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Assemblyman Barclay Speaks at Chamber Hosted Round Table

Community members, elected officials and local business owners filled the riverside room at Quality Inn and Suites recently to participate in a round table discussion with New York State Assemblyman Will Barclay. At the third round table discussion hosted so far this year by the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Barclay discussed areas of concern on the state level and addressed questions from anyone in attendance.

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Oswego District Proposes Cuts; Still Face Nearly $1 Million Gap

More than two dozen cuts loom in the tentative 2016-17 Oswego City School District budget, Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey told the school board Tuesday night. “We want to build a revenue based budget on the money that is coming into the district,” he said. The gap was originally $5.6 million. It shrunk to $4.9 million last month. Now it’s less than $1 million – but at a cost.

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SUNY Oswego students Harry Kandaras (standing) and Justin D'Antonio (second from left) work with high school sophomores Zachary Cronk (left) and Brandon Dobbs in an alternative learning initiative in Wilber Hall. The CARE program, a partnership of the college and CiTi, is designed to help students who are disengaged in traditional high school settings earn credits toward their diplomas.
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New Partnership Maps Alternative Routes To High School Diplomas

Nestled in a bright, open room in Wilber Hall’s lower level, the CARE — Credit Accrual and Recovery for Everyone — program hosts 11 students in grades 9 to 12 who work one-on-one with a CiTi teacher, School of Education faculty members and students from around campus. The goal is to rekindle a fire for learning in the high schoolers that had dimmed due to impediments to success in a traditional setting.

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Oswego Mayor William Barlow explains why he wants to create an ethic board.
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Public Hearing Set on Ethics Board Proposal

The public hearing will take place at 7:10 p.m. on March 28 in the council chambers. Mayor William Barlow pointed out that, in the past, some of the public felt city government had “backroom deals and shady discussions” and “it wasn’t the most transparent government.” That is why he has recommended creation of an ethics board.

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Ritchie: Senate Budget Includes $100 Million To Help Protect Nuclear Energy Jobs

State Senator Patty Ritchie announced today (March 14) the state Senate has included $100 million in its new budget plan to help speed up proposed tax credits for renewable energy producers, a move that could help boost New York’s nuclear power industry and ultimately help save more than 600 jobs at Oswego County’s FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant.

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