Fulton Daily News

2500 Fulton Area Residents Without Power After Transformer Fire

UPDATE (9/21/2015) – Power has been restored to the majority of National Grid customers affected by the equipment failure in Fulton last night (September 20), according to National Grid. After service was restored to many of the affected residences at approximately 3:30 this morning, nearly 80 customers are still left without power, says Virginia Limmiatis of National Grid.

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Fulton Daily News

DWI Accident Leaves Many Fulton Residents Without Power

UPDATED A one-vehicle accident occurring at 11:13 a.m. on Sunday left a portion of West Third Street closed and a number of Fulton residents without power. 29-year-old Nathen Macdonald struck his vehicle into a telephone pole on the 700 block of West Third Street in Fulton at approximately 10 minutes after 11 this morning, according to the Fulton City Police Department.

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Oswego Daily News

Schumer: Feds Must Take Swipe At Synthetic Drug Online Sales Over Credit Card Networks

Following a massive synthetic drug bust in New York City this past week, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, today (Sept. 20), called on the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to launch a special investigative unit dedicated to cracking down on the sale of synthetic marijuana. Locally, State Senator Patty Ritchie and Assemblyman Will Barclay are supporting Teresa Woolson’s efforts to battle synthetics.

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American Heart Association advocates gathered on the steps of the New York State Department of Education Building on Sept. 17, to celebrate the implementation of CPR in Schools. The Board of Regents approved the regulation that means that all students will learn Hands-Only CPR before graduating from high school.
Oswego Daily News

Regents put final stamp of approval on CPR in Schools Law

Dominic’s room in Queens is the same as it was when he left for college in 2009. He never lived in that room again – sudden cardiac arrest claimed his life on October 5, 2009. But thanks to action that the New York state Board of Regents took Sept. 17, lives like Dominic’s have a better chance of being saved. The Regents approved the regulation that will make CPR in Schools part of the school curriculum beginning Oct. 7.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Confirms Human Case of EEE

The Oswego County Health Department Medical Director Christina Liepke, MD, announced today (Sept. 18) the confirmation of the first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Oswego County this year. The individual, who is an adult resident of the town of Albion, is currently hospitalized and is listed in critical condition.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego To Seek Bids For New Centrifuge

At this week’s meting, the Common Council approved seeking bids to have a new centrifuge installed at the East Side Waste Water Treatment Plant. It will require the professional services of a licensed engineering firm to prepare plans and specifications, and provide construction phase services for the project. So, the purchasing agent was authorized to seek a proposal from GHD Consulting for the work.

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