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In a bipartisan vote this morning (June 15), the U.S. House of Representatives passed historic legislation introduced by Rep. John Katko to address the heroin and synthetic drug epidemic plaguing Central New York and communities nationwide. The bill was largely inspired by the advocacy of Oswego mother, Teresa Woolson, who lost her son, Victor, in 2012 when he drowned after using synthetic drugs that he purchased legally in a head shop in Oswego. Since Victor’s death, Teresa has been a tremendous local and national advocate in the fight to outlaw synthetic drugs.

The New York State Police in Pulaski are attempting to identify three male subjects relative to a graffiti complaint that occurred at the H. Douglas Barclay Court House, which is located at 1 Bridge St.in the village of Pulaski.

With New York State gas prices hovering around their highest levels in just about three and a half years, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on a conference call with reporters today (June 13), sounded the alarm and urged the Environmental Protection Agency to abandon forthcoming plans to roll back an already-in-place rule that required automakers to nearly double the fuel economy of passenger vehicles, to an average of more than 50 miles per gallon.

State Police reported today (June 12) that they arrested Joseph R. Pappa, 48, from Oswego, for Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class “A” misdemeanor. Pappa is a school teacher at Altmar-Parish-Williamstown School District.