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State Police Investigate Robbery in Sandy Creek

State Police in Pulaski are investigating a reported strong-arm robbery that occurred on Tuesday at approximately 10:30 p.m. along Salisbury Street near the I-81 overpass, in the village of Sandy Creek. Anyone who may have been in the area or witnessed any suspicious activity is asked to contact State Police in Pulaski.

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Hit Mini-Series ‘The Run’ is up for 4 Sportsman Choice Awards

The new mini-series titled “The Run,” which aired for the first time this summer on the Sportsman Channel, is now up for four Sportsman Choice Awards. The 2013 Sportsman Choice Awards are voted by the viewers and run through Dec. 1. The four awards up for nomination include best fishing show, best educational/instructional show, best host (local cast), and best new series.

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Grant boosting locally grown produce bountiful for students, farmers

Robert Sova of SUNY Oswego, a junior business administration major and Dining Services student worker at Lakeside Dining Hall, draws a glass of fresh apple cider from Ontario Orchards in Oswego. The college bought 4,248 gallons of cider last year, and supplied unlimited cider in campus dining halls last month. Dining Services also promoted Food Day on Oct. 24, celebrating healthy fruits, vegetables and whole grains.The American Farmland Trust, an organization seeking to expand market competitiveness for local farmers, recently won a $99,427 federal grant to work with Oswego, New Paltz, Oneonta and the University at Albany to increase the use of fresh, frozen and processed vegetables raised by New York farmers as part of a pilot program that eventually would target all colleges and universities statewide.

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Democrats Make Gains In County Legislature

According to unofficial vote results from Tuesday night show trouble for four legislators. Republican Louella LeClair has come up short in her bid for a new term. And, Doug Malone, the long-time representative of Oswego Town, is also on the short end of vote. Absentee votes will likely decide Malone’s fate next week.

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Grants will Help Pay for Repairs to Historic Lodge at Camp Zerbe

The historic lodge at Camp Zerbe will be repaired in 2014 and made available to the public, thanks to grants from the Shineman Foundation and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Camp Zerbe, a 364-acre nature park located in the town of Williamstown, is owned by Oswego County and operated by the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau.

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Two Syracuse Men arrested in Parish on Burglary and Weapons charges

On Monday at approximately 8:05 p.m., New York State Police in Hastings were called to Railroad Street in the village of Parish for an alleged report of two men that had assaulted the homeowners with a machete, and stole property. This property allegedly included cash and a long gun. The suspects had left the scene prior to patrol’s arrival.

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Oswego To Create Guidelines Regarding Tree Maintenance

Councilor Mike Todd asked that the city get together with the Tree Advisory Board and Oswego Tree Stewards to set some definite rules and guidelines as to the duties and responsibilities of each group. If there is a tree in need of immediate attention, he said, he feels confident that DPW Commissioner Mike Smith and his tree crew should be allowed to take the necessary action without having to wait for an opinion from an advisory board.

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