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School Board Seeks More Budget Cuts, No Tax Hike

March 25, 2010 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego school board agreed 5-2 on Wednesday night to consider Superintendent Bill CristÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s proposed 2010-11 budget Option No. 2 Ã¢â‚¬â€œ with an asterisk. The asterisk is that the superintendent modify his plan to include the elimination of two more administrative positions and trim the 2.5 percent tax increase to zero or below.

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Winter 2009-10 Was Rather Mundane

March 24, 2010 Steve Yablonski

Except for three periods of heavy snow, this past winter really didn’t amount to much. In fact, the total snowfall hardly made it over 100 inches.

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Defense, ADA Differ On Child Neglect Case

March 23, 2010 Steve Yablonski

The cases against Richard and Katherine Graham appear to be headed to trial. A hearing will be scheduled next month to consider what can and cannot be used as evidence at their trials.

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Oswego Mayor’s 2010 State Of The City Address

March 22, 2010 Contributor

Our city of Oswego, NY, faced a challenging year in 2009. Even though the economy did improve somewhat last year, it has not yet fully recovered. Despite these economic conditions, many accomplishments were achieved and more will follow this year in 2010.

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Mayor: Oswego Ready To Face New Challenges

March 22, 2010 Steve Yablonski

In about 12 minutes Monday night Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman highlighted the accomplishments of the last 12 months Ã¢â‚¬â€œ and looked forward to the challenges of the next 12. The city overcame a lot of challenges and hopes to continue making positive strides this year, he said.

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City Considering Location For New Skateboard Park

March 21, 2010 Steve Yablonski

The western portion of the Crisafulli Rink parking area could become home to a temporary skateboard park. The facility would be open from May 1 to Sept. 30. Grant funds are being sought to pay for equipment for the park.

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Canale’s Helps Student Raise Funds For Leadership Conference

March 21, 2010 Steve Yablonski

Aaron Callahan is headed to Washington, DC later this month to attend the National Young Leaders Conference. Canale’s Restaurant will help him raise funds for the trip on March 22. Also, Assemblyman Will Barclay will honor Aaron next month.

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Rep. Owens Will Vote For Health Care Bill

March 20, 2010 Contributor

Said Owens: Ã¢â‚¬Å“After studying all the facts, I was presented with a simple choice: Do nothing and further burden our families and entrepreneurs, and allow our costs to spiral out of control, or take the first steps to reform our system in a way that will pay for itself and help America pull itself out of the recession.”

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Elderly Oswego Woman Charged With Murdering Her Husband

March 20, 2010 Contributor

A 74 year old town of Oswego man is dead.Ã‚Â Police believe his 69 year old wife shot him once on Friday afternoon.Ã‚Â She’s in jail without bail, charged with murder.

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Missing Student Found Safe

March 19, 2010 Steve Yablonski

BREAKING NEWS: SUNY Oswego University Police reported this morning (March 19) that Lei Deng, the student who was reported missing over the weekend, has been found safe and unharmed in New York City.

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