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Kevin Gardner, chair of the legislature, left, recognizes Shawn Doyle for the work he did all year on the county's 200th birthday.

Oswego County Wraps Up An Historical Year

December 19, 2016 Steve Yablonski

As Oswego County’s bicentennial year winds to a close, Legislator Shawn Doyle recapped some of the events of the past 12 months. It was 200 years ago, this spring that Oswego County was formed. At the start of 2016, Kevin Gardner, chair of the legislature, set up a committee regarding the county’s bicentennial year observance. “For the longest time, it wasn’t really a big priority,” Doyle, committee chair, said. “We were facing some tough choices last January. Our nuclear plants were in jeopardy, one ready to close. This was the last thing on our minds, how we’d get through a bicentennial.”

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Phoenix Marching Band Takes Home New York State Title

December 19, 2016 Submitted article

After graduating a large senior class in 2016, the Phoenix Central School District’s marching band entered the season in rebuilding mode, and the end result exceeded all expectations. The Firebirds, in the final show at the Carrier Dome in late October, nailed the performance with its best show of the season.

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Cruisin’ The Campus To Provide Family-Friendly Activities at SUNY Oswego

December 19, 2016 Contributor

Wintertime fun takes on a wide variety of entertaining, recreational and educational forms as SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley invites the greater Oswego County community to the latest Cruisin’ the Campus, a series of family activities and events in late December and the first three weeks of January.

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Janice Scott hauls in another cart full of groceries.

Oswego Woman Wins Tops Shopping Spree

December 16, 2016 Contributor

Janice Scott of Oswego won an unlimited three-minute dash around the store. Her son and grandson helped in the efforts which yielded Janice five grocery carts overflowing with great products, including a turkey – just in time for the holidays.

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Driver in Fatal Charged With Manslaughter

December 16, 2016 Contributor

On 12/15/16 Faith M. Dechick was arrested on a charge of Manslaughter in the second degree based on the death of William E. Todd, Sr. Ms. Dechick was arrested at the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office and arraigned before the Oswego Town Court Hon. Mike Sterio, and released on bail she previously posted pertaining to this case.

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Legislators Approve 2017 County Budget

December 15, 2016 Steve Yablonski

After a brief discussion and a handful of amendments, the Oswego County Legislature unanimously adopted the 2017 budget Thursday night. The county’s 2017 spending plan has a zero increase in the generic tax rate.

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Mayor Barlow Issues Travel Advisory in City of Oswego

December 15, 2016 Contributor

Mayor William J. Barlow, Jr. has issued a Travel Advisory in the city of Oswego due to heavy snow accumulations and white-out conditions in our immediate area. A “Travel Advisory” means NO unnecessary travel on city streets, and NO parking on city streets between the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.

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From left are: Hannah Overton of Fulton, Elyse Maniccia of Oswego, Presley Slimmer of Oswego, Brady Slimmer of Oswego, Kristen Slimmer - Youth Activities Coordinator, Morgan Haynes of Oswego and Casey Fleming - AmeriCorps staff.

Youth Bureau Group Brightens Holidays

December 14, 2016 Steve Yablonski

Recently, despite the bitter windchill, volunteers from the Youth Bureau created a snowman themed mural across the darkened windows at Oswego’s JC Penney store. Some of the artists are involved in the summer time mural program along the city’s west riverwalk area as well.

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Nine Mile Point Unit 1 Returns To Full Power

December 14, 2016 Contributor

Operators returned Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 1 to full power Tuesday night (Dec, 13), following a maintenance outage that started on December 10.

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Mayor Billy Barlow looks back at some of the highlights of 2016.

Mayor Barlow Recaps 2016 – ‘A Huge Success’ For City Of Oswego

December 13, 2016 Steve Yablonski

During Monday night’s Common Council meeting, Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow recapped the first year of his administration, outlining several accomplishments and examples of success over the last 12 months. The mayor spoke specifically to winning the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative from Governor Andrew Cuomo, accounting for a large portion of the almost $16 million the city secured in grant funding in 2016 alone.

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