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SUNY Oswego secures $1.2M to draw STEM students, workers to teaching

The National Science Foundation has awarded SUNY Oswego a five-year, $1.2 million grant for a scholarship program to help create a pipeline of science, technology, engineering and math teachers for high-need school districts. Oswego’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Education worked together on the “Full STEM” grant and will collaborate to launch the science foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program at Oswego this spring.

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Oswego School Board Recognizes OHS Grads; Superintendent Search Continues

Prior to the start of the regular meeting BOCES District Superintendent Christopher Todd provided an update on the search for a new Oswego Superintendent of Schools. The deadline for applications was August 30. He noted that the goal is to have a new superintendent in place by January 1, 2014.

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Oswego County Historical Society to Host Lecture on the Richardson-Bates Family

The Oswego County Historical Society will host the fourth lecture of the season on September 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the Richardson-Bates House Museum at 135 E. Third St. in Oswego. The event is free and open to the public. Guest lecturer Justin White will present a program entitled “Family Portraits: Stories of the Richardson-Bates Family.” White is a board trustee for the historical society and is also the Oswego County Historian.

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Fire Department reviews its use of priority dispatch

In April of 2006, in conjunction with the Oswego County E911 Center, the Oswego Fire Department has been utilizing “Priority-based Emergency Medical Dispatch.”
The system has proven to work very well, and assists fire department management in dispatching the appropriate units on emergency medical services alarms.

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County Legislature Supports Drug Test Plan For Public Assistance Recipients

After nearly an hour of debate Thursday night, the Oswego County Legislature OK’d a resolution in support of Assembly Bill A6146-2013. The proposed bill would require recipients of certain public assistance programs to submit to drug testing. Proponents say that drug testing and screening will help deter illegal drug use and ensure that public benefit monies are used for their intended purposes. The resolution also notes that the state should not turn around and mandate the county pays for the program.

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Oswego County Postpones Aerial Spraying Tonight

The Oswego County Health Department has postponed its plans to spray the Toad Harbor / Big Bay Swamp area today due to rain, wind and falling temperatures. “We may not be able to spray for the next few days,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang. “This is partly because of the potential for rain, but, more importantly, because of the significantly cooler temperatures.” Aerial spraying will resume when weather permits.

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Parents of Special Children, Inc. Hosts Annual Barbecue

Dave Manley and his son, Jaden, 11, of Mexico enjoyed the day on Saturday at the Parents of Special Children, Inc.'s backyard barbecue. They are pictured inside a hot air balloon, one of the many activities families were able to enjoy at the fourth annual event.

Parents of Special Children, Inc. again hosted its annual barbecue at Douglaston Manor in Pulaski recently. This is the fourth annual backyard barbecue hosted by the Barclay family and has become a tradition for many area families who benefit from services provided by Parents of Special Children, Inc., a local service and social network organization for families that have children with special needs.

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