SUNY Oswego students Harry Kandaras (standing) and Justin D'Antonio (second from left) work with high school sophomores Zachary Cronk (left) and Brandon Dobbs in an alternative learning initiative in Wilber Hall. The CARE program, a partnership of the college and CiTi, is designed to help students who are disengaged in traditional high school settings earn credits toward their diplomas.
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New Partnership Maps Alternative Routes To High School Diplomas

Nestled in a bright, open room in Wilber Hall’s lower level, the CARE — Credit Accrual and Recovery for Everyone — program hosts 11 students in grades 9 to 12 who work one-on-one with a CiTi teacher, School of Education faculty members and students from around campus. The goal is to rekindle a fire for learning in the high schoolers that had dimmed due to impediments to success in a traditional setting.

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Oswego Mayor William Barlow explains why he wants to create an ethic board.
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Public Hearing Set on Ethics Board Proposal

The public hearing will take place at 7:10 p.m. on March 28 in the council chambers. Mayor William Barlow pointed out that, in the past, some of the public felt city government had “backroom deals and shady discussions” and “it wasn’t the most transparent government.” That is why he has recommended creation of an ethics board.

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Ritchie: Senate Budget Includes $100 Million To Help Protect Nuclear Energy Jobs

State Senator Patty Ritchie announced today (March 14) the state Senate has included $100 million in its new budget plan to help speed up proposed tax credits for renewable energy producers, a move that could help boost New York’s nuclear power industry and ultimately help save more than 600 jobs at Oswego County’s FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant.

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County Fire Coordinator Reminds Residents of State Burn Ban

Oswego County Fire Coordinator Donald Forbes reminds county residents of the annual statewide ban on all open burning which is in effect in New York State during the high fire-risk period of March 16 through May 14. The ban makes it illegal to use a burn barrel or open pits as a means for incinerating trash any time of the year.

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Students in the Kinlough Academy show off their Irish dance skills as they march up West First Street.
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Oswego’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Draws Huge Crowd

The inaugural Oswego St. Patrick’s Day Parade was greeted bright blue skies, temperatures that flirted with 60 degrees and a large enthusiastic crowd on Saturday. Clusters of parade watchers lined West First Street toward Bridge Street. Some of them staked out prime viewing locations a few hours prior to the 1 p.m. start time of the parade. The crowd was even larger along Bridge Street.

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