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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.
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Nine Mile Two Shuts Down
According to a filing with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the reactor began shutting down because of a water level in the reactor that had fallen to the point where it kicked off an automatic shutdown.
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Group Seeks To Bring Best-Selling Author To Oswego
The goal is to not only bring the Oswego community together through Greg Mortenson’s book (Three Cups of Tea), but also raise awareness and encourage a world view that advocates understanding and tolerance.
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Agenda: Nuclear Tax Deal, New Elections Commissioner Before County Legislature
The first meeting of the new year for the Oswego County Legislature is made up of formalities — routine appointments that must be made each year. Today, though, there’ll be discussion and perhaps action on a property tax deal involving the Nine Mile Point nuclear plants, and the appointment of a new Democratic Elections Commissioner, to replace Bill Scriber, who took a job at the Port of Oswego.
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Leighton Parents: Don’t Close Our School
About 20 parents of Leighton students plead with the school board not to close the school. That is just one option the district is looking at if the Education Center is sold, the board of education said. No decision is going to be made on this for a long time, they said. Much more discussion is likely and public input is encouraged, they added.