Fulton Rotary backs food pantries in community drive
Fulton Noon Rotary Club selected February as a month of restocking the two major Fulton food pantries. Jerry Seguin presented a $300 check to Helen Hoefer representing Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army of Oswego County. Members also donated canned goods.
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Oswego County
New York manufacturing index turns positive in March
The Empire State manufacturing index rose to 0.6 in March from minus 16.6, the first positive reading since July, with new orders at 9.6 and shipments at 13.9 indicating stabilization. Analysts note boosts amid robust job gains and steady unemployment at 4.9 percent.
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New York
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Oswego School District faces budget cuts and layoffs
Oswego City School District officials described the 2016 2017 budget process as grueling and emotional as they review revenue and expenses. Superintendent Dean Goeney said 40 full time positions may be eliminated to balance the budget, with 24 instructional and 16 support roles affected. The proposed budget projects expenses of 79.7 million dollars and a tax levy increase of 2 percent, while hoping to restore over 500 thousand dollars in state aid. Negotiations on health insurance savings continue but are unlikely to be included this year.
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Sheffield cites opt out push improving NY school funding
Oswego native and former Regents candidate John Sheffield told the Oswego City School District Board that about 220,000 parents who refused standardized tests last year have pushed officials to address strapped districts. He urged unity and sensible testing, open processes, alternatives for opt outs, and restoration of state funding, noting the December two year moratorium on tying tests to teacher evaluations.
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Oswego County debuts jail mental health re entry program
Oswego County DSS launches Forensic Mental Health Services to curb recidivism with in jail clinic time up to 30 hours weekly and officer training. The transition plan maps community resources for post release care, aiming to treat mental illness amid jail stressors and reduce disruptive behavior.
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Oswego DA Opens Sealed Records Linked to 1990 Charge
Oswego County District Attorney Greg Oakes publicly filed sealed documents in February tied to a 1990 dismissed criminal case involving Heidi Allen’s cousin Melissa Ann Rasbeck. Rasbeck told police a bracelet linked to Allen appeared in her mailbox years after Allen vanished in 1994. Gary Thibodeau, who was convicted in 1995 for kidnapping Allen, had his bid to overturn the conviction denied after a protracted hearing over alleged new evidence implicating others.
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Heidi Allen
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Daniel King
New York Assembly Targets Outside Pay and LLC Donations
The New York Assembly voted to cap legislators outside income at about 70000 dollars annually and to treat LLCs as other businesses restricting LLC donations to 5000 dollars per year. The ethics bills mirror Gov. Cuomo proposals to curb outside money influence despite Senate Republican opposition. A Senate committee previously heard a bill closing the LLC owner disclosure loophole.
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