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The following students were recently awarded a degree from Binghamton University.

They save us from burning buildings.  They are the first on the scene at motor vehicle accidents.  They go searching when our loved ones go missing.  They are the ones running towards danger when everyone else is running away.

Oswego County BOCES students enrolled in the Heavy Equipment Maintenance and Operation (HEMO) program are required to make precise movements with their large machines.

Oswego County offices will be closed Sept. 3 for Labor Day. All Oswego County government offices, including the solid waste transfer stations and recycling drop-off centers, will be closed.

The Oswego County Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee presented the first-place award in its annual best-tasting water contest to the village of Pulaski during the August Legislature meeting at the H. Douglas Barclay Courthouse.

Oswego County Workforce New York, operated by the Division of Employment and Training, will hold a “Choose Work” workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 12, to help Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries learn about work incentives and rules that will help them return to work.

The Oswego County Legislature’s Public Safety and Emergency Services Committee presented Mark Robbins with a certificate of appreciation for his 25 years of service.
Robbins is a building maintenance mechanic with the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department.

Coordinated by RASP Senior Youth Specialist, Jill Fratangelo, through collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County, the outing allowed the students to experience the sport of fly-fishing.

The County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning will sponsor three seminars for local planning and zoning officials Sept. 11, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Oswego High School auditorium, 2 Buccaneer Blvd.