Healthy Family Night at Fairley Elementary draws families
Hundreds of students and parents attended Fairley Elementary School’s Healthy Family Night with teachers, staff, local business owners and agency reps. Montana Majeski and high schooler Callie Cacchione performed on drums while parents learned about the breakfast program, ID cards via Operation Safe Child, and health care options.
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Judge rules recorded Allen case call wholly unreliable
Oswego judge Daniel King called a 2013 taped call between Jennifer Wescott and Tonya Priest wholly unreliable. The ruling rejected a defense bid to admit Michael Bohrer notes, arguing Wescott's statements do not connect Bohrer to Heidi Allen's disappearance, death, or remains.
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Fulton OKs PILOT deal for Pathfinder Courts project
Fulton Common Council approved a 40 year PILOT agreement for Pathfinder Courts, allowing the 60 low income family units and 50 unit senior housing complex to operate without city property taxes. The move shifts the facilities from public housing to a privatized nonprofit model as mortgages near completion.
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Tax increase included in early Mexico school budget
Mexico Academy Central School District board approves a preliminary 2015 16 budget showing a 2.85 percent overall spending rise to 54 152 525 with a 3.41 percent property tax levy increase totaling 25 689 366. Superintendent Dr Robert Pritchard says about 70 percent of the budget funds existing programs with no cuts and emphasizes long term financial stability while meeting the state tax cap. Board President James Emery notes district caps differ from local government caps and are based on a state formula.
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Mexico Academy Central School District Board of Education
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Albany launches improved crime victim compensation system
New York State Office of Victim Services unveiled an updated online application to help crime victims and their families seek compensation for medical bills lost wages and moving costs. The plan began April 2014 under Gov Cuomo and aims to cut wait times by digitizing submissions and coordinating with local advocates like Oswego County Opportunities.
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Office of Victim Services
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Andrew M. Cuomo
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