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Oswego Wins $225,000 Grant Award For Complete Streets Plan Along Route 104

January 20, 2015 Contributor

The city of Oswego has been awarded a $225,000 grant by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Cleaner, Greener Communities initiative, to develop a Complete Streets Plan along Route 104, the city’s main corridor, that will seek to encourage more bicycling and an enhanced walking experience. Mayor Tom Gillen and Planning and Zoning Director, Amy Birdsall, championed the grant application. The project will be facilitated through the City’s Planning and Zoning Department and a planning consulting firm will be retained in 2015 to prepare the plan.

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Oswego Firefighters are at the scene of a working blaze on the city's west side this afternoon (OPD photo)

Fire Reported In Port City

January 20, 2015 Steve Yablonski

UPDATE: The structure is a total loss and is considered unsafe at this time. Fire officials expect that demolition will take place as soon as possible. Four hydrants at the scene were reportedly frozen. Oswego City Firefighters battled the blaze at 37 Murray St.

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A Dream Is Realized At Bodley

January 20, 2015 Contributor

Today’s News: It was a tough Friday for Raider teams and upcoming exams highlight today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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In This Corner – Oswego’s Newest Boxing Champ

January 20, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Oswego Boxing Club member Sidney LeCeur helped put the club on the CNY boxing map over the weekend. “We just had our first competitor fight and win Saturday,” said Derrick Falcetti, co-owner of the Oswego Boxing Club. LeCeur fought at 165 pounds in the main event and won a unanimous decision.

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Police: Fulton Woman Charged After Attack On Home Health Care Worker

January 19, 2015 Contributor

On Friday January 16, at about 2:30 p.m., Fulton Police were dispatched to an assault in progress at 306 W. Broadway. Upon arrival, a home health aide at the location reported that she had been punched repeatedly, pushed down and choked by June M. Atkins, who was still on scene.

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Investigator Batstone Retires From Fulton PD

January 19, 2015 Contributor

On December 30, Investigator Michael Batstone retired after 20 years of service with the city of Fulton Police Department. Batstone began his career in April 1994. During his career, he had several special assignments including a post with the Oswego County Drug Task Force beginning in 2001. In 2005, Batstone was promoted to the rank of Investigator where he worked on many of the city’s major high-profile cases.

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Oswego County AmeriCorps Is Recruiting For Open Positions

January 19, 2015 Contributor

Two local AmeriCorps programs are currently accepting applications to provide services to youth and disadvantaged residents. AmeriCorps is a national service program that offers members the opportunity to learn valuable skills and build their resumes while receiving a living allowance paycheck. Oswego County AmeriCorps members provide fitness and nutrition activities for youth as well as manage volunteers who work with youth.

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Reclassed Incidents Leave Fulton School ‘Potentially Dangerous’

January 18, 2015 Janet Rebeor

School violence that went unreported or misclassified at Fulton Junior High School as revealed by a New York State Comptroller’s audit has classed the district’s only middle school as a potentially persistently dangerous school.

“The risk that schools with unsafe learning environments will not be identified as such raises concerns that school problems will continue unaddressed, parents will not be notified of school choice option, and the learning environment will suffer,” the comptroller’s report Compliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act stated.

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County Health Department Warns of Winter Health Hazards

January 17, 2015 Contributor

Oswego County can be a winter wonderland during the winter months, providing plenty of snow to enjoy outdoor recreation and sports. With it come the hazards of winter storms and biting cold that are not only uncomfortable and inconvenient, but can be life-threatening. Being out in the cold for too long can make you vulnerable to hypothermia and frostbite.

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A Recap Of This Week’s Thibodeau Hearing

January 17, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Over the span of five days, more than a dozen different witnesses in the groundbreaking Heidi Allen hearing shared testimony that could give her convicted kidnapper, Gary Thibodeau, a new trial. Thibodeau was convicted in 1995 for kidnapping Allen from a convenience store in New Haven where she was working Easter morning, 1994. The hearing will resume on February 3 at 9 a.m. before Judge Daniel King in the Oswego County Courthouse.

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