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Photos: Erin Maxwell Park Equipment Dedication

December 3, 2009 Contributor
DSC04401This will look like old news to you, but to me, it’s a case of “making amends”.  This photo, and a few more inside with the story, came from a recent dedication in Palermo of a bench and play equipment in honor of Erin Maxwell.  I was out of town that day and could not cover the event, so the organizer asked Susan Lanty, who had taken some pictures there, to share some with us.  She did, but I never saw them, until Wednesday night.

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Haz Mat Teams from Two Counties Train at Novelis

December 1, 2009 Contributor
<p>Members of the City of Fulton Fire Department Special Operations Team, outfitted in Level A hazmat suits, stride toward one of the drill stations at Novelis during a recent training to practice handling spills in the cumbersome protection.</p>Teams from two counties joined Novelis for a Sunday morning drill put together by R.A. Heath, Oswego County Fire Coordinator for Special Operations. “The county team drills regularly with Fulton and Novelis departments,” Heath said. “We invited the Onondaga County and Syracuse City teams to join us today so we could work together.

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Erin’s Playground: Volunteers Gather Saturday to Dedicate Play Equipment In Her Name

November 19, 2009 Contributor
A monorail and bench at Palermo Town Park, in honor of Erin Maxwell.

The monorail and bench you see in the photo above will be dedicated Saturday at noon in honor of Erin Maxwell, the Palermo girl who died a little more than a year ago.  Her stepbrother is headed for state prison for 25 years (pending appeal) for her murder and Erin’s father and stepmother are serving jail terms for endangering her welfare.  But a group of people determined not to let Erin be forgotten worked with a local Eagle Scout candidate to put this project together.

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