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Albion Man Arrested For Aggravated DWI
On May 24 at 7:07 p.m., troopers from SP Lowville were dispatched to State Route 177 in the town of Pinckney for a vehicle off the roadway.
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Clean Energy Standard Hearings Revolve Around Nuclear Energy
The Public Service Commission held two in a month-long series of public hearings on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Clean Energy Standard (CES) in Oswego on Tuesday. It was the 11th hearing so far. The next one will be in Syracuse. The vast majority of speakers focused on saving the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear plant.
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Allen, Thibodeau Families React to Heidi Allen Case Catching National Attention
It was twenty-two years ago now when 18-year-old Heidi Allen disappeared early Easter Sunday morning in 1994 from the D&W convenience store that she worked for in New Haven. Despite the years that have passed, this particular case has recently caught national attention when it aired on Friday (May 20) as an episode on Dateline NBC entitled ‘The Informant.’ Dateline spent the past year interviewing all the key players in the case, including Heidi’s sister, Lisa Buske, District Attorney Greg Oakes, Sheriff Reuel Todd, defense attorney Lisa Peebles, the Thibodeau family, and even featured the only man ever convicted for Heidi’s disappearance, Gary Thibodeau as well as others. The one-hour episode summed up the mystery case of Heidi Allen and provided insight from all sides of the case. Continue reading for Lisa Buske and Amanda Crawford’s reactions to the episode after it aired.
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Novelis Celebrates Commissioning of $120 Million Automotive Finishing Line
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today (May 23) celebrated the commissioning of its third state-of-the-art automotive finishing line in Scriba. Installed to support the production of stronger, lighter and safer vehicles, the line represents Novelis’ latest investment of $120 million to expand high-strength aluminum alloy supply for Ford F-Series trucks.
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Oswego Dedicates Part Of East Albany In Honor Of Nolan Swift
It is fitting, race fans say, that the “Dynamic Duo” have streets intersecting across from the iconic Oswego Speedway. Nolan Swift and Jim Shampine competed side by side many times at Oswego’s ‘Steel Palace.’ Now they will forever more be wheel to wheel at the speedway. Hailing from Syracuse, Swift was the first dominant force at Oswego Speedway driving his famous 10 pins.
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Dunkin’ Donuts Hosts ‘Coffee With Mayor, Police Chief’
OK, nobody actually sat down and shared a cup of coffee with Mayor Billy Barlow or Chief Tory DeCaire. But what they did share was plenty of productive dialogue. “This was a chance for Oswego residents to meet with Chief DeCaire and myself in a casual setting, ask questions and voice any concerns they might have,” the mayor told Oswego County Today. The next coffee meeting will take place on June 2.
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Mayor Barlow Appoints Downtown Revitalization Committee
Mayor Billy Barlow announced the creation of the Downtown Revitalization Committee whose primary task will ensure the city of Oswego competes for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The Downtown Revitalization Initiative program will invest $10 million in ten communities throughout the state.
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‘The Future’ of Oswego County Reflects on The Future
The Oswego County Legislature held its annual Youth Government Day recently and dozens of middle school students from around the county got the chance to take part in county government. Prior to the meeting, Legislator Shawn Doyle, of the county’s bicentennial committee, conducted a survey of the students. He asked the young students various questions about the county’s present and future.
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Oswego, Fulton School Budgets Pass, Hayden, Lyons and Callen, Bell Elected to BOE
City residents turned out to their polling places today (May 17) to vote on the Fulton City School District 2016-2017 school budget and numerous other propositions including two open seats on the Board of Education. All propositions passed with a total of 967 voters. Oswego’s budget was also approved and two newcomers will join the school board.
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A.G. Schneiderman, NYSP Superintendent D’Amico, Syracuse Police Chief Fowler Announce Takedown Of Statewide Drug Pipelines In ‘Operation Smackdown’
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico, and Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler today (May 17) announced the indictment of 72 people charged with operating two drug distribution rings: one that allegedly transported heroin, cocaine and narcotic pills between New York City and Syracuse; and a second that allegedly sold cocaine in the suburbs of Syracuse and in adjacent Oswego County.