The rocket named “Budd” blasts off during the Volney Elementary School 6th grade rocket launch event, a culmination activity to a recent academic unit.
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Rocketry Lesson Also Teaches Perseverance To Volney 6th Graders

For Volney sixth graders, the introduction to rocketry began with three Newton’s Laws of Motion: objects at rest will stay at rest, and objects in motion will stay in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force; force is equal to mass times execration; and for every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.

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Oswego County Clerk Now Offers E-Z Passes

“We are working with the New York State Thruway Authority as a retailer in the E-ZPass On-the-Go Program,” the county clerk said. “This provides us an opportunity to better serve our customers by saving them time and money before they get on the road. People can get an E-ZPass quickly and efficiently without having to wait in line to fill out an application or to receive tags in the mail. Once they buy and register the device, they can begin using it immediately.”

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Help Senator Ritchie Send Christmas Cards To Our Troops

The holidays are a time to get the family together and celebrate the ‘most wonderful time of the year.’ Unfortunately, for many families here in the New York and across the country, that is just not possible. Many of our Armed Forces members, including Fort Drum soldiers, will be spending the holidays on out-of-state military installations, overseas, or in a military or veterans’ hospital.

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Police Officer Joli McGrath demonstrates how her handcuff key unlocks handcuffs after she explained several of her job duties during the Fairgrieve Elementary second grade Community Day.
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2nd Grade Community Day Held At Fairgrieve Elementary

It takes several people to help a community remain safe and prosperous. That is what Fairgrieve Elementary School second grade students took away from attending a recent Community Day discussion where a hairdresser, physical therapist, factory worker, police officer and firefighters spoke about their roles and responsibilities in creating a community.

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