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Community

New Regulations Will Stabilize Solid Waste Fees and Benefit Our Environment

Over the past 25 years, Oswego County government has invested $60 million to develop a dependable solid waste system that meets the needs of residents and businesses and protects our natural resources. The County Legislature’s recent adoption of the new Recycling and Solid Waste Law protects that investment and strengthens our county’s solid waste management system.

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Community

Shared Services Program Reports Savings

The Department of State recently issued its first three-year report on the Shared Municipal Services Incentive Program.  This program was created by the State Legislature in 2005 to “encourage municipalities to reduce costs through municipal cooperation and consolidation.”  Counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts can apply for grant money to share services.  Those services can range from something as simple as sharing a code enforcement officer to dissolving town police forces, as was seen in Clay, N.Y., earlier this year.

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Fulton Daily News

Water Worries Go Down the Drain

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Wednesday afternoon, the city of Fulton received notice that its second day of water samples all came back negative for E. coli bacteria. Meeting the health department’s requirements for two consecutive testing days with clean samples, the city lifted the boil water advisory that had been in place since Saturday. With proof that the water is safe, Fulton officials say they are happy to get back to a normal routine.

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Oswego Daily News

Judge Resets Bail In Stoughtenger Case

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In light of new charges brought against 20-year-old Andrew J. Stoughtenger in Onondaga County Oct. 14, Oswego County Court Judge Walter Hafner Jr., decided this week that he should pay a $500,000 in cash to be released from Oswego County’s jail relative to an indictment brought against him in July that charges him with 12 counts of second-degree burglary.

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Community

Buc Bulletin Receives 15 Awards At Empire State School Press Association Ceremony

It was a “gold” medal day for the Oswego High School Buccaneer Bulletin as the scholastic publication received not only gold, but silver, bronze and honorable mention at the 2008 Empire State School Press Association Awards ceremony.

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