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Hannibal Prepares For Next Budget: ‘Prioritize Our Negative Impacts’
Hannibal school district leaders say they want to minimize the damage that they know next year’s budget will do to the school district.
Hannibal’s Board of Education met Monday night to begin figuring out how to put together the 2011-12 budget. It’s a good bet it will impose even more painful cutbacks on the district than this year’s budget did.
Downtown Parking Restrictions Announced
Effective Dec. 1, through March 31, 2011, the following regulations will be in effect: There will be NO PARKING in the specified downtown parking Lots from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. (any day of the week) without a parking permit.
Oswego To Light Up For The Holidays
The Port City will light up for the holidays on Thursday evening. The annual Children’s Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony gets under way at 5:30 p.m. in Civic Plaza
Puppy Rescuer To Be Cited By Red Cross
Earlier this summer, when news spread of how Rachel Dean had rescued a pit bull after his jaw was almost completely torn off, support for the puppy poured in from all over. Rachel said she didn’t expect any sort of recognition for her actions. But, the Red Cross thought otherwise.
Winter Parking Ban Doesn’t Automatically Start Dec. 1
The mayor, at his discretion, may impose the winter parking ban if weather conditions permit. And, he may also cancel it according to the weather conditions.
Northeast Dental Group Launches New Website
RaiderNet Daily: Beauty’s Back
Quirk’s Players has picked its spring show, and it’s a Beauty. Also today: why dairy farming is a really hard job; a commentator says “be nice to your school”; and some advice for beating stress.
Fulton Schools Extend Energy Savings Program
The Fulton City School District is on track to extend its energy-savings deal with Siemens, to save another $3 million on energy costs over the next 18 years.
Siemens is just wrapping up a project that covered 10 years and saved $2.6 million. The company is paid from the money it saves the district and guarantees the savings.
Monday’s Links Worth Clicking
Will Oswego County’s top tourism draw be hurt by state budget cuts? Also in the news — the epidemic of gunfire in Syracuse claims a young life, scientists think the ol’ switcheroo might save lives, and the story of Abe Lincoln’s beard.