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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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Board Members Draw Up List Of Traits Superintendent Should Have

September 16, 2008 Steve Yablonski

The new school chief should be someone with knowledge of, an interest in and a history with the Oswego community, the board said. They are also looking for a person who is upfront and honest, is a strong disciplinarian, a good communicator, trustworthy, and credible, among other attributes.

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Elks Observe Patriotic Day

September 12, 2008 Steve Yablonski

The Elks honor the memories of those who died as the result of the 9-11 terrorist attacks ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ and all the other patriots who have fought and died for our country.

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Oswego Firefighters Remember Fallen Comrades On 9-11

September 12, 2008 Steve Yablonski

One Oswego firefighter remembers the events from the vantage point of Ground Zero as he was in NYC when the Twin Towers collapsed following the terrorist attacks.

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Part Of West Fifth To Be Closed

September 11, 2008 Contributor

TRAFFIC ALERT:Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Beginning as early as Monday, Sept. 15, the one-block section of West Fifth Street from Varick Street to Tallman Street will be closed to all traffic, each day from about 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. for necessary construction work.

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