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Oswego County Offers Plenty of Ways to Volunteer for ‘I Love My Park Day’

May 3, 2019 Contributor

Plants and animals on thousands of acres of public lands are coming out of winter hibernation, and residents and visitors are celebrating the return of spring at their favorite parks. People in Oswego County can help with cleanup events at four sites Saturday, May 4, during the eighth annual I Love My Park Day event.

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Literacy Coalition Receives ‘Lift Oswego’ Grant To Fund ‘Read To Them’ Project With Oswego City School District

May 2, 2019 ChirelloMarketing

OSWEGO – The Literacy Coalition of Oswego County and its partner, the Weston T. Hyde Foundation, were recently awarded a $21,900 “Lift Oswego” grant to implement the Read To Them family literacy program in the […]

Katko Applauds Army Corps Of Engineers For Awarding $1.5 Million Contract For Dredging In Oswego Harbor

May 1, 2019 Contributor

U.S. Rep. John Katko today (May 1) applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to award a $1.5 million contract to conduct dredging operations in Oswego Harbor.

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Health Department Urges People To Get Vaccinated

April 30, 2019 Contributor

The Oswego County Health Department is recognizing National Infant Immunization Week, a time to highlight the importance of immunizing babies and children against serious illnesses. Vaccines have drastically reduced infant death and disability caused by preventable diseases in the United States.

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Mayor Barlow Announces 2019 Independence Day Celebration

April 30, 2019 Contributor

The theme of this year’s parade is “Music of America.” The Independence Day Parade will start at 1 p.m. on July 7 and run along State Route 104, from Oswego High School, turning down East Seventh Street towards Fort Ontario.

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Mayor Barlow Announces Completion of Oswego Waterfall Lighting Project

April 29, 2019 Contributor

The project was designed to promote Oswego’s waterways and the West Linear Riverwalk as the city conducts improvements to Water Street, plans to build a river dock for recreational boaters, and has increased investment in the Oswego Summer Concert Series at Veterans’ Stage, all initiatives centered around the Riverwalk, with a focus on Oswego’s waterfront.

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Office for the Aging Warns of Social Security Phone Scheme

April 26, 2019 Contributor

Social Security and the federal Office of the Inspector General have received reports from across the country about fraudulent phone calls from people falsely claiming to be Social Security employees.

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Attorney General Takes Down 2 Drug Rings Responsible For Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl, And Cocaine Throughout Central And Upstate NY

April 25, 2019 Contributor

Attorney General Letitia James today announced the indictment of 65 individuals charged with conspiring in two major drug distribution networks that transported heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine to Onondaga County, St. Lawrence County, Oswego County, Oneida County, and Jefferson County.

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Council OKs Bemelmans’, Madeline’s Return To Fort Ontario

April 25, 2019 Steve Yablonski

Councilors approved the use of public space for Mary Kay Stone on behalf of the Friends of Fort Ontario in order to host the Madeline Festival on June 1. It will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fort Ontario Complex and the nearby Oswego Civic Arts Center at the end of East Fourth Street.

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Volunteers Beautify Minetto

April 25, 2019 Steve Yablonski

In conjunction with Canal Clean Sweep and Oswego County Earth Week, the Minetto Beautification Committee continued with its thirteenth year doing a spring clean up of the River View Park and a litter pick up along the Oswego River and Canal.

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