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State Police in Pulaski are investigating a fatal one-car crash that occurred at approximately 2:15 p.m., on County Route 17 in the town of Boyleston. A 2002 Chevy Venture, operated by Julianne Seaton, 43, from Lacona, was traveling south on County Route 17 in the town of Boyleston, Oswego County. Seaton died as a result of the accident.

SUNY Oswego will host the fourth annual GENIUS Olympiad June 16 to 20, unveiling a new category — music composition and performance — in the growing global high school environmental competition. Entries are open until April 1.

It has been just over 10 years now that I have served in this body and slightly more than 10 months since I first accepted the responsibility as your chairman.As I look around the room today only three other legislators were here with me in 2004, legislators Kunzwiler, Malone and Proud.  But while the faces have changed dramatically in those 10 years, many of our goals and objectives have not. Unfortunately neither have the various issues that continue to prevent us from fully reaching those goals.

The county’s Health and Highway departments used Girl Scout cookies as a substitute for medical supplies during a drill to simulate the distribution of emergency medical supplies on Wednesday. The supplies were unloaded, sorted and distributed to sites around the county.

The New York State Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame proudly announces that its class of inductees for 2014 will include Fran Verdoliva of Mexico. Verdoliva will be honored at the annual banquet April 26 in Canastota. He has been a spokesman and advocate for ethical fishing standards and increased opportunity for salmon and steelhead fisherman for several decades.

Accomplished SUNY Oswego alumni Peter Bocko, Mark Baum and Linda Clement each will address a Commencement audience as SUNY Oswego moves to three May graduation ceremonies for the first time. All will be May 17, in the Campus Center convocation hall.

Constellation Energy Nuclear Group and Entergy Nuclear will be upgrading the public warning system that CENG operates and that serves Oswego County’s nuclear facilities. The new sirens will sound at a volume similar to the old ones and the new warning system is expected to be tested the same number of times per year as the old system. This project will involve a total investment of more than $1.5 million.