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Porky and Buddy Pet Health – Help Support Legislation For Animals

August 10, 2015 Contributor

The 2015 New York legislative session is over and you will remember that we nagged you a fair amount to do your part to support legislation to help animals. As always, not much of it passed, but the good news is that Senator Terrence Murphy, a Republican from the 40th Senate District (parts of Putnam and Westchester counties) is already starting to garner support for legislation that he has pending in the 2016 legislative session coming up in January.

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Ask And You Shall Receive

August 10, 2015 Contributor

“Ask and you shall receive.” An old saying; but what you receive isn’t always what you want. If some of you remember from a recent letter in the media, I asked the Chairman of the Legislature to have the County Rental Fee of County Highway Equipment be revisited by the full legislative body.

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Hannah Clark Earns B.Mus. in music education

August 10, 2015 Contributor

Buffalo State is a State University of New York (SUNY) college located in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo State offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the arts, education, natural sciences, social sciences, and professional studies.

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Send Your Children Back to School Protected from Serious Diseases

August 10, 2015 Contributor

To celebrate the importance of immunizations for people of all ages – and make sure children are protected with all the vaccines they need – the Oswego County Health Department is joining with partners nationwide in recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month.

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Greater Pulaski Community Fund Awards $9,200 in Local Grants

August 10, 2015 Contributor

The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund is a union of gifts contributed by the people of the Pulaski community that makes grants to support programs and projects of importance to the area.

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National Grid Supports United Way Campaign

August 10, 2015 Contributor

Executive Director of United Way of Greater Oswego County Patrick Dewine, accepted a $5,000 check from Walter Dengos, community and customer manager for National Grid, representing the company’s corporate support of United Way’s annual campaign.

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Learn How to Save Money on Your Energy Costs

August 10, 2015 Contributor

Oswego County is working with neighboring counties in a new initiative, Solarize CNY. The program is made possible with a grant through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in an effort to reduce start-up costs of solar power in Central New York.

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Legislator Questions Rental Fee

August 10, 2015 Contributor

In light of myself and Legislator Farfaglia asking to have the highway rental fee revisited, I again reached out to some of our fellow NYSAC members to find out what their policies were.

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Youth Exchange Students Visit Rotary

August 10, 2015 Contributor

At a recent Sunrise Rotary meeting, Abby Wiertzema, youth exchange coordinator, introduced two G. Ray Bodley High School sophomores who will be our exchange students in the coming year.

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Celebrate Summer with an Ice Cream Social at the Cleveland Historical Society

August 10, 2015 Contributor

Visit the Cleveland Historical Society for an old-fashioned ice cream social on August 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. Enjoy scenic Tannery Pond and a sundae during the free open house at the society in the former St. James Church, North Street, Cleveland.

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