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Fulton Daily News

RaiderNet Daily: Game Day Preview; Decking The Halls

There’s still more to say about this weekend’s clash between state ranked football teams Fulton and New Hartford, and the student journalists at RaidetNet Daily are saying  it today. Also, a look at the effort that goes into making high school Open House look good, the weekend’s NFL picks and more.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Hopes To Hold Line On Taxes In 2010 Budget Despite Big Pension Boost

Mayor Ron Woodward said the city was notified recently that its contribution to retirements for most of its union employees will increase by $310,000 next year.  He estimates that when the retirements of all employees are added in, the final number will be around $365,000.

That’s a big jump in an $18 million budget.

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Oswego Daily News

Star Power Arrives To Wake Up Sleepy Congressional Race

This is the week in which the sleepy race for Congress from our area woke up and became a top-tier battle.

Top Republicans and Democrats stepped up this week to support their candidates, including President Obama, ending months of speculation that one party or the other would not worry about this race as it would not change the balance of power in Washington either way.

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Fulton Daily News

RaiderNet Daily: Meet Mr. Legs; Football Predictions; Quirk’s Players Ready

Today inside G. Ray Bodley High School, student journalists show us the young men (above) who will compete for the title of Mr. Legs during Homecoming Week next week.  We’ve also got a farewell to a retiring school nurse, a look ahead at Quirk’s Players’ new production, all the varsity sports action and more.

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Fulton Daily News

Burn Barrels Banned Beginning Next Week

One of the touchstones of rural life — a barrel full of burning household garbage — is a thing of the past starting next week, at least as far as the law is concerned.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation will ban all open burning of residential waste as of October 14. The ban had applied only in towns of 20,000 people or more, which left out every town in Oswego County. There are exceptions to the new law.

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