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The Oswego County Health Department offers a variety of services to all residents of Oswego County, including preventive health services, certified home health care, long-term home health care, certified hospice, and a maternal and child health program.

In recognition of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Cancer Services Program kicked off a month long crusade aimed at increasing the importance of breast exams in the fight against breast cancer with a luncheon for Oswego County hair stylists.

SUNY Oswego will host the 73rd annual Fall Technology Conference on Oct. 25 and 26, offering hundreds of technology education professionals and students more than 50 workshops and a showcase for technological and teaching innovations. Billed as the largest of its kind in the Northeast, the technology symposium debuted in 1939.

“We are very proud of it,” said Liz Burns, director of student health services and one of four full-time nurse practitioners that staff the center, along with a registered nurse, a licensed practical nurse and a secretary.

Community members and lovers of all things Titanic are invited to view the 1958 classic movie “A Night To Remember” on October 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Beacon Hotel. The film, based on Walter Lord’s book of the same title, was directed by Roy Ward Baker and stars Kenneth More. It recounts the final night of Titanic’s ill-fated maiden voyage.

The Oswego High School National Honor Society recently donated in memory of Irene Gilman to the Oswego YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign. This campaign allows kids and families the opportunity to be a part of the YMCA.