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A tree inventory is under way in the Port City. It is designed to find pests that are in urban forests because they come into urban forests first off and then they spread out and eat through everything. So it is important to detect them early, officials explained.

Madison-Mae Wilder is already thinking about her next birthday. Recently, the Pulaski Elementary School fifth grader celebrated her 10th birthday. Instead of receiving, she was giving. The young lady went out and raised donations, which she later presented to Paws and Effect for use by Paws Across Oswego County.

The NYSe Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a public meeting October 2 to discuss the draft Upper Salmon River Unit Management Plan and obtain comments and input from the public. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. at the Salmon River Fish Hatchery, 2133 County Route 22, Altmar.

UPDATED:  with a message from Bishop Robert J. Cunningham

Former Oswego City School District Superintendent Bill Crist will take over as superintendent of the Syracuse Diocesan schools early next spring. Crist retired from his post in Oswego at the end of the last shcool year. He will begin his duties for the Syracuse Diocese in March.

This funding, which will be used to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault locate transitional housing services and secure permanent housing, is a component of the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act which Rep. Maffei co-sponsored and voted for in February 2013.