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Great Pumpkins Abound In Port City

Matt VerSchneider of Freeville poses with his 1,283 pound great pumpkin.

This year’s winner was Matt VerSchneider with a 1,283-pound entry. It would have even bested last year’s winner (Alan Nesbitt’s 1,229.5-pounder). In second place was Andy Wolf (1,274 pounds, followed by Walter Merriam (1,241.5) and Nesbitt (1,193.5). This year saw dozens of entries with seven topping the 1,000-pound plateau.

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Saturday Night Poker Player Wins $1 Million NY Poker Lottery Jackpot

Gretchen Dizer, right, of the NYS Lottery, presents Charlene Hopkins with a check for $1 million Thursday at the Mexico Big M.

A craving for some chicken and a penchant for playing poker added up to $1 million recently for an Oswego County resident. Charlene Hopkins stopped at the Mexico Big between her two jobs to pick up some chicken for dinner and used the change to buy some lottery tickets. After scratching off the ticket for a million dollars, she never got around to cooking the chicken.

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Brookfield, City Launch Probe In Water Release Incident

The operator of the Varick Hydroelectric Station in Oswego has launched an investigation into the water release that preceded four fishermen being swept down the Oswego River. One of the men has died and another is in critical condition in Oswego Hospital. The city is also conducting an investigation.

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Dam Operator Promises Cooperation with Investigation into Fisherman’s Death

Brookfield Power says it will cooperate fully with an investigation into an incident on the Oswego River near its Varick Dam Tuesday.  Some fishermen said that no alarms sounded when the dam began spilling water into the river, though Oswego Police now say the alarms did sound. Four fishermen had to be rescued from the river; one died.

UPDATE: Oswego Police name the victim and a second fisherman, who’s in the hospital.

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