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Marching Bucs March Well At West Genny
Oswego’s Marching Buccaneers posted their best score of the field band season Saturday night at West Genesee.
The Bucs posted a score of 83.30 for its show, called “The Search”.
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Bill Owens Opens Field Office In Oswego
Bill Owens, the endorsed Democratic Congressional candidate in New York’s 23rd District, met with volunteers and local candidates Saturday at the grand opening of his Oswego field office.
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Oswego Native Spearheads Charity Run In Afghanistan
What better way to motivate someone than to let them know they have the opportunity to help others?
Army Maj. Anthony Clemente said the idea for adding the charitable donations was inspired by his father. A retired Army major who served for 30 years, Clemente’s father lost his fight against lymphoma and liver cancer.
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Oswego Health: Steps You Can Take To Avoid the H1N1 Flu
While only a small number of local residents have become ill with suspect cases of the H1N1 flu, Oswego Health’s vice president for medical affairs Renato Mandanas, M.D., said that there are simple steps that can be taken to avoid the illness.
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Great Pumpkins Abound In Port City
This year’s winner was 1,219.5. In 2007 there was a record-setting 1,405.5 pounder. Still, this year saw 38 pumpkins entered, with five topping the 1,000-pound plateau.
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Poll: Race To Replace McHugh Is Wide Open
Lots of folks have made up their minds — at least tentatively — about who they’ll vote for in November to replace John McHugh in Congress. But the first independent and credible poll of the Congressional special election shows that this race will come down to the decisions of people who don’t know today who they’ll vote for and who may not even know who the candidates are.
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Scene Around Town: Halloween Parade Held At Market
Spider-Man was in town Thursday evening at the annual Oswego Farmers’ Market to take part in the children’s Halloween parade. Children in costume, 12 and under, received a free goodie bag of Halloween treats. The market’s official wizard paraded the costumed youngsters around the market and back to the grandstand to receive their goodies.
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County Ready To Combat Flu Season
The Oswego County Health Department held its first seasonal flu clinic Sept. 21. The second was held Wednesday. Additional clinics will be scheduled for Swine Flu (H1N1) vaccination when the vaccine becomes available.
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Grand Jury: Trooper’s Shooting Of A Man Was Justified
An Oswego County grand jury has cleared a State Trooper who shot to death a man at a traffic stop in Mexico in August.
The grand jury found Trooper Paul Darmody-Latham’s actions were justified.
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September Started Fair And Mild, Ended Damp And Chilly
The first part of September 2009 was relatively mild like it should be; while the last several days were rainy and cold like an early spring month, noted Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. The vast majority of the month’s rainfall fell in the last part of the month.