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Weather Notebook For August 11, 2011

August 11, 2011 Steve Yablonski

The monthly rainfall total keeps inching up. Time for a break so we can mow the lawns.

Stuff A Bus Program Benefits Several Hundred County Students

August 11, 2011 Steve Yablonski

In an effort to ensure every child is prepared for school, the United Way of Greater Oswego County held its annual “Stuff a Bus” campaign at different bus locations around the county. The school supplies will now be divided among the nine districts in the coming days.

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Arrests Announced In Home Invasion Incident

August 10, 2011 Contributor

The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office has released more information on the home invasion that occurred on County Route 23 in the Town of Constantia on August 9. Sheriff’s Investigators now say that they have arrested two people and charged them for their involvement in the incident.

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Fire Strikes Chateau West Apartments, Again

August 10, 2011 Contributor

The third fire in recent months at Chateau West Apartments in the town of Granby did heavy damage to an apartment.

Click inside for a gallery of photos.

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Crash in Star Lake Injures Fulton Father, Son

August 10, 2011 Contributor

A father and son from Fulton were injured in the North Country in a head-on crash with a van.

It happened, according to State Police, at a little after noon on Tuesday along Route 3 about a mile west of Star Lake. Star Lake is about an hour east of Watertown.

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Two Men Arrested after Crashing Car in Palermo

August 10, 2011 Contributor

Trooper George Baker was investigating a car that had been reported as having crashed into a field in the town of Palermo.

He saw three men walking along Island Road, carrying some items.

The men dropped the items and ran into the woods.

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Director Of Special Programs Steps Down In Oswego School District

August 9, 2011 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego City School District is already examining its options regarding finding a replacement for departed business manager Pete Colucci. Now, they have another administrative position to fill. At a brief special meeting Tuesday night, the board of education unanimously accepted the resignation of Amy DiVita as Director of Special Programs.

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