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Congressman McHugh is deeply concerned that this potential free trade agreement with the nations of Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, and Singapore would be detrimental to the U.S. dairy industry, particularly as New Zealand is the world’s largest dairy exporter.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â In the 23rd Congressional District, there are approximately 2,000 dairy farms.

Arms Collectors Perform At Festival of Nations

A contingent from Continental Arms Collectors Association’s Revolutionary War Interpretive Unit was at the recent Festival of Nations event at Fort Sainte Marie among the Iroquois.

Fall Resolutions Keep TOPS Goals in Mind

Fall can be the perfect time of year to make a resolution or renew an old one.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â The season is changing.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Kids go back to school, signaling a return to normalcy for families.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Autumn is the perfect opportunity to jump start a resolution that might have fallen by the wayside since January.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) has many local chapters to help.

Class of 2021 Starts at Fairgrieve

Fairgrieve Elementary School welcomed incoming kindergarteners and their parents recently for an orientation day. The orientation day gave an opportunity for the kindergarten students to explore their classroom, meet their teacher and fellow classmates, and become familiar with their new school.

New York State Nurses Throw Their Support to Aubertine

Citing his record of working for us in Central and Northern New York, the New York State Nurses Association has endorsed state Sen. Darrel J. Aubertine for re-election stating that he can “provide important leadership” in his work to improve health care opportunities New York.

The Oswego Children’s Theater Announces Auditions for a Holiday Twin Bill

This auditions are for a mixed cast of children and adults. Cast members will be asked to read from the script. Younger cast members may be asked to recite a favorite nursery rhyme. The play requires a large cast with many individual roles available.

Red Cross Director Visits Sunrise Rotary

Karen Ferguson, Branch Director of the American Red Cross and an Oswego Rotarian, was a recent guest at the Fulton Sunrise Rotary Club

Transfinder Software Increases Efficiency of APW Transportation

With newly restructured routes, added bus runs and concerns for time spent on buses, the APW District is putting the new Transfinder software to the test. During a demonstration of the new program to the APW BOE recently, Stewart Brown, Supervisor of Transportation showed how he created new routes for the district using the software.

Be A Hometown Hero ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Become A Literacy Volunteers Tutor

Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County is seeking to train a team of compassionate tutors to assist adults in their own community who would like to improve their literacy skills.

Be On Lookout For Deer

As autumn is now upon us, drivers need to be more aware of deer alongside or in the roadway.