This 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.
On Tuesday, Oswego defeated Baldwinsville 3-0 as Matt Salvador carded a 737 with a high game of 278 to lead the Bucs over the Bees.
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.
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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