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Oswego Daily News

Mayor – Fiscally Responsible Budget Will Keep People Safe

His administration is committed to creating a budget that will ensure for the safety of the residents but is also fiscally responsible, the mayor said. There’s no reason to close the west side fire station, unless the budget is not being held accountable; the fire department must stay within its budget, he explained.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Middle School Student Continues Mission to help Homeless

Emily Bradshaw (center), a student at Oswego Middle School delivers some of 540 personal care bags that she has made to OCO Homeless Services for distribution to people in need. Bradshaw, who is currently lobbying for the establishment of a homeless shelter in Oswego County, is collecting personal care items for distribution to homeless people in Oswego County. Pictured with Emily are Sabine Ingerson (left), director of ARISE of Oswego County and Sarah Irland, deputy executive director of Oswego County Opportunities (OCO).While homelessness in Oswego County is not always recognizable, it does exist. A one-day study on January 25 of this year, conducted by the County of Oswego Advocates Challenging Homelessness (COACH), indicates that on any day in Oswego county more than 85 county residents have no place to call home and more than 30 more are on the brink of homelessness.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Council Approves 2013 Spending Plan

As of Jan. 1, 2013, the mayor’s proposed spending plan will become the official city budget for the new year. Councilors voted 7-0 Monday night to approve Mayor Tom Gillen’s budget. Some amendments were passed that juggled some funds around, but it is still roughly the same dollar amount as the mayor originally proposed.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Bike Store’s Christmas Bike Donation Program Aims For Biggest Year Ever

Some of the scores of bikes donated by people to Doyle's Bike Shop for the annual bike giveaway to needy children.  Photos by Janel Sullivan.Fifteen years ago Tracy Doyle saw an opportunity to help local children in need. After learning about local people who were down on their luck and had children who were not expecting anything for Christmas, he decided to do something to help. “We don’t do it for anything other than we can help people who don’t have much,” Doyle said.

Every year since he has fixed up old bicycles and donated them to kids in need.

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Fulton Daily News

Donation from Speed Demon Swim Team Helps Make New Timing System Possible at Granby Pool

Fulton YMCA Speed Demon parents, swimmers and the team's coach present a check to Fulton school district Athletic Director Chris Ells for the new timing system at Granby Elementary School pool.  From left in the first row: Ells, former Speed Demon Parent Group President Diane Tallents, and swimmers Caleb Trepasso, Hailey Mason and Dominick Mason. In the second row, from left, are parents Sandy Strauss and Kimberly Trudell, swimmers Jacob Strauss and Grace Trepasso, former swimmer Josh Strauss, current Parent Group President Liz Rawls and Speed Demon head coach Dexter Hinman.The Fulton YMCA Speed Demon community swim team is a tenant at the Granby Elementary School swimming pool.  They rent time to use the pool for practices and meets because the YMCA does not have a competition-sized pool.  The timing system in the pool has been balky at best for several years.  It often malfunctions.  The team stepped up when the school district asked for help to buy a new timing system.

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