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Oswego National Guard Soldier Receives New Rank, New Responsibilities
Matthew Liepke from Oswego and assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters received a promotion to the rank of Colonel.
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Oswego Fire Department Plans Open House, Safety Day
The Oswego Fire Department is pleased to be offering another free community safety event this weekend. The 2017 Oswego Fire Department Fall Open House and Safety Day will take place on Saturday, September 30, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. This popular event will be held at the Oswego Fire Department Headquarters, 35 E. Cayuga St.
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Bodley Students Get Glimpse Of College Experience
About 20 G. Ray Bodley High School students will receive college credit before graduation, thanks to the PELL Expriment through Cayuga Community College’s Fulton campus. The program began in the fall of 2016 when the U.S. Department of Education aimed to improve college graduation rates.
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Fulton Junior High, Fulton Community School implement Coffee, Conversation
FJHS Principal Chris Leece said because he is a new principal, he aims to find ways to talk with parents of junior high school families about what is going well in the school and what could be improved.
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Try The YMCA – October is Membership Month
The Oswego YMCA will kick off its annual “Try the Y” membership drive on October 1 for a new and returning members. During the month of October the Y will be waiving the join fee. This cost savings will be available to all new and returning members.
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Student Entrepreneurs Win Launch It Competition At SUNY Oswego
SUNY Oswego seniors Samantha Boyle and Madison St. Gelais recently won the finals of the inaugural Launch It competition showcasing student entrepreneurs at the college, much as “Shark Tank” does with risk-taking business people on the ABC television network. The winning app proposal, Bunk, would allow students looking for off-campus housing to safely connect with potential roommates and verified and rated landlords, as well as view video tours of the properties.
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Ritchie and Barclay To Host Flood Hearings
State Senator Patty Ritchie and State Assemblyman Will Barclay will welcome Senator Tom O’Mara, Chairman of the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation, to Oswego County as they partner to host a special hearing on the record high water levels of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River this spring and summer.
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Rojek Celebrates 20 Years With Oswego County
The Oswego County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee presented Denise Rojek with a certificate of appreciation for her 20 years of service.
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‘Shrill’ Author To Talk About Memoir On Body Shaming, Gender Inequality
Author, performer and feminist Lindy West will speak about her memoir, “Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman,” in a free public appearance at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in SUNY Oswego’s Sheldon Hall ballroom. “Shrill,” the 2017 Oswego Reading Initiative selection at the college, visits issues of gender inequality, body shaming and Internet harassment, by striving to inject humor.
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WBUC Prepares Next Generation Of Film, Television Creators
Minutes before showtime, Tyler Dohse, station manager at Oswego High School’s WBUC, has his hands full. An interview subject has bailed at the last moment, throwing off a planned segment. The sports anchor is working through a proposed tagline to end his broadcast. Scripts are being loaded into the teleprompter. Dohse has one last quick chat with his on-air talent then sits down just out of view of the three cameras pointed at the news desk.