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Oswego Daily News

Mayor Gillen Urges Citizens to Attend Emergency Preparedness Seminar

Oswego Mayor Thomas Gillen released a statement urging all citizens to attend the New York State Civilian Preparedness Corps’ “Aware Prepare” meeting to be held in Oswego next week. “Oswego is a great place to live, work and raise a family,” he said. “It is the duty of all residents of New York State to know how to adequately prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and natural disasters.”

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Oswego Daily News

‘Lost Boy’ Marier Relates His 14-Year Journey from South Sudan to America Tonight in Oswego

Nearly 27 years after Majok Marier began his odyssey at age 7 in 1987, the 34-year-old Atlanta resident tells his story as one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” a walk of nearly 1,000 miles to find safety and freedom. The authors will speak at 6:30 p.m, today (July 22), at the Oswego Public Library,

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Fulton Daily News

Dredging Is Imminent; A Look Back At Lake Neatahwanta

As the city of Fulton and town of Granby await permits that will allow dredging of the lake, which are expected to be delivered any day, this is the first of a multi-part feature article highlighting some of the news reports and studies published in the past few decades for Fulton’s little lake by the big lake, Lake Neatahwanta. – Ed.

A whole generation ago the city of Fulton was forced to close Stevenson Beach and North Bay Beach on Lake Neatahwanta during the middle of a summer dry spell and heat wave because the lake’s water could make people sick.

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Oswego Daily News

County Hosts Communication Collaboration Class

“The unique focus of this training is to bring area resources together with state and federal partners to review accepted practices for interoperable communications,” Oswego County E-911 Director Michael Allen said. “It focuses on the collaboration between various governments and agencies working together to ensure the flow of communication in the event of an emergency.”

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Oswego Daily News

Maffei Urges House Leaders To Take Action To Prevent Future Cases Like David Renz

During a colloquy with Rep. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Rep. Maffei called attention to the Renz case and the critical funding issues facing the AO, the organization tasked with overseeing the system of federal probation offices all over the country.

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SAFE Fair scheduled in Mexico
Oswego Daily News

First Oswego County SAFE Fair, hosted by VOW Foundation, Set August 16

The Oswego City-County Youth Bureau and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services has awarded a $200 mini-grant to the VOW Foundation for the first Oswego County Substance Awareness Family Education Fair. The event is being planned for August 16 from noon – 5 p.m. at the Mexico VFW. The VOW Foundation was formed in 2013, named in honor of Victor Orlando Woolson who had a fatal reaction to synthetic drugs.

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