The county’s Health and Human Services Committee heard an update regarding improvements at the Department of Social Services. DSS Commissioner Fran Lanigan on Wednesday provided the committee information as to what she is doing to improve the department’s performance in the wake of several reports following the death last August of 11-year-old Erin Maxwell in Palermo. […]
A certificate of death confirms that 11-year-old Erin Maxwell died of asphyxia. What police are investigating as a homicide, the family believes was a tragic accident. Through their attorney, Salvatore Lanza, the Maxwell family spoke out today about Erin’s death, the day she died and about the conditions of their home. […]
Oswego County child welfare workers had been inside the home of Erin Maxwell at some point before her death, which police call a homicide. 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. 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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