Oswego Daily News
Defense Attorney Grills Witness
Alan Jones’ murder trial got off to a stormy start today (Sept. 9). About 15 minutes into his opening statement, Oswego County District Attorney Donald Dodd made reference to Jones’ lack of emotion and unresponsiveness when dealing with rescue personnel who responded to his 911 call on Aug. 29, 2008. That prompted defense attorney Sal Lanza to call for a mistrial.
The district will outline its plan for communicating during any outbreak, tell parents what they can do to help stop the spread of the flu and discuss the steps the district will take to keep flu from spreading.
Teachers and administrators in Fulton will spend a lot of time as a new school year begins trying to answer this question: What’s going on in third grade?
UPDATED: Jury selection was completed Tuesday in the trial of the Palermo man charged with killing his stepsister last August. Alan Jones is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Erin Maxwell. Opening statements are set for Wednesday.
Alan Jones goes on trial beginning Tuesday morning for the death of his stepsister, Erin Maxwell.
Brianna Cole, an OHS graduate, spent three months in Japan through a program associated with her college. Her ultimate goal is to live in Japan and become an interpreter, she said.
More than 300 incoming Oswego High School freshmen will breathe a little easier on Wednesday 9 when they arrive for the first day of classes. On Sept. 3, the majority of the new first-year students visited, toured and ate at Oswego High School during the annual freshman orientation.
Jay John Barboni was sentenced this morning (Sept. 4) to 25 years to life for murdering a child. Barboni, 31, formerly of Falcon Drive, Liverpool, was convicted early last month of second-degree murder, a class A felony, and first-degree manslaughter, a class B felony.