Oswego County TodayNovember 2009FREE Independent News for Oswego County

Oswego County’s Share of Stimulus Funds So Far: $80 Million

November 3, 2009 Contributor

An analysis by Oswego County Today that compared the amount of stimulus funds to the population of the counties shows that Oswego County is getting $659.87 in stimulus funds for each of the county’s 121,454 residents (using 2007 Census estimates).

That’s below the $804.68 average for each person in the state, but a little above the median amount of $641.53.

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Poll and Open Comment Thread: Who Will You Vote For In The Race For Congress?

November 3, 2009 Contributor

Your votes and your comments are coming in.

Here’s one: “Keep voting for the liberals and insure that New York will be the home of retirees and welfare recipients.”

Agree? Disagree? Take the poll and leave your thoughts in the comments.

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Ã¢â‚¬ËœPlaying For PovertyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ Aids Food Pantries

November 3, 2009 Contributor

Area food pantries will soon be benefiting from the results of the second annual Playing for Poverty, A Food Aid Concert for Oswego County.

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Agencies Gather To Learn About Youth Services

November 3, 2009 Contributor

Dozens of representatives from a number of Oswego CountyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s human services agencies came together recently for the third annual Oswego County Youth Program Forum.

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Pollard Joins Harborfest Staff

November 3, 2009 Contributor

Fred Pollard has been named Sponsorship/Membership Manager for Oswego Harborfest.

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Oswego High School Interact Club Visits Sunrise Rotary

November 3, 2009 Contributor

Members of the Oswego High School Interact visited the Oswego Sunrise Rotary on Oct. 29.

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FPS Teachers Purchase More Supplies Thanks To Wal-Mart

November 3, 2009 Contributor

Wal-Mart in Oswego, as part of the “Wal-Mart Teacher Celebration of the YearÃ¢â‚¬Â has made a generous donation to the Fitzhugh Park Elementary School.

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Syracuse Man Cited By Lowe’s

November 3, 2009 Contributor

Dan White of Syracuse, shown at work at LoweÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s East Syracuse store, recently received a commendation from LoweÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s for good job performance.

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Catholic Charities Nearing Deadline For Holiday Food Basket Requests

November 3, 2009 Contributor

With the holidays fast approaching, the Emergency Assistance Program at Catholic Charities of Oswego County has announced that it is rapidly reaching its cut off point for accepting applications for Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets.

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Group Calls Attention To County’s Homeless Youth Problem

November 3, 2009 Steve Yablonski

Oswego County Opportunities’ Youth Emergency Services (YES!) Program wants to display 320 paper backpacks in East Park; one for each youth who contacted OCO at its 24-hour hotline in 2008.

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