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Scheduled for October 3 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and October 4 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the CNY Great Pumpkin Festival will fill Washington Square Park (East Park) with crafters, fresh from the farm produce, food vendors, music, great food, games, and rides for children of all ages.

On Friday, September 25, at approximately 5:30 a.m., investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the New York State Police Special Operations Response Team and Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team, executed a methamphetamine related search warrant at 521 S. Albion Road in the town of Albion.

The Oswego County Health Department advises that, although the days are becoming shorter and the temperatures are beginning to dip, it is important to remember that mosquito-borne illnesses such as Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus will continue to be a threat until the first hard frost of the season.

At its meeting this week, the Physical Services Committee approved use of public space at Fort Ontario. The sites, however, had to make room for history. There is currently a community effort to elevate the Fort Ontario area to a National Historic Landmark. The NYS Historic Preservation Office strongly recommended that any use of public space be located off of the parade ground. “The new district encompasses nearly all of the old 75 acre Fort Ontario Military Reservation dating back to 1755,” Fort Supervisor Paul Lear told Oswego County Today.