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County Administrator Philip Church And DSS Commissioner Frances Lanigan Address LegislatureÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Health And Human Services Committee

September 24, 2008 Steve Yablonski

The two county officials make statements to the committee in regards to the death of Erin Maxwell. The county has taken three specific actions that will soon lead to the release of more information about ErinÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s case, as well as a full independent review of DSSÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s involvement with Erin, the County Administrator said.

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Be Part Of A World Record

September 24, 2008 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego City-County Youth Bureau has partnered with the Oswego YMCA (along with others) to set a new world record ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ for the largest Uno card game. They have extended an invitation to everyone, young and old, to take part. The goal is to have at east 1,000 players.

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Police Expect Arrests In Drug Investigations

September 23, 2008 Contributor

Eighty marijuana plants were seized Friday during a ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œmarijuana eradicationÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â in Oswego and southern Jefferson counties. The joint investigation was conducted by the New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team, the Oswego Police Department and the U.S. Border Patrol. Police say several arrests are pending.

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City To Have New Personnel Director In November

September 23, 2008 Steve Yablonski

A former personnel director will return to City Hall. Nancy Sterio is currently the city’s personnel director. Her term expires in early November. The mayor said he wants to go in a different direction and will appoint M. Rite Tickle to the post.

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Benefit Planned To Aid Heart Patient

September 22, 2008 Steve Yablonski

Ken Whitney has had several heart attacks and two triple bypass surgeries. His wife works part-time and is struggling trying to keep up with all the bills. A group of family friends has banded together to conduct fundraisers to benefit the family.

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Firefighters Quell Fire At Nursing Home

September 20, 2008 Contributor

Fire damaged a janitorial storage room at the Pontiac Nursing Home. The residents weren’t in danger as the location of the fire was on the ground level, not close to any resident rooms, fire officials report.

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Owner Of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plants To Sell

September 19, 2008 Contributor

With its stock price plunging, Constellation Energy agreed Thursday to sell itself to an energy company owned by one of the world’s greatest investors, Warren Buffett.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â UPDATE: Assemblyman Will Barclay weighs in.

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Mexico High School Tigers Score Title Of Body By Milk MVP

September 17, 2008 Steve Yablonski

The team received a $1,000 from got milk? plus $1,000 from Adidas for new equipment and more. The Tigers are one of 25 teams nationwide (and only one in New York State) to be named a Body By Milk MVP by got milk? and the School Nutrition Association.

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Oswego Wire Announces Downsizing; More Than Half of Local Employee Base Facing Layoff

September 16, 2008 Nicole Reome

Employees at Oswego Wire Inc., learned Monday that the company is downsizing and moving the production of some of its bare wire products to operations in Indiana. As a result, more than half of the current workforce will be laid off by Sept. 29.

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Oswego School District Implements Notification System To Alert Parents

September 16, 2008 Contributor

The Oswego City School District has signed on with SchoolMessenger, a California-based company that provides notification services for parental outreach and student communications for K-12 Education. The system is programmed to call the phone number of parents for a variety of reasons that impact the safety and academic performance of your students.

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