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A graduate is congratulated by school board vice president Lynda Sereno. Waiting in line is Superintendent Ben Halsey and OHS Principal Erin Noto.

OHS Class Of 2015 Urged To “Steam” Into Future

June 27, 2015 Steve Yablonski

After 13 years of school, it took about 33 minutes Saturday to turn the OHS Class of 2015 into freshly minted graduates. In his second graduation address as superintendent, Ben Halsey encouraged the graduates to get steamed up. “212. The concept is quite simple. At 211 degrees, water is hot! At 212 degrees, water boils and with boiling water comes steam. And, with steam – you can power a train,” the superintendent explained. “One degree of difference, between hot water and powering a locomotive.” He urged the class of 2015 to always give that one more degree of effort in every thing they do.

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Oswego County Tourism Office Reports Possible Advertising Scam

June 26, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Dave Turner, director of the Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning, said his office is not currently soliciting advertising for its visitor guide, and that any legitimate advertisement solicitations for Oswego County’s official visitors guide would come directly from the tourism office staff and not through a third-party vendor.

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Pet of the Week – Maverick

June 26, 2015 Steve Yablonski

My name is Maverick. I am a big goofy black lab with a huge tongue, all the better to kiss you with! I am about a year and a half – old enough to sort of know stuff – but still a lot of fun. I can play catch, sit, and sometimes I roll over. (We may have to work on that a little more.) I get along with everybody, children, cats and other dogs.

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Oswego To See Savings In Some Projects

June 25, 2015 Steve Yablonski

At its meeting this week, the Common Council authorized the mayor to sign several documents that will save the city thousands of dollars. The mayor was authorized to sign change orders that decreased the the overall cost of the projects. And he was authorized to terminate a contract that could mean thousands more in revenue for the Port City

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Oswego Harborfest Children’s Parade to Launch Multiple Events

June 25, 2015 Contributor

The traditional and famous Oswego Harborfest Children’s Parade is scheduled to begin on July 24 at 1:30 p.m. from Breitbeck Park and it will be composed of many local organizations as well as hundreds of children and a variety of surprises.

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Oswego County Offices Begin Summer Hours June 29

June 25, 2015 Contributor

The Oswego County Legislature has adopted summer hours for departments in the Legislative Office Building at 46 E. Bridge St., Oswego. Beginning June 29 and ending Aug. 28, offices will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Sage Moody holds one of the many kittens looking for their furever home at the Oswego Animal Shelter.

Youngsters’ Scoring For Cats Benefits Animal Shelter

June 24, 2015 Contributor

All martial arts teaches self-discipline, courtesy and respect. But the instructors at Master Pryor’s Taekwondo America want to make sure the kids remember what’s important in the community and the world around them. They recently encouraged their leadership group to organize and implement a community service project. When Zach Kinney (age 11) and Sage Moody (age 9) heard about the project, they jumped at the chance to help out the Oswego Animal shelter.

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FEMA Contractors will survey Lake Ontario shoreline June 22 – 26

June 22, 2015 Contributor

FEMA is preparing new coastal studies and risk analysis for Oswego County, and engineers from a private contractor, Risk Assessment Mapping and Planning Partners (RAMPP), are performing land use reconnaissance surveys of the Lake Ontario shoreline to gather data.

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Oswego Council Returns Funds To Fire Department Budget

June 22, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The funding had originally been earmarked for the fire department to help cover the expense of them taking on the responsibilities of the code enforcement office. While councilors agreed to transfer the funds now, they also put the fire department on notice that it has to continue to find ways to keep decreasing its amount of overtime in the future.

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Thousands of Dollars Bestowed at Awards Ceremony

June 22, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Merit awards, senior scholarships/awards and numerous memorial scholarships were presented as well as incentive scholarships to area colleges and universities. More than 250 scholarships/awards were presented to Oswego High School students, amounting to almost $800,000.

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