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Mayor Lifts Winter Parking Ban In Oswego

March 17, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Mayor Thomas W. Gillen announced the suspension of the alternate side winter parking restrictions, effective Wednesday (March 18), at 12:01 a.m. In accordance with the Oswego City Code, section 257-27, the Mayor may suspend or remove the winter parking ban prior to March 31 at his discretion if winter conditions permit. Residents are asked to be aware of our unpredictable weather and to minimize parking on our streets in the event of any future snowfall.

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Fulton Art Association Announces High School Art Show Winners

March 17, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The Fulton Art Association is pleased to announce the winners of the ninth annual High School Invitational Art and Photography Show held at the Fulton Municipal Building. Ninety-one students from high schools in Fulton, Hannibal, Oswego, and Phoenix school districts submitted 112 pieces of artwork in 14 medium categories. The show was created to help provide encouragement and guidance to high school artists and provide them a venue to display their talent and artwork.

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A Pi Day Celebration At Fulton High School

March 17, 2015 Contributor

Today’s News: A prom dress sale and tracing the roots of St. Patrick’s Day are in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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Local Law Proposed To Help Taxpayers Save, Improve Oswego

March 16, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The Common Council is looking to help people improve their properties and not get hit in the wallet for it. To that end, Fifth Ward Councilor Bill Barlow has proposed implementing a new local law that would give homeowners incentive to make capital improvements.

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Renowned Musicians Are Coming to GRB

March 16, 2015 Contributor

Today’s News: Opportunity knocked, why didn’t you answer? and more in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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Nine Mile Point Unit 1 Offline For Scheduled Refueling

March 16, 2015 Contributor

Operators removed Nine Mile Point Unit 1 from service early this morning (March 16) for a planned refueling outage. While the unit is offline, skilled technicians will replace nearly one-third of the reactor’s fuel and perform thousands of inspections and maintenance activities to keep the unit running safely and effectively for another two years. Most of this work cannot be performed while the unit is online.

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Visitors to Oswego County sugar bushes during Maple Weekends, March 21 and 22 and March 28 and 29, will be able to observe maple operations and learn how sap is collected and boiled into maple syrup. Pictured is a stand of trees at Maple Hollow Farm, Hannibal. (Photo by Mary Ellen Barbeau, Oswego County Tourism Office.)

Maple Producers Host Maple Weekends

March 16, 2015 Contributor

Several local maple producers will host tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 21 and 22, and the following weekend, March 28 and 29, for the New York State Maple Producers Weekends. Maple fanatics can visit these businesses to see the how sap is collected from maple trees, boiled, and transformed into delicious maple syrup.

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The 444th Engineer Company based at Oswego - Troops from the Oswego U.S. Army Reserve Center repaired and marked IED (Improvised Explosive Device) locations in Iraq in 2007-08. In 2011-12 the 444th Engineer Company based at Oswego deployed to Afghanistan and suffered three men killed and one severely wounded.

Fort Ontario Receives Certificate of Appreciation

March 15, 2015 Contributor

At the 99th annual Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce annual meeting held March 5 at the River Vista Center in Fulton, Executive Director Greg Mills presented Fort Ontario State Historic Site with a certificate of appreciation in recognition of 260 years as a member of the Oswego County business community. Fort Ontario and the Port of Oswego Authority represent Oswego County’s oldest active businesses.

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Oswego firefighters respond to a blaze in the city's west side shortly after midnight today (March 15). OFD photo

Oswego Fire Department Battles Blaze On West Side

March 15, 2015 Contributor

UPDATE: They are not sure how many people were living there or if it was a fraternity house. They are looking into whether this is an official fraternity house. The fire is under investigation and OFD still has personnel on the scene searching for the origin and cause.
Oswego Fire Department crews were dispatched to a structure fire just after midnight at 110 W. Bridge St., near West Eighth Street. First arriving crews reported smoke showing from the two and a half-story multi-family dwelling, with the duty officer reporting an active fire seconds later.

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Katko Praises Upcoming Port Of Oswego Dredging Project

March 14, 2015 Contributor

“As the only deep water port on the U.S. shores of Lake Ontario, the Port of Oswego is a critical asset for attracting new economic growth opportunities in Oswego County and across Central New York,” said Rep. Katko. “I have been in close contact with the Army Corps of Engineers in Buffalo and appreciate their efforts to make this project a reality. Dredging the shallow waterways of the harbor will allow more ships to navigate the port and provide an enormous boost to our regional economy.”

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