Month: September 2010

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Oswego Daily News

Dam Operator Promises Cooperation with Investigation into Fisherman’s Death

September 29, 2010 Contributor

Brookfield Power says it will cooperate fully with an investigation into an incident on the Oswego River near its Varick Dam Tuesday.  Some fishermen said that no alarms sounded when the dam began spilling water into the river, though Oswego Police now say the alarms did sound. Four fishermen had to be rescued from the river; one died.

UPDATE: Oswego Police name the victim and a second fisherman, who’s in the hospital.

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Oswego Daily News

Palermo Woman is a Lottery Millionaire

September 29, 2010 Contributor

A special education teaching assistant from Palermo is the state’s newest millionaire.

The 40 year old woman, whose name is not being released, will be introduced at a press event Thursday at the place where she bought the New York Poker scratch-off ticket that came up with two aces.

She’s described as a working mother of two.

She will be at the Big M in Mexico at 1:00 p.m. to receive the huge check for the cameras and the real check for her bank account.

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Oswego Daily News

OHS Grad Maggie Ellis Receives Tremendous Opportunity – A Possibilities Scholarship

September 29, 2010 Contributor
Maggie Ellis

When Maggie Ellis accepted her Oswego High School diploma on the stage of the SUNY Oswego Campus Center it was the final step toward her acceptance of the Possibilities Scholarship. Through a unique partnership between the school district and SUNY Oswego, Ellis became the first OHS student to officially receive a Possibilities Scholarship.

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Oswego Tourism

Fishing Reports for September 28, 2010

September 29, 2010 Site Administrator

This report a courtesy of Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning.

According to Larry Muroski of Larry’s Oswego Salmon Shop:

The water level has been up and down running between 1,800cfs and 7,000cfs. There is significant rainfall in the forecast for Thursday which will likely affect the water level for the next few days. Due to the fluctuation of the water level, it is advised that anglers in the river wear flotation devices. Although there has been salmon activity in the river, with the rain and cooler temperatures coming later in the week hopefully this will spark a good run of salmon. Anglers on the night wall, Utica St. bridge north, have been having some success. Egg sacs, estaz flies, rubber eggs and trout beads are good choices of bait. Throughout the river sheephead and catfish continue to be active and smallmouth bass are biting on minnows and crankbaits.

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