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Halloween is a very exciting time of the year for children of all ages. To help ensure a safe and happy Halloween, the Oswego City Police Department wishes to share the following safety tips with you.

After spending the last nine years in the North Collins School District in Erie County, Ben Halsey is returning to Central New York. On Tuesday afternoon, he was officially hired by the school board during a brief meeting. Immediately after the meeting he signed a three-year one-month deal commencing Dec. 2 through Dec. 31, 2016.

Representatives from a number of Oswego County’s human services agencies will host an Oswego County Youth Program Forum on November 15 at the SUNY Oswego Phoenix Extension Site. Sign-in begins at 8:30 a.m. with the program starting promptly at 9 a.m.

At its meeting Monday night, the Common Council approved Local Law No. 3 of 2013. It authorizes a property tax levy in excess of the limit established in General Municipal Law §3-c. It doesn’t mean that the city will impose a tax greater than the cap, the mayor noted recently. The taxpayers would be protected from a technicality in the law that could penalize the city.

The Oswego City School District Board of Education is expected to officially pass a resolution hiring Benjamin Halsey as the new superintendent of schools. The meeting will be held at the Education Center second floor curriculum room begining at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Oswego High School Marching Bucs completed their first year competing in Small Schools1 classification with a fourth place season-ending performance at the Syracuse University Carrier Dome. Oswego received a score of 85.15 at the New York State Field Band Conference Championship event. Just two weeks ago the band captured the Freedom Cup in Nazareth, Pa., and last week earned first place in their class at Central Square.