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Rotarians Join Effort To Aid Haiti
The tiny Caribbean nation was devastated by an earthquake on Tuesday. A massive relief effort is under way.
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Neighborhood Watch Program To Expand
Some residents of the city’s First Ward say they are interested in bringing the program into their neighborhood. An informational meeting is planned for Jan. 26.
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Uncovered Century-Old Records Presented By School District To Towns
Boxes of old records were being stored at Oswego High School and as they were being sorted for disposal valuable pieces of local history were uncovered. School attendance records from the one-room schools in Minetto and the Town of Oswego from the late 1800s and early 1900s were discovered.
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Oswego Woman Wins Millions In Vegas
A retired teacher who lives in Oswego is a millionaire today.
She won a $4.1 million payday playing a slot machine called Wheel of Fortune at The Venetian casino in Las Vegas within the last few days.
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Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Workshops Set
A pair of workshops is planned for Wednesday afternoon and evening. One deals with commercial properties and the other with residential.
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Temps Drop Below Zero, But No Record
The temperature fell below zero on Sunday. The last time that happened was in March of 2007. It didn’t come close to the record low set in 2004, however.
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Dems, GOP Say Legislators Will Work Together For County This Year
Leaders from both sides of the aisle say the Oswego County Legislature will work together for the betterment of all residents this year.
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Report: Oswego Fire Department Ambulance Service Being Investigated
Channel 3’s Jim Kenyon reports that the State Health Department is investigating a complaint involving the Oswego Fire Department’s ambulance service.
According to Kenyon’s report:
“Sources say that paramedics refused to transport a female patient to the hospital on Wednesday. The woman was forced to call a private ambulance service. When she arrived at the hospital, sources tell us she needed emergency treatment.”
The state Health Department confirmed to Channel 3 that it was investigating a complaint, but would not be more specific.
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Cooper – The ‘Snow Lion’
Scene Around Town: Cooper appears to be a bit perturbed that his human is taking his photo instead of picking him up out of the deep snow in Minetto recently. While the Oswego area is languishing a bit behind, the snowfall total for the Fulton – Minetto region is just shy of 100 inches.
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County Legislature Gets Reorganized For 2010
There are some new names as the legislature welcomed five new members today (Jan. 7). The lawmakers also approved an intermunicipal agreement with the town of Scriba and Oswego City School District regarding negotiations with Constellation Energy’s nuclear power plants at Nine Mile Point.