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SUNY Oswego computer science faculty member Jim Early (foreground) helps new homeowner Adam Fay of the psychology faculty with digging a trench for a landscape retaining wall, a project undertaken with the assistance of a small matching grant from the Oswego Renaissance Association neighborhood revitalization program in the city of Oswego.

College, Community Partner To Bring Renaissance To City Neighborhoods

November 17, 2016 Contributor

In addition to the efforts of hundreds of homeowners from many walks of life and to city and sponsor collaboration, the project also owes success to date thanks to SUNY Oswego faculty members serving as executive director and board members; students, faculty and staff as improvement-minded homeowners; and direct and indirect financial and management support from the college and the State University of New York.

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Oswego Man Charged With Rape

November 16, 2016 Steve Yablonski

The arrest stems from the investigation into an incident that occurred on or about the months of August and September 2016 at a city of Oswego residence, police said. He allegedly engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim being less than 17 years of age.

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Oswego County offices and solid waste facilities announce Thanksgiving Schedule

November 16, 2016 Contributor

All Oswego County offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24 and 25, for Thanksgiving. The solid waste transfer stations, Bristol Hill Landfill and Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24. All transfer stations will be closed Friday, Nov. 25.

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Oswego BOE Approves Public Hearing, Special District Vote

November 15, 2016 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego City School District Tuesday night took another step toward relocating its administrative offices into a section of one of its elementary schools. The district is seeking voter approval to use money from its capital reserve fund to make renovations at two schools and to sell the Education Center. A public hearing on the plan will be held in early January.

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Shineman Foundation Announces Last Grants of 2016

November 15, 2016 Contributor

Fourteen not-for-profit organizations received grant awards totaling $313,500 from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation in the last of three 2016 grant rounds at its November board meeting. All funded projects reach a wide range of people in Oswego County.

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Public Hearing Set On Oswego Taxi Law Plan

November 14, 2016 Steve Yablonski

Following a brief public comment session Monday night, the Common Council approved a public hearing on proposed Local Law No. 6 of the Year 2016, a local law amending Chapter 226, Taxicabs, of the Code of the City of Oswego, NY. The public hearing shall be held at 7:10 p.m. on Nov. 28 in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 13 W. Oneida St.

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Arrest made in Village of Phoenix shooting incident

November 14, 2016 Steve Yablonski

State Police arrested Tommy Washington, of Syracuse, for 1 count of Robbery 1st degree, a class B Felony. Washington was arrested earlier today (Nov. 14) during an investigation by the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation and detectives with the Village of Phoenix Police Department. There are additional suspects that were involved in this incident with Mr. Washington and the State Police are requesting any additional information.

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State Police Seek Public Assistance With Locating Escapee

November 14, 2016 Steve Yablonski

UPDATE: Joshua J. Heady was located this morning (Nov. 15) by members of the Syracuse Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service in the city of Syracuse.
State Police, along with the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Village of Central Square Police Department with locating the 24-year-old who He escaped from police around 3 p.m. Nov. 14.

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Parish Teen Charged With Rape

November 14, 2016 Steve Yablonski

The arrest stems from the investigation into an incident that occurred sometime in the summer months of 2016 at a residence in the town of Parish. He allegedly held the victim down and engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim being less than 13 years of age.

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State Police are investigating a shooting incident in Village of Phoenix

November 14, 2016 Steve Yablonski

On Sunday (November 13), at approximately 10:33 p.m., State Police in Fulton, along with members of the Village of Phoenix Police Department, responded to 25 Lock St. in the village of Phoenix for a reported man with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse where is listed in stable condition, state police said today (Nov. 14).

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