Fulton Police Chief Orlo Green congratulates Lt. William Clark, left.
Fulton Daily News

Fulton Police Announce Retirement of Lt. William Clark

Lieutenant William Clark recently retired after 20 years of service with the city of Fulton Police Department. Clark began his career at the Syracuse Police Academy in April of 1994. During his career, Lt. Clark was decorated several times including in 2001 when Clark received an honorable Service Award for his role in investigating the Diana Cooper homicide.

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Oswego Daily News

Modifications Announced To The Fisherman Alert System At Varick Hydro Facility

In order to maintain a safe environment while addressing some concerns of the city of Oswego and its residents, Brookfield Renewable will be performing modifications and upgrades to the Fisherman Alert System at the Varick Hydro Facility. They will be testing and implementing these changes over the next few days. These changes will reduce the impact of the alarm on the surrounding community, while continuing to promote the safety of fishermen in the area.

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Oswego Daily News

Community Development Director Grilled By Oswego Councilors

Councilors took the community development director to task Monday night for a lack of communication and other issues in the wake of a state audit. Communication between the Common Council and the Community Development Office, “quarterly reports, monthly reports, expenditures and those types of things have all kind of fallen through as far as we haven’t really gotten them, we haven’t seen them come through,” according to Council Vice President Eric VanBuren. A recent audit done by the state raised a couple red flags – both with Community Development, he added.

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Oswego Daily News

State Comptroller: Inmate Hospital Fees Need Better Controls

Inmate hospital cost controls were not billed accurately 90 percent of the time for Oswego and seven other counties according to the state comptroller’s audit released Sunday (Oct. 5), and counties are not billing for federal money resulting in a loss of $46,352 in reimbursements. Meanwhile, NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s audit lauded Oswego and Chautauqua counties for “negotiated outpatient hospital service rate discounts with local hospitals and providers, ranging from 5 percent to 50 percent.”

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Oswego Daily News

OFD Installing Free Smoke Alarms

The Oswego Fire Department will be busy this week installing free smoke alarms as they take part in Fire Prevention Week. The theme this year for Fire Prevention Week is “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives.” Oswego Firefighters are reminding the public that a smoke alarm should be installed in every bedroom, outside every sleeping area, and on every level of your home.

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Oswego Daily News

Haist Claims Oswego Pumpkin Crown – Sets State Record … Twice

UPDATE: Oswego winner breaks his own state record.
As Mother Nature’s rain ended Saturday afternoon, Karl Haist’s reign was just beginning. Haist, of Clarence Center, NY, won the 2014 edition of the Annual CNY Great Pumpkin Festival with an entry tipping the scales at 1,725.5 pounds. Not only is it the Oswego top pumpkin, but it’s also the new New York State record. “I’m kind of surprised. I knew it was real big but I didn’t think it was this heavy,” Haist told Oswego County Today. “It feels good to have the state record, too!”

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego’s Kylie Pelkey Earns Elite Status as Member of 2015 Army Marching Band

Years ago, Kylie Pelkey, as a new member of the Marching Buccaneers’ color guard, was assigned an umbrella to practice with. She woke up recently to find she was an All-American. The 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour recruited the Marching Buccaneer Thursday night to the Army All-American Marching Band’s color guard. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio will be televised live on NBC, from the Alamodome on Jan. 3, 2015. The band will perform at halftime. Since 2007, Pelkey is 13th Marching Buccaneers to be selected for this honor.

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