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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Mayor Urges Continued Water Conservation Measures

Oswego Mayor Tom Gillen recently announced that the city of Oswego Water Treatment Plant was starting construction on upgrades to the treatment facility. The work reduces the production capacity of the plant by 25% and will be continuing until the end of June. It is requested that all users of city of Oswego water curtail the use of water as much as possible during this construction period.

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Birdlebough High School Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Phoenix Central School District seniors Ian Evans and Meghan Lentz have been named the top two of the John C. Birdlebough High School Class of 2014. Earning an overall grade point average of 101.58, Evans will graduate as the JCB class valedictorian. Finishing her four years at JCB with an overall grade point average of 100.82, Lentz will graduate as the JCB class salutatorian.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Man Facing Felony Drug Charge

One person was arrested recently by the Oswego County Drug Task Force after a joint investigation conducted by members of the task Ffrce and the City of Fulton Police Department. A search warrant was conducted on May 20 and reportedly resulted in the recovery of 28 bags of heroin in glassine envelopes and/or plastic packaging and a morphine tablet.

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Effort Breakfast Honors Granby Students

Students at Granby Elementary School, selected at best representing that character trait, were treated to a special breakfast with Principal Heather Perry. Students arrived one-by one to the library with their invitations in hand, to enjoy a buffet of breakfast treats including fruit cocktail, cereal, breakfast pizza and an assortment of juices.

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Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a holocaust survivor and author of the award winning memoir “Four Perfect Pebbles” shows Granby Elementary School students the yellow star she was forced to wear in Nazi Germany in the mid- to late-1930s. She explained how this badge identified her as Jewish and that during the time period Jewish people had many restrictions including only being allowed to shop on certain days and at certain times.
Fulton Daily News

Holocaust survivor recounts experience, shares message of hope and kindness at Granby Elementary

Granby Elementary School students put away their history books for a firsthand account of life during World War II. Holocaust survivor and author Marion Blumenthal Lazan spoke to fifth and sixth grade students at the school about life as a Jewish person in Nazi Germany.

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