Legislators voted in favor of the budget plan on Tuesday night. They nixed several attempted to cut it a bit further. They also defeated a move to close the Hannibal Transfer Station.
Students at G. Ray Bodley High School got H1N1 flu shots on Monday, as the vaccine arrived not in time to help with the recent outbreak but perhaps to help head off an expected third wave in 2010. Also, you’ll read what the HOPE club is up to, how well last night’s band concert went and much more.
Oswego County got a little bit of help Monday for its massive plan to rebuild its emergency communications system.
US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced that she has secured $200,000 for the project in the federal appropriations bill approved by the House and Senate over the weekend.
Today in RaiderNet Daily: The students you see above are juniors who got tours of Syracuse-area colleges recently. Also, it’s holiday concert night at the high school for the bands and jazz bands, with a special performance from local music teachers. And we’ve got some advice on staying warm in cold weather.
Gov. David Paterson Sunday made good his threat to share the pain of an unbalanced state budget.
He announced he will withhold $750 million in payments to school districts, local governments and social services agencies. Paterson said these were not cuts; the state is going to hold the money longer, to make sure it has cash on hand to pay its bills.
The Oswego County Legislature will continue its meeting on Tuesday night, following a public hearing on the 2010 budget. Much debate is expected regarding the future of the Hannibal Transfer Station.
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