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All of the snowplows and other heavy equipment had been removed from the Oswego County Highway Department Garage on Schaad Drive on Monday evening (Oct. 5). Instead, the cavernous facility housed an even more powerful juggernaut. Federal, state and local officials joined more than 2,000 concerned FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant employees, their families, and community members to express support for FitzPatrick.

The average temperature last month was 5.0 degrees higher than average. Total precipitation was just 0.39-inch higher than average. And, there was no snow.

It was a long day. But Steve and Jean Marley didn’t mind. The Clinton, NY, residents claimed the 2015 Great Pumpkin crown with a 1,543.5-pound entry. While it wasn’t as hefty as Karl Haist’s 1,725.5-pound winner in 2014, Steve said it was a personal best.

Seventeen students from around the county were sworn in on Sept. 22 as the newest members of Oswego County’s Youth Court. Not all of them were able to attend the ceremony. Oswego County Family Court Judge Kim Seager administered the oath at the Oswego County Courthouse on Oneida Street as members of the graduates’ families looked on, many of them taking photographs.

Marking the two-year anniversary of the death of SUNY Oswego’s largest donor, the trustee of the Lorraine E. Marano Living Trust came to campus Sept. 28 to dedicate a plaque installed in the Marano Campus Center, which was named in honor of Lorraine and Nunzio “Nick” Marano’s generous community spirit and their $7.5 million gift.

“I met with the board and informed them of my intentions,” Superintendent Ben Halsey told Oswego County Today. “I have been living apart from my family for two years, come this December. Trying to relocate all of my family here has run into some obstacles. So, for personal reasons, I will be stepping down in order to get back with my family.” Nothing is formal as of now.