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Fulton Daily News

Voters in Several Communities Will Have New Polling Sites this Fall

An example of an optical scanning voting machine.Voters in many Oswego County communities will have new polling places this fall. Election Commissioners Donald Wart and Richard Atkins said several polling spots were consolidated or moved in order to accommodate the new optical scan voting systems and improve accessibility to people with disabilities.

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Oswego Daily News

Hillside Water Problems Seep Back Into Council Meeting

The water quality problems several Hillside Avenue residents are having resurfaced at this week’s Administrative Services Committee meeting. Councilor Ron Kaplewicz requested the council waive the water fee for select residents on Hillside Avenue. They received a waiver last quarter. However, the poor water quality hasn’t been corrected by the city, and residents have received their full bills for the next quarter.

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Fulton Daily News

County May Receive $1.75 Million Medicare Help; Schools Will Get Aid, Too

Oswego County and the counties of New York State got some help Wednesday paying for rising Medicaid costs. The U.S. Senate approved a $26 billion plan, most of which will pour money into a Medicare fund.  The county and all of its school districts will get money from this bill, though it’s not certain what schools will be able to do with the money.

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Oswego Daily News

Hundreds Say Farewell To Capt. Comerford

OPD Captain James Comerford

Hundreds of law enforcement officers, active and retired were joined today (Aug. 5) in paying their respects for Oswego City Police Capt. James Comerford. The procession made its way from Dain-Cullinan Funeral Home down East Oneida Street past the captain’s house and then made its way up East Fifth Street in front of Trinity Catholic School before ending at St. Paul’s Church. Many of the marchers had tears in their eyes.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Cooperates With State Pension Investigation

The city of Fulton has given the state Attorney General’s office the records requested as part of the office’s investigation into alleged pension padding.

“We’ve got everything we could get for him and we sent it to him,” said Fulton Mayor Ron Woodward, referring to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo this week.  “We haven’t heard any more.”

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