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Oswego County Clerk’s Office Accepts Electronically Recorded Land Records

January 27, 2015 Contributor

Beginning Feb. 1, the Oswego County Clerk’s Office will accept electronically-recorded land record documents through e-recording service providers, County Clerk Michael C. Backus said Jan. 27. County residents and businesses have the ability to record their documents electronically through eRecording Partners Network (EPN), Corporation Service Company (CSC), and Simplifile, three of the country’s largest e-recording service providers.

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Oswego School Budget Plans Waiting On State Action

January 27, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Superintendent Ben Halsey said that while “building the revenue side of the budget” there is no assistance from the State of New York. Governor Andrew Cuomo is not allowing “running the numbers” for state aid. This “run” usually allows school district officials to commence budget planning, but it appears that Albany isn’t going to run the preliminary state aid numbers until the budget is in place. “We are left out in the dark while the political games plays out,” Halsey said.

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Transfer Of Funds To OFD Sparks Debate

January 26, 2015 Steve Yablonski

A resolution to transfer $100,000 to the Oswego Fire Department was approved 5-2 at Monday’s Common Council meeting. The funds will be used to cover the costs of fire department personnel performing code enforcement duties, according to Chief Jeff McCrobie. However, two councilors weren’t in favor of the move.

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Novelis Commissions $48 Million Automotive Closed-Loop Recycling Investment in Scriba Plant

January 26, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Novelis, the global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today (Jan. 26) announced the completion of a $48 million investment in its automotive scrap aluminum recycling facility in Scriba. It expands upon the company’s recent growth in Oswego to meet the increased demand for aluminum automotive sheet in North America. Including this recycling center, over the past five years, Novelis has invested more than $400 million in Oswego and hired more than 430 new employees, with around 250 additional jobs planned by the year 2020.

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National Honor Society Inductions Set Tonight

January 26, 2015 Contributor

Today’s News: The weekend sports roundup and a request for yearbook photos are in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.
Due to Regent’s exams RND will not return until this Friday, Jan. 30.

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Oswego State men's ice hockey player Eli Kim-Swallow, left, recently earned an honorable mention from the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators for a project he and fraternity Delta Kappa Kappa undertook this spring to benefit the Child Advocacy Center. With Kim-Swallow is Dan Witmer, coordinator of community service for the Lakers athletics department, which for the third consecutive year won the NADIIIAA's Jostens Community Service Award for an Array of Projects.

Lakers, Ice Hockey Player Earn National Recognition For Service Projects

January 25, 2015 Contributor

The Oswego State athletics department recently earned a top community service award from the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators, thanks to the work of 450 student-athletes participating in 58 community service and outreach events. At a ceremony at the NCAA convention in Washington, D.C., the NADIIIAA recognized Oswego with the Jostens Community Service Award for an Array of Projects for the third consecutive year.

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FCSD Junior High Violence Report Addressed

January 25, 2015 Janet Rebeor

The Fulton City School District administration responded to the state comptroller’s school violence report audit in August but the report’s release to the public last week prompted the superintendent to schedule an information sharing meeting for Monday (Jan. 26) at Fulton Junior High School.
“Student safety is a high priority for the Fulton Board of Education,” BOE President David Cordone said, “and it has taken the findings of the comptroller’s audit very seriously.”

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YMCA Closed Due To ‘Structural Concerns’

January 25, 2015 Contributor

The Oswego YMCA was evacuated on Saturday afternoon stemming from structural concerns, according to the Oswego Fire Department. Oswego Fire Chief Jeff McCrobie said, “At this point, we need to wait for a structural engineer to take a look at the building to ensure it is safe.”

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Oswego County Drug Task Force Announces 3 Arrests

January 23, 2015 Contributor

Two traffic stops have resulted in three felony drug arrests. The first was just after midnight today (Jan. 23). Two people were charged then. The third arrest was made shortly after before noon.

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Oswego County Humane Society’s Pet of The Week

January 23, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Melinda is not quite two years old, but, as you can see, she still likes to do stupid kitten stuff like get in boxes to check them out. She loves to watch the birds in her foster home, sort of like having her own personal Nature Channel. And more than anything she likes to play with other cats in her foster home, jumping and wrestling and chasing them around.

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