Year: 2023

Community

Annual Picnic Celebrates Older Residents On August 16

July 16, 2023 Contributor
The Oswego County Office for the Aging (OFA) partners with the United Way of Greater Oswego County once again to host the fifth annual Senior Picnic for older residents. The luncheon runs from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 16 at the Mexico VFW, 5930 Scenic Ave. The event is open to any Oswego County senior aged 60 or older.

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News

FASNY Sounds The Alarm As New York’s Lead In Fire Deaths Continues

July 15, 2023 Contributor
Last weekend’s tragic house fire in New Scotland  sadly added four more individuals to the State’s mounting residential fire death toll for 2023. In 2017, 2018, and 2019, New York unfortunately led the nation in fire deaths. Once again, the State is currently on track for the same dishonorable mention in 2023.

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Community

Learn How to Protect Yourself And Your Family From Ticks

July 15, 2023 Contributor
The Oswego County Health Department hosts a viewing of the Dutchess County Tick Task Force presentation, “Awareness and Protection from Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases” on Wednesday, July 26. The program will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Oswego County Health Department Training Room, located at 70 Bunner St, Oswego.

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Assembly Will Barclay

Oswego County, NYS First Responders Again Prove They Are The Gold Standard Of Emergency Service

July 15, 2023 Contributor
Residents of Oswego County and in other parts of the state are still reeling from this week’s major flooding event, but thanks to the incredible work of our local emergency service personnel and first responders the impact of the event did not reach the level of catastrophe it may have without their efforts.

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Fulton Daily News

GRB’s Early College High School Program Gives Students An Up-Close Look At Upstate Hospital

July 15, 2023 Contributor
Students in the Early College High School health sciences program at Fulton’s G. Ray Bodley High School recently got a behind-the-scenes look at Upstate Hospital with a valuable job shadowing experience. The shadowing program, hosted from now through August, gives incoming seniors at least 20 hours of service credit working with doctors, nurses, and hospital staff in a variety of medical fields.

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