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Mayor Bateman Announces Appointment Of New Oswego City Historian
Mayor Randolph F. Bateman today (Dec. 18) announced that he has chosen Dr. Luciano J. Iorizzo as the new City Historian.
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Downtown Oswego Parking Policy Starts Jan. 1
The Common Council adopted the city’s new downtown parking policy at its meeting this week. The policy was created to be a long-term solution to the parking needs of downtown, Councilor Sue Sweet, parking committee chair, said.
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Gallery: Girl Scouts Sing For Seniors At The Holidays
These are two of the members of Girl Scout Troop #41, playing recently for senior citizens at the Ladies Home. We’ve got a whole bunch of good pictures of the girls’ performance when you click into the story. Sonia Robinson sent us these photos (and thanks, Sonia!).
What’s your youth group, team, club or family up to? Take some pictures and share them with us. We’ll share them with everyone else.
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Thursday’s Weather: Cold, Not Much Snow
The storm that stalled over Oswego County brought five inches of new snow to the Oswego area, according to one National Weather Service spotter.
The storm produced more than a foot of snow farther inland, in Oneida County’s communities of Camden and Florence.
The good news is that we get today to shovel out. Only scattered flurries are in the forecast.
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December Languishing In ‘Snow Drought’
Despite Wednesday’s snow burst, the area’s snowfall is still below where it should be. While December’s snowfall is about where it should be, the season started nearly 10 inches below average – which could mean a winter with less than 100 inches of snow.
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Oswego School District Copes With State Aid Reduction
The governor announced Sunday that, because the state has run out of money, he is withholding $750 million in payments to school districts and others. Due to good planning, the Oswego district isn’t faced with any dire consequences at this time, the superintendent said. There is a great concern over the uncertainty of whether the withholding of the aid is permanent, he added.
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County’s Last P&C Could Become A Price Chopper Soon
There’s only one P&C Foods store left in Oswego County, after the chain closed its Fulton and Oswego stores in the last year. The store is in Pulaski, and there’s news that the store and 21 others could be sold to Price Chopper as part of P&C’s bankruptcy.
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County Legislators Say ‘Yes’ To Budget, ‘No’ To Closing Hannibal Transfer Station
Legislators voted in favor of the budget plan on Tuesday night. They nixed several attempted to cut it a bit further. They also defeated a move to close the Hannibal Transfer Station.
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Port City Hands Over Armory’s Deed To YMCA
At its meeting Monday night, the Common Council approved deeding the Armory to the YMCA. The YMCA is proposing some major alteration to the Armory, for which it must obtain funding. It is necessary for the YMCA to have ownership of the Armory in order to obtain the needed funding for the proposed project.
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Report: Student Brought BB Gun To Mexico School
NewsChannel 9 reports that a student at Mexico Middle School brought a BB gun and knife to school. Watch their story for details: