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State Police Investigate Member Involved Shooting in Hastings

August 27, 2019 Steve Yablonski
UPDATED At approximately 8:30 a.m. today August 27, State Police in Hastings were dispatched by Oswego County 911 to the area of 3532 State Route 49 in the town of Hastings for a stolen vehicle complaint. Troopers located the suspect at which point the suspect pointed, what appeared to be, a handgun at Troopers. A Trooper discharged his duty weapon striking the suspect multiple times.

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Oswego Council Approves ‘Boring’ Budget

August 26, 2019 Steve Yablonski
At its meeting Monday night, the Common Council unanimously passed “a rather boring budget.” The council voted 6-0-1 (Councilor Ron Tesoriero was excused) to approve Mayor Billy Barlow’s 2020 proposed budget. The spending plan for 2020 holds the line on taxes, calling for no increases to any taxes or fees, the mayor said Monday night.

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Federal Funding Will Be Used to Implement Workforce Training Programs in Wood and Paper Products

August 25, 2019 Contributor
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today August 22, announced $571,267 in federal funding for the Workforce Development Institute, part of the AFL-CIO. Specifically, the funding will go towards creating and implementing workforce training programs in the production of wood and paper products.

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Mayor Barlow Announces Youth Bingo Day at St. Francis Commons

August 23, 2019 Contributor
Mayor Billy Barlow announces the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau will host Bingo Day at St. Francis Commons to honor Grandparents Day on Sunday, September 8 at 2 p.m. Bingo Day is a collaboration between the city and St. Francis Commons allowing for children to travel to St. Francis to play bingo with the residents.

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H. Lee White Maritime Museum Curator Designs State Fair Exhibit

August 21, 2019 Contributor
H. Lee White Maritime Museum curator Michael Pittavino of Oswego served as lead designer of the Great New York State Fair Maritime Exhibit for 2019. The exhibit features more than 14 recreational boats spanning the decades from 1913 to current-model boats representing modern hull and propulsion design in a dry-land mock marina setting.

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Masonry Expert To Explain Fort Ontario’s Construction and the History of Masonry

August 21, 2019 Contributor
Masonry fort historian and expert John R. Weaver II will lead a technical tour of Fort Ontario, identifying and interpreting key elements in the fort’s design and construction, at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 28. The tour is free and open to the public and begins at the rock monument just outside the old stone fort.

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