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Tom Gillen won the task of leading Oswego city government in 2012 with a strong victory Tuesday in the county’s most prominent contested election.  He beat Republican Dave White by about a 65 – 35% margin, according to unofficial results from the county Board of Elections.

Gillen will take over for Randy Bateman, who chose not to run for reelection.

In Fulton, incumbent Republican Mayor Ron Woodward has won another term.

He faced challenges from Conservative Tom Kenyon, a member of the Common Council, and independent newcomer Ralph Stacy, Jr.

Woodward took 55% of the vote in unofficial tallies.  Kenyon earned 27% of the vote and Stacy received 17% of the vote.

Inside:  Details on other races.

A commission would report back to the council in one year and during that year, there would be a moratorium on any new rental properties (newly built or converted from owner-occupied) in R1, R2 and R3 designations. Proponents of the plan say it will make neighborhoods more family-friendly

By New York Sea Grant Resource Educators Greg Chapman and Stacy Furgal

This article is the first in a three-part series exploring the impacts of aquatic invasive species. Learning to recognize invaders before they overwhelm an area is a crucial part of reducing their impact.

More than 185 non-native plants and animals have entered the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River ecosystems in the past 200 years

At about 5:29 a.m. today (Nov. 5), members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office were called to a report of a one-vehicle rollover on County Route 53 approximately 1.5 miles south of County Route 4 in the town of Scriba. The have been unable to locate the man they think was driving.