Month: September 2018

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Ken’s Body Shop Earns Official Certification and Prestigious Top Automaker Recognition

September 10, 2018 Contributor
Ken’s Body Shop has been officially Certified by Assured Performance, a non-profit consumer advocacy organization for maintaining the right tools, equipment, training and facilities necessary to repair the participating Automaker brand vehicles according to the manufacturer’s specifications.

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Maritime Museum Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s 14th Annual Museum Day

September 10, 2018 Contributor
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on September 22 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 14th annual Museum Day. It is a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC-based museums.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Higher Education Resources Offer Families Ways to Plan for College

September 10, 2018 Contributor
With kids starting a new school year, many will be encouraged to think about the future and set goals for themselves. For many kids, goals will include pursuing a college education. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 19.9 million students will attend American colleges and universities this fall.

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Four Finalists Selected In 2018 ‘Next Great Idea’ Competition

September 10, 2018 Contributor
CHARTA, Hope Springs, Oz Angling, and Wired Telecom have been selected as the four finalists for the 2018 Next Great Idea Oswego County Business Plan Competition- it was announced by Austin Wheelock, Chair of the NGI steering committee. On September 14, each finalist will give a 20-minute presentation on their business plan in-person to the panel of judges.

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Oswego Daily News

More EEE and West Nile Virus Found in Mosquitoes

September 9, 2018 Contributor
The Oswego County Public Health Department reported that test results received recently indicated new positive results for both the Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile viruses. The report listed three mosquito pools as positive for EEE, two are located in the Toad Harbor Swamp and one is in the town of Hastings. Two pools were listed as positive for WNV, one in the town of Hastings and the other in the town of Palermo.

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Ninth graders celebrate their first time walking into the high school as freshmen.
Fulton Daily News

FCSD is Back to Business for 2018-2019

September 9, 2018 Mikayla Kemp
The 2018-2019 school year is well underway for the Fulton City School District. According to Superintendent of Schools Brian Pulvino, instruction began in classrooms within minutes on the first day of school last week. Districtwide, just more than 3300 students attended first days throughout the first week of school from grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth, a lower number than opening day last year.

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