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The History of America’s Holocaust Refugee Camp at Fort Ontario

Fort Ontario State Historic Site Manager Paul Lear presents an illustrated lecture on the history of America’s only Holocaust Refugee Camp, located at Fort Ontario in Oswego. The program will take place at 2 p.m. on January 27 in the large meeting room at G.S. Steamers Bar and Grill in the Quality Inn, 70 E. First St.

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Group Builds Home For Injured Local Vet

On Saturday, January 27, an army of volunteers will gather at the VFW Post #369, 5930 Scenic Ave, Mexico. The public is invited to join Homes For Our Troops as it kicks off the build project for Army SPC Ryan Wilcox’s forever home. Spc. Wilcox, a local wounded soldier, will be the recipient of a specially modified, mortgage-free home for wounded soldiers from Homes for Our Troops.

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AAA Offers Tips – How to Deal with Ice and Freezing Rain

After a thaw that took us from single digits up into the 60s in some areas, the current forecast across all of Western and Central New York is calling for freezing rain, sleet, heavy snow and plummeting temperatures starting tonight (Jan. 12). So, how can drivers prepare themselves and their vehicles to combat the elements?

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Flu Season Arrived Early But Not As Bad As Other Areas

The flu arrived in Central New York early and the numbers are high this year, according to Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang. The county has seen an increased number of lab confirmed flu cases compared with the same time last season, Huang told Oswego County Today. So far this flu season, Oswego Health is not experiencing the number of flu cases that its neighboring counties are encountering, an OH spokesperson pointed out.

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Brouse, Clark Remembered for Their Service to Oswego County Students

Two members of the CiTi Board of Education representing two separate Oswego County school districts have died within one week of each other. Janice Clark, 83, of Mexico passed away December 29, 2017, and Casey Brouse, 51, of Parish, passed away January 4, 2018. Clark was an active member of both the Mexico Central School District Board of Education as well as the CiTi Board of Education at the time of her passing. Brouse was president of the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Board of Education as well as a member of the CiTi Board of Education at the time of his passing.

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Gov. Cuomo Announces $20.5 Million For Infrastructure, Safety Improvements At Airports Across NYS

This state-funded program supports strategic investments at public-use airports across New York to ensure safety, modernize aviation-related facilities, leverage private investment and sustain and create well-paying aeronautical-related jobs. Funds are earmarked for Oswego County Airport’s Terminal Building Construction.

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