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Five County Residents Arrested In Unemployment Fraud Crackdown

January 12, 2010 Contributor

State Labor Department Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announces a crackdown on unemployment insurance fraud at a press conference in Syracuse, flanked by DAs from many of the counties of Central New York and the Southern Tier. State Labor Department photo.

Police swept across Upstate New York, arresting scores of people as part of a crackdown on unemployment insurance fraud.

Five Oswego County residents were caught in the sweep.

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There’ll Be 100 – 150 Jobs At The Rebuild Of Volney’s Ethanol Plant, But Will The Jobs Be Union Or Non-Union?

January 12, 2010 Contributor

A company’s announcement that it will rebuild the ethanol facility in Volney that Sunoco bought from bankrupt Northeast Biofuels left a couple of questions.Ã‚Â Among them – will the company use union labor, as Northeast Biofuels did?Ã‚Â A company official got us answers to our questions.

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Rotarians Hear About Upcoming Fulton Events

January 12, 2010 Contributor

Rotarian Michele Kempston, right, introduced Jan Rebeor, left, who spoke to the Fulton Rotary Club, on Chamber related activities she is working on this year.

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Juried Student Artwork to Show at SUNY Oswego’s Tyler Art Gallery

January 12, 2010 Contributor

SUNY Oswego junior studio art major Kate Walseman is among students who submitted artwork for the college's 47th annual Juried Student Art Exhibition in hopes it would be selected=

“This annual show is varied and inclusive as it is open to any student at Oswego and any artistic media and is therefore also very popular with audiences,” said Michael Flanagan, assistant director of Tyler Art Gallery.

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Bernard Ã¢â‚¬Å“BernieÃ¢â‚¬Â M. Purington, 75

January 11, 2010 Contributor

Bernard Ã¢â‚¬Å“BernieÃ¢â‚¬Â M. Purington, 75, of Fulton died Monday at Van Duyn Home in Syracuse after a long illness.

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Speed Demon Swimmers Splash To Success

January 11, 2010 Contributor

Fulton Speed Demons challenged the Cortland Stingers at the Granby Elementary pool on December 5.

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A Review of the Governor’s State of the State Address

January 11, 2010 Contributor

The Governor’s State of the State address this week primarily focused on the seriousness of the state’s fiscal situation. The speech was more subdued and void of the usual ‘rah, rah’ tone Governors have taken in years past. Instead, his speech focused on the economy, and specifically how vital it is for New York to keep a balanced budget.

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