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Scene Around Pumpkin Fest

October 3, 2010 Steve Yablonski

plenty of pumpkins

This year’s winner of the CNY Oswego Great Pumpkin Weigh Off was Matt VerSchneider of Freeville with a 1,283-pound entry. It would have even bested last yearâ€™s winner (Alan Nesbittâ€™s 1,229.5-pounder). This year saw dozens of entries with seven topping the 1,000-pound plateau and three were more than 1,240 pounds. Besides pumpkins there were plenty of fun and games, music and food for the entire family. And, of course, pumpkins – lots and lots of pumpkins. Click the story for more photos from Pumpkin Fest 2010.

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Great Pumpkins Abound In Port City

October 2, 2010 Steve Yablonski

This year’s winner was Matt VerSchneider with a 1,283-pound entry. It would have even bested last yearâ€™s winner (Alan Nesbittâ€™s 1,229.5-pounder). In second place was Andy Wolf (1,274 pounds, followed by Walter Merriam (1,241.5) and Nesbitt (1,193.5). This year saw dozens of entries with seven topping the 1,000-pound plateau.

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Dozens Of Animals Looking For Forever Homes

October 2, 2010 Contributor

As the weather starts turning colder, dozens of cats and dogs are seeking a warm, loving â€˜forever home.â€™ The Oswego Animal Shelter needs your help in finding homes for about 60 cats and 16 dogs. The Oswego County Humane Society has about 80 cats and 10 dogs in foster homes right now.

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Saturday Night Poker Player Wins $1 Million NY Poker Lottery Jackpot

October 1, 2010 Steve Yablonski

A craving for some chicken and a penchant for playing poker added up to $1 million recently for an Oswego County resident. Charlene Hopkins stopped at the Mexico Big between her two jobs to pick up some chicken for dinner and used the change to buy some lottery tickets. After scratching off the ticket for a million dollars, she never got around to cooking the chicken.

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Heavy Rain Traps Fishermen, Floods Roads

September 30, 2010 Steve Yablonski

splash Thursdayâ€™s heavy, continuous rain has caused flooding in many areas around the Port City and trapped more than a dozen anglers in the Oswego River. About 17 fishermen had to be rescued from an island near the Varick Dam on the west side of the river.

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Brookfield, City Launch Probe In Water Release Incident

September 29, 2010 Steve Yablonski

The operator of the Varick Hydroelectric Station in Oswego has launched an investigation into the water release that preceded four fishermen being swept down the Oswego River. One of the men has died and another is in critical condition in Oswego Hospital. The city is also conducting an investigation.

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Police Identify Drowning Victim

September 29, 2010 Steve Yablonski

BREAKING NEWS: The investigation continues regarding the timeframe in which the rising water alerts were given and when the water actually began to rise.

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Dam Operator Promises Cooperation with Investigation into Fisherman’s Death

September 29, 2010 Contributor

Brookfield Power says it will cooperate fully with an investigation into an incident on the Oswego River near its Varick Dam Tuesday.Â Some fishermen said that no alarms sounded when the dam began spilling water into the river, though Oswego Police now say the alarms did sound. Four fishermen had to be rescued from the river; one died.

UPDATE: Oswego Police name the victim and a second fisherman, who’s in the hospital.

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Palermo Woman is a Lottery Millionaire

September 29, 2010 Contributor

A special education teaching assistant from Palermo is the state’s newest millionaire.

The 40 year old woman, whose name is not being released, will be introduced at a press event Thursday at the place where she bought the New York Poker scratch-off ticket that came up with two aces.

She’s described as a working mother of two.

She will be at the Big M in Mexico at 1:00 p.m. to receive the huge check for the cameras and the real check for her bank account.

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OHS Grad Maggie Ellis Receives Tremendous Opportunity – A Possibilities Scholarship

September 29, 2010 Contributor

When Maggie Ellis accepted her Oswego High School diploma on the stage of the SUNY Oswego Campus Center it was the final step toward her acceptance of the Possibilities Scholarship. Through a unique partnership between the school district and SUNY Oswego, Ellis became the first OHS student to officially receive a Possibilities Scholarship.

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