Six-year-old Shawn Baldwin shaves his head in support of a two-year-old fighting cancer
Oswego Daily News

Scores Go Bald To Fight Childhood Cancer, Raise Awareness

The crowd was kind of small compared to other years. However, their donations were huge. Several dozen volunteers put on the 12th annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser Sunday at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center. From noon until 3 p.m. more than 112 “shavees” paraded to barber chairs have their hair shaved by volunteer barbers, including students from CiTi. Their goal this year was to raise $75,000. By mid-afternoon, they were almost there.

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Oswego County DA Greg Oakes, left, speaks to the media at a 2015 press conference (OCT file photo)
Oswego Daily News

County Approves State Mandated Pay Hike For DA

The Oswego County Legislature Thursday night approved a $12,400 pay increase for the county District Attorney. It’s not like they really had a choice in the matter. According the NYS Judiciary Law, each county’s DA salary is linked to the salaries of state judges. The salary for a DA must be equal to or exceed the salary of the county court judge or state Supreme Court justice. In a separate resolution, legislators urge the state to change the way it handles the raise.

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