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Deputy In Auringer Road Shooting Identified

May 15, 2015 Contributor

The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, and Oswego County Coroner’s Office continue to investigate a fatal officer-involved-shooting that occurred on May 8 at 168 Auringer Road in the town of Constantia. The deputy involved in the shooting is identified as Mark Walton, 30. District Attorney Greg Oakes added, “While I understand the public’s interest in further details, the matter is being investigated by the New York State Police. Until the State Police complete their investigation, it would be premature and prejudicial to comment on the facts of the case. “

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Wins For Softball and Tennis

May 15, 2015 Contributor

Today’s News: An interesting class project and much more are in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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SUNY Oswego’s Online MBA Program Earns Top 25 National Ranking

May 15, 2015 Contributor

The School of Business’ online master’s in business administration program at Oswego came in at No. 22 in the educational services company’s recent ranking, based on surveys last year of business school administrators and nearly 2,000 students enrolled in programs at 80 business schools.

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A young mother and her baby was just one of the situations staff had to deal with.

Oswego Hospital Holds Yearly Decontamination Drill

May 14, 2015 Steve Yablonski

This time, it was only a drill. The exercise focused primarily on the hospital’s ability to effectively respond to incidents that would involve mass numbers of chemically contaminated patients self-reporting to the hospital. The the drill was being observed and evaluated by members of the Oswego City Fire Department and the Oswego County Fire Coordinator’s office.

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The Fulton Teachers’ Association honors 15 Bodley Students

May 14, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Today’s News: Spring fever is in the air, and another tough night for Raider teams are in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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Mayor Breaks Tie To Approve Waiver of Noise Ordinance

May 13, 2015 Steve Yablonski

At this week’s Common Council meeting, the mayor cast the deciding vote on a request for a waiver of the noise ordinance. Councilors granted five variances of the noise ordinance. The request from Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGrath, proprietors of Spencer’s Ali, 124 W. Second St., garnered all of the attention.

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Oswego County Health Department has Limited Amount of Shingles Vaccine Available

May 13, 2015 Contributor

The Oswego County Health Department has received a small amount of Shingles vaccine from the New York State Department of Health to be distributed to Oswego County residents who are uninsured or who have insurance that doesn’t cover the cost of the vaccine.

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Students and Families Recruited in Latest Effort to Raise Awareness and Stop EEE

May 13, 2015 Contributor

State Senator Patty Ritchie is once again teaming with Oswego County health officials and educators to raise awareness and help fight the deadly mosquito-borne disease, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE. This week, Senator Ritchie distributed more than 20,000 EEE educational flyers to all nine Oswego County school districts.

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A Tough Tuesday Night For Raider Forces

May 13, 2015 Contributor

Today’s News: Taking a stand in class and senior T-shirts are in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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Oswego Businessman Fined; A Mother Continues Fight Against Synthetic Drugs

May 12, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Brian Colombo, owner of Xtreme Underground in Oswego, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in Oswego City Court on Tuesday. Columbo was facing four counts of Pharmaceutical Mislabeling from August of 2012. In August 2013, he was charged and pleaded not guilty that September. The charges stem from the 2012 raid where Oswego Police were looking for misbranded drugs – synthetic drugs.

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