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Oswego Police Investigating Early Morning Death

BREAKING NEWS: At approximately 12:52 a.m. today (March 14), the Oswego City Police Department responded with Oswego Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services to Mercer Street near 10 ½ Street on the city’s eastside. They found a 44-year-old woman with what appeared to be severe head injuries. She was pronounced dead at Oswego Hospital.

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Legislature Affirms Opposition To Wind Farm Project

Barry Ormsby, a Jefferson County legislator, tells Oswego County  legislators about how his county voted to oppose the wind farm project.  Looking on is Oswego County Administrator Phil Church, left, and Barry  Leemann, chair of the legislature.

The Oswego County Legislature voted Thursday to oppose a New York Power Authority project that would locate dozens of huge wind turbines in Lake Ontario. The vote was 20-4-1. Nearly 30 members of the Oswego County and surrounding area spoke about the pros and cons of the project for about two hours before the vote.

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Letter: Help Defend Against The New Attack On Fort Ontario

The painting, "Attack on Fort Oswego"Writes Chuck Harrington: “The Fort is again under siege – not by an armada assembled by a foreign enemy, but one of our own making. Budget cuts in Albany, spurred by an era of fiscal irresponsibility, have led us to the real possibility of losing a site that holds such a rich history, and many stunning tales of bravery.”

A rally to try to preserve the Fort is scheduled for Sunday.

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Hoefer Supports Superintendent’s Plan For Oswego District

Oswego school board vice president Jim Tschudy, center, and president Sam Tripp, right, listen as board member John Dunsmoor makes a point regarding the proposed budget on Tuesday night.

The Oswego School Board member says the superintendent is trying to do something right. Instead of cutting him, the board should give him a chance. “I want to see if he can pull this (budget) off with no tax increase,” Hoefer added. The superintendent will present his proposed spending plan next week.

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Attorney: Hoefer’s Right To Free Speech Was ‘Trashed’

When Middletown school board president Will Geiger refused to let Fran Hoefer speak at the March 4 school board meeting, he violated the spirit of Open Meetings Law, according to the state’s expert on the subject. At a press conference today, Civil Rights lawyer Michael Sussman drove home that point even further. He claims the Middletown board and its superintendent (former Oswego superintendent) Dr. Kenneth Eastwood should apologize to Hoefer and invite him back.

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