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Mayor Barlow Announces Start of City Paving Project

July 13, 2018 Contributor

The city of Oswego 2018 milling and paving project is currently scheduled to begin on Monday July 16. Weather permitting, the project will be completed on or before August 3.

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Fulton Man Charged With Sexual Abuse

July 13, 2018 Site Administrator

On July 12 at 3:02 p.m., deputies arrested Robert F. Goutermout Jr., 36, of 262 Owens Road, Fulton, for two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, a class D felony and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.

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Harborfest Children’s Musical Features An Array Of Bright Costumes

July 13, 2018 Contributor

The 2018 Harborfest Children’s Musical, “Disney’s 101 Dalmatians Kids,” will feature an array of colorful costumes. With a large cast of about 60 area youth ranging in age from 18 months to 16 and the fact that a majority of the characters in the play are dogs, special attention has to be paid to making the costumes attractive, believable and comfortable, in the summer heat.

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Maritime Museum To Host Pirate Day

July 13, 2018 Contributor

Ahoy maties! The H. Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego has partnered with Girl Scout Troop 10567 to create a fun filled day for kids to explore a pirate’s life while learning about shipping and transportation along New York State waterways.

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Retired Teachers Award Scholarships

July 13, 2018 Contributor

The Oswego County Retired Teachers Association recently awarded $500 scholarships to four Oswego County students that will be entering the field of education this fall.

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Fastrac Opens New Pulaski Store With Contemporary New Look

July 13, 2018 Contributor

Fastrac Markets, a locally owned company, has opened a contemporary new state-of-the-art store in Pulaski that marks the company’s continued investment in the central New York state region, officials announced.

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Local Businesses Give To Harborfest Volunteers

July 13, 2018 Contributor

For the 31st consecutive year, Oswego Harborfest will bring thousands of festival goers to the city of Oswego from July 26 – 29. As always, the success of such a large annual tradition relies not only upon the talent, entertainment, food, and other vendors, but also the invaluable contributions of countless volunteers.

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David Turner speaks to the Legislature about housing in the county.

County Debates, Approves Partnership Plan With City

July 12, 2018 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego County Legislature had a lengthy debate Thursday night regarding a plan which will help ensure safe housing opportunities for renters in the city of Oswego. Much of the debate centered on who would enforce the plan and what it would cost county taxpayers. In the end, the resolution was approved 22-1-2. Marie Schadt cast the lone nay vote. Legislators John Martino and Shane Broadwell were excused.

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Truck, Motorcycle Crash Under Investigation

July 12, 2018 Site Administrator

UPDATED 1 p.m. July 13
At about 6 p.m. today (July 12), the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to a pickup truck, motorcycle motor vehicle accident in the town of Palermo on State Route 3. The accident is still under investigation.

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Fulton UPK Offers Transportation, Unveils New Director

July 12, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Fulton’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) program will offer transportation to students beginning in the 2018-19 school year for the first time. Also new this year, Heather Witter will begin her position as Director of Universal Pre-K and Literacy.

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