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Maxwell: Police Made Errors In Drafting My Statements
Maxwell was pressed about the statements she gave to police on August 30, the day after Erin died, and on September 11.
Maxwell has said in court that Erin “could have pushed on the hinge side of the door and it would have come right off.” Prosecutor Mark Moody asked her why that wasn’t in the statement she gave to police, which she reviewed and then signed.
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Oswego Teachers Return To ‘Class’
More than four dozen teachers, from a variety of subjects, became students for four days this week. They took part in the Summer Writing Institute at Sheldon Hall. Guest speaker for the opening day was local award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson.
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Maxwell Trial Updates: Thursday
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UPDATE 1: Lynn Maxwell remains on the stand, under cross examination from Assistant DA Mark Moody.
Few points made so far:
- Maxwell believes her statements to police contained several errors. Moody asked her whether she read the statements before she signed them, and then signed them. Yes, she said, but there were sitll errors.
- Only a few cats had fleas in the home, she said. Others have testified that they were covered in fleas after entering the Maxwell home.
A brief recess, then the testimony continues.
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Volney Voters Approve Water District Extension
Voters in Volney threw a shutout this week. They voted 29-0 to approve a new extension to the town’s water district.
The extension covers part of State Route 176 and a section of County Route 45. 67 property owners were eligible to vote, according to town clerk Barbara MacEwen.
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Lynn Maxwell: Nothing In The House Was A Threat To Erin
Lynn Maxwell asserted that Erin Maxwell was never endangered by the smell of the urine of more than 60 cats and by bedroom doors that locked on the outside.
“There was nothing,” she said as prosecutor Mark Moody grilled her, “that was a threat to her.”
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Committee Approves Requests To Use Public Space
The councilors approved a special request to allow a memorial celebration in honor of Rosemary Nesbitt to be held in Breitbeck Park. The committee sent other requests to the full council to be considered.
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AmeriCorps Continues To Serve County
Recently, Valerie Edwin joined the Youth Bureau to help promote AmeriCorps in this area. The network of national service projects helps increase hours and activities at a variety of programs.
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Maxwell Trial Continues: Evening Updates
We’ll stop by on recesses to update you on Wednesday night’s developments in the trial of Lynn and Lindsey Maxwell, accused of misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of Erin Maxwell.
Erin died last year but her father and stepmother are not accused in her death.
The Palermo Town Courtroom is full again, as has become the norm for this unusual trial.
Updates as we can…
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Fulton Schools Changing Conflict Disclosures After State Audit
The Fulton City School District says it has firmed up its conflict-of-interest policies after a state audit found that some members of the Board of Education were not aware that the district’s music department head […]