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FitzPatrick Workers Ratify New Contract
Workers at the FitzPatrick nuclear plant have ratified a new contract and avoided a strike similar to the recent walkout at the Nine Mile Point nuclear plants next door.
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Scene Around Town: Happy Birthday, SUNY Oswego
The year of SUNY Oswego’s birth 150 years ago takes on lives of its own Tuesday as faculty, staff and students mark the college’s sesquicentennial near Glimmerglass Lagoon, with the Village student townhouses as a backdrop. A “birthday bash” for founder Edward Austin Sheldon — born Oct. 4, 1823 — put an exclamation point on the day’s festivities. (SUNY Oswego photo by Charles Wainwright)
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Personal Injury MVA Under Investigation In Oswego
UPDATE: The investigation has resulted in assault and robbery arrests. At about 2:03 a.m. today (Oct. 4), Oswego City Police responded to a report of a two-car motor vehicle accident in the area of West Sixth and Oneida streets.
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Mayor Bateman Announces Wal-Mart’s Expansion In Oswego
Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman has announced that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., will be expanding the current store on Route 104 East in Oswego, to allow inclusion of general merchandise and a full-service grocery store under one roof.
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Committee To Examine OFD, Other Departments’ Overtime
The city will form a committee to look at not only the fire department’s issues regarding overtime but all departments in general. Councilors hope the move will save the city thousands of dollars.
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September 2011 Was Warmer, Wetter Than Average
The average temperature last month was 65.6 degrees. That is 3.6 degrees higher than normal. September’s precipitation came in at 1.45 inches above average. Snowfall for the month was “average.”
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Police: Williamstown House was Meth Lab
The Oswego County Sheriff’s Department says it acted on a tip and searched a home in the town of Williamstown today.
The department says the home contained items commonly used to make methamphetamine.
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Road Closure Due To Possible Oil Spill In Oswego
UPDATE: Erie Street is now re-open for vehicular traffic. West Eighth Street between Erie and Niagara streets remains closed.
Erie Street, from West Fifth Street to West Eighth Street, and West Eighth Street between Erie and Niagara streets in the city of Oswego are temporarily closed due to a possible oil spill, according to city police.
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Great Pumpkins Abound In Port City
The pumpkins were GREAT. The weather, not so great. And yet, dozens of hardy souls braved the cold temperatures and heavy rain for the annual Great Pumpkin Festival’s weigh off. Alan Nesbitt’s entry totaled 1,268 pounds to slip past John Miller’s 1,217.5 pumpkin.
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Oswego Police Announce 2 Drug Arrests
An Oswego resident and a Scriba resident were recently charged in connection with ongoing drug investigations. The two arrests, police said, aren’t related.