast & Crew of The Odd Couple, and the weekend sports roundup
Fulton Daily News
Restored Hannibal Sports Bring Back Discussion of What Was Not Restored
On the recommendation of interim Superintendent of Schools Pete Backus, the board voted to restore JV-level boys and girls basketball, girls volleyball and wrestling. The vote was 4-2, with one abstention.
Backus explained that the sports are being restored with a portion of an expected grant of state pork barrel funds from State Sen. Patty Ritchie.
Fulton Daily News
Animal Cruelty Complaint Leads to Palermo Man’s Arrest
The Palermo man who became an everyday presence at the child endangerment trial of Erin Maxwell has been charged with endangering his own child and a family pet.
State Police report that a person called to say that Steven D. Burdick, 45, of 4102 Route 3, Palermo, had a dog tied up in his front yard that had been hit by a vehicle the night before.
Oswego Daily News
County To Further Scrutinize Options For Health Care Programs
A resolution to initiate a request for proposals to explore alternatives for home health care in the county was sent back to the committee level at this month’s legislature meeting. Legislators have several questions about how this will impact the county’s employees and budget. New York State is no longer providing state aid reimbursements to counties for their Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) and Long Term Care (LTC) programs.
Fulton Daily News
Phoenix Football Player Dies After Injury Suffered During Game
A Phoenix high school football player died Friday evening after suffering an injury during his team’s game at Homer high school.
Ridge Barden, 16 and a junior, died after suffering what the school district describes as a head injury in the third quarter of the Firebirds’ Friday night game at Homer. He was taken by ambulance from the field to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
UPDATE: Ridge Barden’s obituary is here.