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Cancer Services Program Partners with SUNY Oswego to Make a Human Pink Ribbon

More than 150 community members came together last year, dressed in pink, to raise awareness of breast cancer by forming a human pink ribbon in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year the community is invited to join OCO Cancer Services Program Partnership in front of Culkin Hall on the SUNY Oswego Campus for the fourth annual Human Ribbon Celebration.In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Oswego County Opportunities’ Cancer Services Program Partnership has joined SUNY Oswego to assist them in their efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer in Oswego County and encourage faculty, staff and community members to receive the cancer screenings they need.

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Port City Proclaims October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month

The county legislature recently and city council on Tuesday night both presented proclamations recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month and honoring those who work to prevent such abuse. The goal of Domestic Violence Awareness Month is to raise public awareness of the epidemic of domestic violence in our country and to educate individuals on the impact and prevention of domestic violence in our communities.

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Oswego County Legislature Praised for Efforts in Passing State Ban on Synthetic Marijuana and Bath Salts

Oswego County leaders and the New York State Association of Counties were among the driving forces behind recent legislation (A7893-2013, S1686-2013) signed by Governor Cuomo criminalizing the sale and possession of dangerous unregulated synthetic drugs. The Governor signed the bill into law on September 13.

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Marching Bucs Capture Championship

“The Pride of Oswego” lived up to its moniker this past weekend as the Oswego High School Marching Buccaneers returned home with a championship trophy and an assortment of hardware from a USBands competition in Nazareth, Pa. The Marching Bucs captured first place in its division, earned the best overall scored for the show and received trophies for best music, best visual performance, best effect, best guard and best percussion.

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Oswego City Fire Department helps Cancer Services Program Kick Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Members of the Oswego City Fire Department, Shift D, proudly display their pink shirts in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The department is selling shirts throughout the month. The shirts are available at the East Side Fire Station in Oswego. All proceeds benefit the Cancer Services Program Partnership of Oswego County. For more information on the CSPP or the many free cancer services they offer to community members who uninsured and between 40 and 64 years of age, contact Carolyn Handville at 315-592-0830 or visit www.oco.orgIn recognition of October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Cancer Services Program has begun a month long campaign aimed at increasing the awareness of the importance of obtaining annual clinical breast exams in the fight against breast cancer in Oswego County.

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Gerrit Smith Author To Visit Oswego Library

At 6 p.m. on November 6 The Oswego Public Library is excited for Norman Dann’s visit to the library! Norman lives in Peterboro on the Gerrit Smith Estate and is the author of Practical Dreamer: Gerrit Smith & the Crusade for Social Reform and When We Get to Heaven: Runaway Slaves on the Road to Peterboro.

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