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St. Luke Adult Nurses to Offer Free Health Screenings at Oswego Farmers’ Market Thursday

Nurses from the St. Luke Health Services Adult Day Health Care Program will offer free blood pressure and blood glucose screenings during the Oswego Farmers’ Market this Thursday from 4:30 to 8 p.m. The screenings will be offered to the public at the St. Luke tent, which will be located on West Oneida Street near the Civic Plaza.

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Local law enforcement will be cracking down on DWI offenders through Labor Day.
Oswego Daily News

Oswego County to Participate in Statewide STOP-DWI Labor Day Crackdown Enforcement Effort

Oswego County STOP-DWI Coordinator Robert Lighthall announced that Oswego County police agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort to crackdown on impaired driving. While we spend the Labor Day holiday and the end of summer celebrating with our loved ones, law enforcement officers across New York State will take to the roads in an effort to stop impaired driving, prevent injuries and save lives.

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A Trolley Ride through Oswego History

On a recent afternoon, residents of Bishop’s Commons and St. Francis Commons boarded an old fashioned trolley for a tour of sites of historical significance in and around the Oswego area. Local historian Justin White joined the passengers and provided unique insights into the various points of interest on a journey, as the trolley made its way from one side of the city, across the river, to the other.

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Stepping Stones students get a taste of the agriculture industry

Participants in Oswego County BOCES’ Stepping Stones Day Program had their appetites for knowledge satisfied during a recent lesson in agriculture. Armed with a variety of farm-fresh products, Oswego County 4-H Program educator Debbie Halliday shared her expertise with students on the Blue Team in Robyn Yorker’s class.

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Siblings Caitlyn and Tim McAfee, students in the Fulton City School District, are all smiles after completing a test run with the robot they built during a summer program offered at the junior high school.
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Fulton students become mechanical engineers during summer robotics program

With a growing focus on the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, students in the Fulton City School District recently had a chance to explore these areas of study during a summer robotics program. The four-week program for eighth and ninth-grade students challenged participants to use their imaginations and knowledge to create robots capable of picking up objects and performing other tasks.

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Letters to the Editor

Quality Workforce In Fulton

The recent announcement by Mayor Woodward and the city of Fulton Common Council of the upcoming retirement of our City Clerk/Chamberlain Jim LaBoda and his replacement by the current DPW Water and Sanitation Commissioner Dan O’Brien has prompted me to review some of the many adjustments that have been made over the last few years to our city workforce that were necessary through operating cutbacks by attrition and the operating flexibility of some of our departments.

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Join the Fulton ‘Stuff-A-Bus’ Campaign to Get Students Geared Up for School

‘Stuff-A-Bus’ is a community-wide campaign that aims to relieve the financial stress for local families by getting students prepared with the gear they will need for back-to-school. The Fulton City School District Teachers’ Association, in cooperation with the United Way of Oswego County, coordinates the initiative for the Fulton community, which in 2013 provided 211 students with essential back-to-school supplies.

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