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Students of SUNY Oswego's Yulia Artemenko (second from right), a biological sciences faculty member, assist in a Shineman Center biology lab with a project -- partially funded by a nearly $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation -- to study what triggers cells to migrate and to attach to a surface. From left are biology majors Bianca Fernandez and Jake Marcucci, both seniors, and junior Allison Hearn.

NSF Grant Supports Oswego Professor’s, Undergraduates’ Study Of Cell Movement

July 9, 2018 Contributor

Thanks to a nearly $300,000 National Science Foundation grant, undergraduate researchers, starting this summer, are working with Dr. Yulia Artemenko of SUNY Oswego’s biological sciences faculty to investigate how single cells determine where to move, which could have implications for why cancer cells metastasize — migrate away from a primary tumor.

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Oswego County Reminds Residents to Guard against Mosquito Bites

July 8, 2018 Steve Yablonski

“Our mosquito surveillance team is monitoring virus activities in the area again this summer,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang. “Viral infections carried by mosquitoes, such as EEE and West Nile, can cause serious illness including severe headache, high fever, disorientation, seizures, brain swelling or, in some cases, death,”

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Early-Morning Gang Assault Leads To Arrests

July 7, 2018 Site Administrator

Two people were arrested early this morning following an assault that left the victim severely injured, including a facial fracture. The investigation is on-going.

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Councilor Ron Tesoriero makes a motion to approve the mayor's request. At right is Council President Robert Corradino, committee chair.

Committee Approves Mayor’s City-County Partnership Plan

July 5, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Mayor Billy Barlow officially requested authorization to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the city of Oswego and county of Oswego. The agreement will create a partnership between the city of Oswego Department of Code Enforcement and Oswego County Department of Social Services. The council will vote on it June 9; the county on June 12.

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Mayor Barlow Announces City Pool Opening on July 6

July 5, 2018 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow today (July 5) announced the Charles E. Gallagher City Public Pool will open on July 6. The opening of the public swimming pool was pushed back this year due to additional maintenance being performed around the pool area, he explained.

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Hastings Man Facing Sex Charges

July 5, 2018 Site Administrator

The arrest stems from the investigation into an incident that occurred in the town of Hastings between January 2017 and July 2018. He allegedly engaged in numerous acts of oral sexual conduct with the victim being less than 13 years of age.

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B’Ville Man Charged With Attempted Rape

July 5, 2018 Site Administrator

The arrest stems from the investigation into an incident that occurred in the town of Parish. He allegedly attempted to engage in sexual intercourse with the victim being less than 15 years of age.

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Logging Accident Claims Life Of Albion Man

July 3, 2018 Site Administrator

On Tuesday (July 3), deputies responded to 785 Towne Road in the town of Albion for a missing person complaint. While at that location, LLoyd W. White, who resides at that address, was found deceased as a result of an apparent logging accident, deputies reported.

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Tom Ciappa and Kathleen Allen are sworn in as new board members

Oswego School Board Gets Reorganized – Kind Of

July 3, 2018 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego Board of Education held its annual re-organizational meeting on Tuesday. The vote to name a new president ended in a tie due to the absence of board member James Bell. Instead of holding a re-vote, the board decided to postpone the vote until next week’s regular meeting. The vote for a new vice president was also postponed for a week.

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Border Patrol Agent Arrested for Distribution of Child Pornography

July 3, 2018 Site Administrator

Keith E. Hook, 54, of Oswego, appeared in federal court Monday (July 2) on a charge that he distributed child pornography over the internet, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Kevin M. Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations.

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