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County Social Services Caseworker Increase Goes To Legislature Today
The increase was recommended by the authors of a study from Cornell University of the county’s Social Services department in the wake of the death of 11 year old Erin Maxwell of Palermo.
Volney Home Destroyed By Fire
There’s no word yet on what caused a house fire in Volney Wednesday.
The home at 1508 County Route 57 was destroyed by fire late in the afternoon. The one-family home is owned by Sandra Audas, according to the county’s online property tax database.
No injuries were reported. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
Paterson Names Lt. Gov.; Midnight Court Session Blocks Appointment; Senate Chaos Continues
Well, that didn’t take long.
At 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Governor David Paterson appointed a Lieutenant Governor in an attempt to end the two-party standoff in the State Senate.
By 1:00 a.m., a judge blocked the appointment.
Youth Court Training Under Way
The ranks of Oswego County’s Youth Court could swell by nearly two dozen soon. Teens from across the county are taking part in YC training this week. Youth Court is a recognized community diversion program aimed at keeping young offenders out of Family Court.
Chirello Advertising Produces Attorney Training Video For Onondaga County Bar Assn.
Libous Interns With Empire Interpreting Service
NEW UPDATE: Gov. Appoints A Lieutenant Gov; Court Fight Likely
Richard Ravitch, the former head of the Metropolitan Transit Agency in NYC, who saved it from severe money troubles.
Here he is, in a photo from the state website. He’s on the left:

Scene Around Town: Jreck Subs Hasn’t Closed, It Just Moved
Now it’s gone. The sudden departure appears to have some folks wondering where Jreck went. They’ve even taken their question to the arbiter of all things retail, Post-Standard retail columnist Bob Neidt, who didn’t know either.
Here’s your answer: Jreck moved this week in the long-closed Cam’s NY Pizzeria building next to City Hall and Advance Auto Parts. The new owners tell our Fred Reed (who supplied the cell camera photo below) that they’ll be reopening “in a week or so”. Here’s their new home:

Rest easy, Fultonians. You can continue to enjoy “a meal for your money, not a snack”.
Fulton Home’s Been Fixed Up, Now City Is Ready To Sell It
Another city of Fulton home is making a comeback.
A home at 151 W. 4th St. S. is the latest to be seized by the city for non-payment of taxes, rehabilitated, and offered for sale by the Fulton Community Development Agency.
“They have a buyer now,” said Mayor Ron Woodward Tuesday night

