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Live broadcast to make case for supporting SUNY Oswego

October 9, 2014 Contributor

ESPN anchor Steve Levy, a 1987 graduate of SUNY Oswego, will join college President Deborah F. Stanley for a live online broadcast of “The Tomorrow Show,” the official kickoff of an unprecedented $40 million campaign for SUNY Oswego on Oct. 16. The show, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16, will launch the public phase of “With Passion and Purpose: The Campaign for Oswego.” Students will produce the broadcast, which will highlight Oswego’s faculty and students. It will broadcast live from the college’s home page (oswego.edu)

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Superintendent Looks To Fill Voids in Oswego District

October 8, 2014 Steve Yablonski

In light of the impending retirement of the secretary to the superintendent, he said he wants to replace her with a person who will also assume the duties of district clerk. Another person will be hired to do the public relations work that was done by recently retired district clerk, Bill Foley.

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Van Buren endorses John Katko for Congress, joins Republican Party

October 8, 2014 Contributor

Oswego Common Council Vice President and former Oswego City Democrat Chairman Eric VanBuren today (Oct. 8) endorsed John Katko for Congress and announced he has changed his political registration, joining the Republican Party.

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Central Square Assistant Named New OHS Principal

October 7, 2014 Steve Yablonski

Erin Noto will assume the duties of principal at OHS effective Oct. 27 at a starting salary of $90,000. She has also worked in the Mexico School District and has taught and been a leader down in Charlotte, NC, for a number of years.

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Oswego School Board Considers Intermunicipal Agreement

October 7, 2014 Steve Yablonski

It spells out the obligations each one of the entities has in defending the tax challenge; the cost for each of the jurisdictions for the defense of the challenge basically from Nine Mile Power Station, the superintendent explained. It details how the district, county and town of Scriba would share costs as well as revenues. The board is expected to vote on it later this month.

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British tour operators recently visited Oswego County as part of I Love New York’s Responsible Travel Tour. They fished in drift-boats along the Salmon River in Altmar then visited the Salmon River Fish Hatchery and the Salmon River Falls Unique Area.

British Tour Operators Visit Oswego County

October 7, 2014 Contributor

Ten British tour operators visited Oswego County on September 20 and 21 as part of their week-long tour throughout New York State. The tour was set up by I Love New York’s International Marketing Division and a part of the Responsible Travel Trade Familiarization Tour. Tour participants included writers, sales managers and product managers for a number of British travel publications and touring companies. The group spent Sept. 20 night at the Tailwater Lodge in Altmar and woke up early Sept. 21 for a three-hour drift-boat fishing trip on the Salmon River.

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Modifications Announced To The Fisherman Alert System At Varick Hydro Facility

October 7, 2014 Submitted article

In order to maintain a safe environment while addressing some concerns of the city of Oswego and its residents, Brookfield Renewable will be performing modifications and upgrades to the Fisherman Alert System at the Varick Hydro Facility. They will be testing and implementing these changes over the next few days. These changes will reduce the impact of the alarm on the surrounding community, while continuing to promote the safety of fishermen in the area.

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Community Development Director Grilled By Oswego Councilors

October 7, 2014 Steve Yablonski

Councilors took the community development director to task Monday night for a lack of communication and other issues in the wake of a state audit. Communication between the Common Council and the Community Development Office, “quarterly reports, monthly reports, expenditures and those types of things have all kind of fallen through as far as we haven’t really gotten them, we haven’t seen them come through,” according to Council Vice President Eric VanBuren. A recent audit done by the state raised a couple red flags – both with Community Development, he added.

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State Comptroller: Inmate Hospital Fees Need Better Controls

October 6, 2014 Janet Rebeor

Inmate hospital cost controls were not billed accurately 90 percent of the time for Oswego and seven other counties according to the state comptroller’s audit released Sunday (Oct. 5), and counties are not billing for federal money resulting in a loss of $46,352 in reimbursements. Meanwhile, NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s audit lauded Oswego and Chautauqua counties for “negotiated outpatient hospital service rate discounts with local hospitals and providers, ranging from 5 percent to 50 percent.”

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OFD Installing Free Smoke Alarms

October 5, 2014 Contributor

The Oswego Fire Department will be busy this week installing free smoke alarms as they take part in Fire Prevention Week. The theme this year for Fire Prevention Week is “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives.” Oswego Firefighters are reminding the public that a smoke alarm should be installed in every bedroom, outside every sleeping area, and on every level of your home.

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