Oswego County TodayAugust 2018FREE Independent News for Oswego County

CRA Announced As The Visionary Sponsor for Oswego Health Foundation Gala

August 23, 2018 Contributor

Oswego Health invites community members to support and attend the gala, which will offer a fun evening to support healthcare, which includes cocktails, dinner, a brief program, dessert and dancing.

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Oswego Welcomes 22 New Teachers

August 23, 2018 Submitted article

Twenty-two teachers, who have been placed in buildings throughout the district, attended an orientation day to learn key tools to help them navigate through their first year as an OCSD employee.

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Gillibrand Announces Following Her Push, Critical Funding For Opiood Treatment, Prevention Programs Was Included In Legislation That Could Pass Senate This Week

August 22, 2018 Site Administrator

As the opioid epidemic continues to hurt communities across New York State, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that following her push, the Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill includes critical funding that would help communities combat the opioid crisis. This legislation, which could pass the Senate as soon as this week, includes $3.7 billion in federal funding for treatment and prevention programs

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Teen Dies In Volney Crash

August 22, 2018 Site Administrator

At 6:29 a.m. today members off the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to County Route 6, south of Clifford Road in the town of olney for a two-car motor vehicle accident. Preliminary investigation revealed that the southbound Hyundai Elantra, operated by 19-year-old Jericho Bond, of Mexico, collided with a northbound Volkswagen Jetta, operated by Bruce Mott, 36, of Locke, NY. Bond was pronounced dead at the scene, deputies said.

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Aaliyah Cox, an incoming third grader at Lanigan Elementary School, gets a free hair trim as part of Fulton City School District’s Back-to-School event, held recently at Fairgrieve Elementary School.

Fulton Back-To-School Offerings A Hit With Families

August 22, 2018 Submitted article

In conjunction with the United Way of Greater Oswego County’s annual Stuff-a-Bus event, which collects school supplies for the district to distribute, FCSD’s all-encompassing opportunity also offered free head checks and haircuts, gently-used clothing, personal hygiene items, dental information from Fairgrieve’s CHOMPERS program and community resources/information.

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‘Deadly’ Crash Reported in Volney

August 22, 2018 Contributor

Oswego County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a deadly crash that reportedly occurred at about 7 a.m. today (August 22) in Volney. Two vehicles were reportedly involved in a collision on Ciunty Route 6, near Clifford Road.

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Tim Conners, right, accepts the annual OWI award from his high school English teacher Len Senecal, middle, and the 2017 OWI award winner Gina Salerno, during the recent Oswego Writing Institute.

Annual Oswego Writing Institute Inspires Attendees

August 22, 2018 Submitted article

Writing goes beyond words on paper. That was the central message from the Oswego Writing Institute’s keynote speaker, Tim Conners. People’s stories are carried on beyond a book’s end.

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James Sharkey Suspends Campaign for Oswego County Sheriff

August 22, 2018 Contributor

James R. Sharkey has formally suspended his campaign for Oswego County Sheriff. Sharkey was running on the third-party line “Protect and Serve.” As a lifelong resident and local businessman and former elected town highway commissioner he intended to use his experience to run the administrative position of Sheriff.

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Senior golfer Chris Sugar whose 18-hole score of 77 captured medalist honors at Battle Island last week. The Bucs will host Auburn on Tuesday for their first match.

2018 Oswego Golfers: A Nice Mix Of Youth And Experience

August 22, 2018 Submitted article

Hard work has paid off for more than a dozen Oswego High School athletes who took the summer to improve their golf game and ultimately secured themselves a spot on the 2018 team.

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Speed, Destruction On Fulton Speedway Calendar August 25

August 22, 2018 Contributor

What do you get when you combine side-by-side high speed racing and ending the night with sight and sounds of total destruction of demolition derbies? A night of family affordable fun for all ages at the Fulton Speedway presented by Lindsay Aggregates and Burke’s Do-It-Best Centers.

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