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University Police Charge Cato Man With DWI
SUNY Oswego University Police arrested a Cato resident on a motor vehicle felony and related charges on Aug. 3.
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A Healthy Start Begins with On-Time Vaccinations
To celebrate the importance of immunizations for a healthy start and throughout our lives, and to make sure children are protected with all the vaccines they need, the Oswego County Health Department is joining with partners nationwide in recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month.
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Oswego’s Paddlefest Returns For Its Sixth Year
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the New York State Barge Canal, the H. Lee White Maritime Museum will hold the sixth annual Oswego Paddlefest on Aug. 18. Paddlers can choose one of two routes to paddle through four canal locks while they enjoy the unique beauty of the Oswego River.
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Historian Tom Ebert Presents ‘The Civil War In The West’ At Fort Ontario
Civil War historian and Oswego native Tom Ebert returns to Fort Ontario State Historic Site on East Fourth Street in Oswego to talk about the American Civil War in the West. The program begins at 7 p.m. Aug. 15 in the Enlisted Men’s Barracks inside the old stone fort. It is free and open to the public.
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Sheriff’s Office: Mexico Student Hit By Vehicle Dies
The Sheriff’s Office today (August 3) identified the pedestrian involved in Wednesday’s crash on Norman Avenue in Mexico. He is Gary Witkovsky a 14-year-old who was a student of the Mexico School District. He was pronounced brain dead at 1:35 pm on August 2 at a Syracuse hospital, according to police.
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Oswego Man Facing Rape Charges
He allegedly had sexual intercourse with the victim being less than 17 years of age while at a town of Oswego residence.
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Preservation League Wants to #SaveTheUrger, Other Erie Canal Resources
The Preservation League of New York State is seeking support for its efforts to protect the historic Tug Urger and other Erie Canal vessels that provide an authentic link to the past. The League recently learned that the New York State Canal Corporation, under the New York Power Authority, has plans to beach the tugboat Urger, flagship of the Erie Canal and beloved “teaching tug.”
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Veterans Recognized for Contributions to the Military and their Communities
State Senator Patty Ritchie honored more than 60 veterans from Jefferson, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties, including more than 50 individuals who fought in World War II, at her annual “Veterans Hall of Fame” ceremony at the Dobisky Center in Ogdensburg on Tuesday (July 31).
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As Perry Visits FitzPatrick to ‘Make Nuclear Energy Cool Again,’ Environmentalists Demand Cuomo Reverse Policy of Forcing NY Ratepayers to Subsidize Failing Nuclear Plants
While the Trump administration’s Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is at the FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Scriba today (Aug. 1) after saying it’s time to “make nuclear energy cool again,” New York environmental and consumer groups are calling on New York Governor Cuomo to reverse the decision, made exactly two years ago today, to force New York ratepayers, even those who opt into 100% renewables, to subsidize nuke plants such as FitzPatrick.
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University Police Makes Motor Vehicle Felony Arrest
According to a press release today (August 1), Mary Elizabeth Castillo, 47, of Merced, California, was charged with driving while intoxicated with a previous DWI conviction and with aggravated DWI for suspected driving while intoxicated and having passengers in the car younger than the age of 16, both Class E felonies.