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Fulton Daily News

Recount Tightens Race For Congress; Hoffman Camp Wonders If He Conceded Too Soon

<p> </p>Did Doug Hoffman give up too soon?

At least one of his campaign staffers thinks that might be true, after revised numbers show the race for Congress is closer than it appeared to be on Election Night.

So, the question: Can Hoffman still win after all the absentee ballots are counted?

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Fulton Daily News

Hannibal Schools To Explore Talk That Private Land At The High School May Be For Sale

For decades, Hannibal High School has had to share space with and work around a home located smack dab in the middle of its frontage along Auburn St.

This week, Superintendent of Schools Mike DiFabio told the Board of Education that the land and home may be for sale.  The board gave him approval to get more information.

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Oswego Daily News

New State Budget Deficit-Cutting Deal Close; License Plate Fee May Be Out

<p>The state's new design for its license plate, to be used beginning in May, 2010</p>Gov. Paterson held conference call meetings with leaders of the Senate and Assembly this week and said afterwards he’s open to changing his mind. “I’ll go back and take a look at the license plates because it has upset so many people. I’m optimistic I can find a way to replace the $129 million hole and I’ll reconsider it,” he said, according to the New York Post.

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Oswego Daily News

Aubertine, Farmers Sow Seeds For Agriculture’s Future

<p>Senator Darrell Aubertine, chair of the Agriculture Committee, gestures as he makes a point Thursday afternoon at a roundtable discussion with several area farmers in Granby.</p>Senator Darrell Aubertine wants to maintain agriculture’s position as New York’s number one industry and ensure it plays a significant part in rebuilding the state’s beleaguered economy. For more than two hours Thursday, Aubertine listened to the questions and opinions of nearly two dozen farmers from across the Central New York region.

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Fulton Daily News

RaiderNet Daily: Athletic Honors; Honoring Soldiers

Today inside Fulton high school, we meet the winners of the fall athletic awards.  We’ll also meet more members of “Don’t Tell Mother”, find out why one student feels “soldiers are America’s greatest heroes”, get the morning announcements and a weather forecast, and find out how some students feel about the Red Raider mascot situation.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Schools Rebuilding Project Generally On Schedule, But Track Team Will Need New Home This Spring

The massive reconstruction project in several Fulton City School District buildings is moving along fairly smoothly, according to the district official in charge of the project.

However, the delays on the athletic complex mean that at least one spring sport — track and field — will not have a home this year.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Okays Land Deal With County For New Emergency Radio Tower

Fulton’s Common Council okayed a plan to sell land for a new communications tower to the county for one dollar.

The new tower would be placed on what Fulton locals call Watertower Hill, a high spot in the city along Route 3 that abuts Fairgrieve Elementary School.  The city’s water tower is there, as is a communications tower owned by the city.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego High Drama Club Presents ‘Phantom Tollbooth’

Phantom Tollbooth rehearsal

The Oswego High School Drama Club will present its fall production “The Phantom Tollbooth” Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. as well as a special matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Ralph M. Faust Theatre for the Performing Arts. Humbug (Kylie Wyman), left, and Milo (Erin Chetney), center, meet the Everpresent Wordsnatcher (Courtney Gazda) during rehearsal for this weekend’s “The Phantom Tollbooth.

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