Month: December 2018

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Letters to the Editor

Marionette Appointments, Political Payoffs or Cronyisms? Part 2 of 3

December 5, 2018 Contributor
Political payoffs take on different faces. This one is the face that promises future benefits during a hiring process by some elected officials. During the hiring of the Director of the Oswego County Land Bank (A private non-profit formed in 2015) the promise of a state retirement package was promised to the candidate if they accepted the position.

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Pictured from left in the front row are DWI Victim Impact Panelists Melissa Gray, Wendy Peters, and Shelly Denny; Committee Chairman Terry Wilbur, District 21; STOP-DWI Program Coordinator Robert J. Lighthall; Oswego County Prevention Coalition Director Tyler Ahart; Oswego County Senior Probation Officer Lisa Sampson; and County of Oswego Council on Alcoholism and Addictions, Inc. Director Christopher Paige. In back row from left are legislators James Weatherup, District 9; Bradley Trudell, District 7; Richard Kline, District 12; Committee Vice Chairwoman Margaret Kastler, District 1; Frank Castiglia Jr., District 25; and Milferd Potter, District 2.
Community

Oswego County Recognizes STOP-DWI Program

December 5, 2018 Contributor
The Oswego County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee recently delivered a proclamation marking November as STOP-DWI Month. The presentation recognized the critical importance of the Special Traffic Options Program for Driving While Intoxicated (STOP-DWI) in the lives of children, families and communities throughout the county.

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