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Public Shares View Of Oswegoâ€™s Future

May 16, 2010 Steve Yablonski

Residents of the Port City weighed in recently on Oswegoâ€™s 2020 Vision Comprehensive Plan. They listed what the areaâ€™s strengths and weaknesses were as well as what threats and opportunities were present in the area. A draft plan, using information from the public meetings, will be completed this summer.

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RaiderNet Daily: A Day of Wins

May 14, 2010 Contributor

Many Raider teams posted wins on Thursday.Â Also today, some teachers look back on their prom nights — because it’s prom night here.Â And some students spend time with senior citizens.

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Numbers Show Reading Program Works, And That Cutting Program Hurts

May 14, 2010 Contributor

Reading First helps students learn to read. And when you start to cut Reading First, it doesn’t work so well anymore.

That’s the short version of a presentation on the reading program used in Hannibal’s elementary schools to raise reading scores. It was a key component of the successful effort to get Hannibal off the state’s “in need of improvement” list.

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County Sets Public Hearing

May 14, 2010 Steve Yablonski

At its meeting Thursday, the Oswego County Legislature set a public hearing regarding the tentative tax agreement with Nine Mile I. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. June 10, prior to next monthâ€™s legislature meeting. Scriba and the school district will hold their public hearings next week.

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Israeli News Media Tour Oswego

May 13, 2010 Steve Yablonski

Several members of the Israeli news media took a familiarization tour today to promote New York Stateâ€™s Erie Canal communities. They also want to remind other potential visitors in the future that there is more to New York than just NYC. Itâ€™s â€œa totally different world,â€ one of them said.

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Fort Ontario Closed

May 13, 2010 Steve Yablonski

As part of an agency-wide effort to achieve savings through operational reductions, Fort Ontario State Historic Site will not be opening this weekend for the season.

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RaiderNet Daily: Seeing The Consequences

May 13, 2010 Contributor

It’s Prom weekend, a great time to remind students what can happen when you mix alcohol and driving.Â A mock DWI crash showed students how a bad decision can ruin lives.Â Also, students hear a first-hand account of the Holocaust and the school hosts Solofest.

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Hannibal Board Rejects Contract Extension for Superintendent

May 13, 2010 Contributor

Here’s a rare thing: A Board of Education rejecting a contract extension for the Superintendent of Schools.Â That’s what happened in Hannibal, and it may mean the end of Superintendent Mike DiFabio’s tenure at the end of the next school year.Â Some of the reasons for the tension between administration and some board members was on display at a meeting Wednesday night.

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Fulton YMCA Launches ‘Accentuate the Y’ Gala Auction, 93Q’s Amy Robbins to Emcee Event

May 12, 2010 ChirelloMarketing

The Fulton Family YMCA is introducing â€œAccentuate the Yâ€, a fundraising event to auction off unique, hand painted, hand made works of art, it was announced by Irene Southard, event chair. The gala auction is […]

RaiderNet Daily: Out To Sea

May 12, 2010 Contributor

Today, there’s news that a GRB teacher will spend some of his summer vacation on a ship in a distant sea.Â Also today, the band warms up for the Memorial Day parade, and a plea not to catch the dreaded disease “senioritis”.

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