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Reward Offered For Info In Byrne Dairy Robbery

September 18, 2008 Contributor

Fulton police continue to investigate the early morning robbery of the Byrne Dairy Store that took place Aug. 25. Now, police say a reward is being offered for any information that leads to the arrest of the person(s) responsible.

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Mexico High School Tigers Score Title Of Body By Milk MVP

September 17, 2008 Steve Yablonski

The team received a $1,000 from got milk? plus $1,000 from Adidas for new equipment and more. The Tigers are one of 25 teams nationwide (and only one in New York State) to be named a Body By Milk MVP by got milk? and the School Nutrition Association.

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Fulton Settles Debt To Police Force

September 17, 2008 Nicole Reome

The Fulton Common Council agreed Tuesday to transfer $106,000 from the contingency account to settle salary owed to Fulton police officers, who are now working under a new four-year labor agreement. Mayor Ronald Woodward said negotiations continue with the Fulton Firefighters Association, which is the last of the three major barganing units working with the city toward a new agreement.

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City Seals Agreement To Review Code Compliance At New DPW Site

September 17, 2008 Nicole Reome

The city of Fulton is taking its first steps to make necessary renovations at the Department of Public Works’ new home on Edgarton Street. With consent of the Fulton Common Council, Barton & Loguidice will perform a comprehensive review of the site, looking for code deficiencies. Officials say the assessment is required before any upgrades at the facility will be reimbursable.

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Oswego Wire Announces Downsizing; More Than Half of Local Employee Base Facing Layoff

September 16, 2008 Nicole Reome

Employees at Oswego Wire Inc., learned Monday that the company is downsizing and moving the production of some of its bare wire products to operations in Indiana. As a result, more than half of the current workforce will be laid off by Sept. 29.

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Oswego School District Implements Notification System To Alert Parents

September 16, 2008 Contributor

The Oswego City School District has signed on with SchoolMessenger, a California-based company that provides notification services for parental outreach and student communications for K-12 Education. The system is programmed to call the phone number of parents for a variety of reasons that impact the safety and academic performance of your students.

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National Grid Bringing In Extra Crews To Boost Restoration Efforts

September 16, 2008 Nicole Reome

National Grid is bringing in extra crews from outside of Central New York this morning in an effort to restore power for those who are still without power from the storm that blew through the area early Monday. Restoration efforts were strong through the day Monday, however. Working around the clock, company employees managed to bring the number of customers without power down from approximately 100,000 customers to approximately 20,000.

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Without Additional Pre-K Students, Fulton Will Have To Return State Dollars

September 16, 2008 Nicole Reome

The benefit of additional state aid for the Universal Pre-Kindergarten program in Fulton may soon be lost if the district doesnÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t receive a few more students. The district has to enroll 162 students by Oct. 1 or cut a refund check to the state for a portion of state aid money received for the 2008-09 school year. As of Friday, the district was approximately a dozen students short of that goal.

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Board Members Draw Up List Of Traits Superintendent Should Have

September 16, 2008 Steve Yablonski

The new school chief should be someone with knowledge of, an interest in and a history with the Oswego community, the board said. They are also looking for a person who is upfront and honest, is a strong disciplinarian, a good communicator, trustworthy, and credible, among other attributes.

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Oswego County DSS Asks NYS to Review Agency Records

September 15, 2008 Contributor

Oswego County child welfare workers had been inside the home of Erin Maxwell at some point before her death, which police call a homicide.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Oswego County officials say that while the home was in bad condition, it did not meet the requirements for pulling the child from the home.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Now, under scrutiny after the 11 year old girl’s death, the county is asking the state to investigate to see if it did everything by the book.

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