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The derby runs from Oct. 5 to 7 in conjunction with the annual Salmon River Festival in Pulaski. “The Salmon River records more record-size salmon caught in its waters than any river in the eastern United States,” said Vernon Chamberlain, derby organizer and president of the Salmon River International Sportfishing Museum.

A representative from the Upstate Poison Control Center of Syracuse spoke to nearly 60 people Wednesday night in Oswego. “Any time you’re messing with (synthetic drugs), it’s like playing Russian Roulette,” he said. “Not a good game.”

After nearly a year of planning a new Oswego High School mascot is expected to take to the sidelines in late September. Judy Queale-Dunsmoor, President of the Buccaneer Boosters, noted, “We started talking about this about a year ago. We hoped to increase school spirit and bring a professional image to the sidelines of our sports events and school assemblies.”

The entertainment lineup has been released for the upcoming CNY Great Pumpkin Festival, being held Sept. 29 and 30 in Washington Square Park in Oswego.

A rising number of young adults are returning home to live with parents, reshaping what it means to be 20 something in our culture as the economy makes it more and more difficult to find a job and pay living expenses.