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State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez today highlighted the Department’s efforts to protect pollinators and their habitats as part of National Pollinator Week, which takes place from June 19 to 23. The New York State Department of Transportation has taken numerous steps across all parts of the state to protect the valuable ecosystem provided by pollinators such as bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, moths, wasps, and flies.

Title Sponsor HealthDirect Pharmacy Services Leads Support Of 26 Annual St. Luke-Boyce Memorial Charity Golf Tournament On August 4

Programs that keep residents on the St. Luke healthcare campus in Oswego active and engaged in their community will again benefit from the support of this year’s Boyce Memorial Charity Golf Tournament’s Title Sponsor HealthDirect Pharmacy Services.

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Tops Markets Launches Children’s Miracle Network Campaign

Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, is pleased to begin its annual campaign for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH). The campaign is officially underway at all participating Tops Friendly Markets locations and will run through Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Fulton Police Chief Cites Urgent Need For More Officers, Test Sign-Up Deadline Aug. 7

As with many other law enforcement and first responder agencies, more officers are urgently needed to join the ranks of the Fulton Police Department, according to Fulton Police Chief Mike Curtis.

EPA Collecting Data To Assess Lake Ontario

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is collecting important data from April to September 2023 using its two largest research vessels, the Lake Guardian and the Lake Explorer II. EPA will collect data on water quality and the plant and animal life in the lake. The data is being collected in a joint effort by federal and university partners to assess the health and quality of Lake Ontario. It is part of an initiative called the 2023 Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI).

Paddlefest 2023 To Fill The Oswego River With Kayaks & Canoes, Sponsored By Oswego Health

Kayaks and canoes will fill the Oswego River from Fulton to Oswego as Paddlefest, powered by Oswego Health, returns for 2023. The day-long opportunity to enjoy the scenic beauty of the historic canal takes place Saturday, July 15. Registration is $35 per adult and $10 for children ages 4 to 11, who must ride with a registered adult. The event will take place rain or shine. Paddlefest supports the work of the H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego.

Successful SUNY Oswego Internship Includes Creating Richardson-Bates House Museum Exhibition

Nerissa Conklin, a May 2023 SUNY Oswego anthropology graduate, created an exhibit currently on display at the Richardson-Bates House Museum about the university’s archaeological field school during summer 2022.

ICYMI: New Law To Protect Consumers From Potential Gift Card Scams Goes Into Effect Today, June 20

New York Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez reminded businesses that a new law to protect consumers from potential gift card scams goes into effect today, June 20th. All businesses selling gift cards are now required to display a notice at or near where any gift card or gift certificate is displayed or sold to caution consumers about gift card fraud.

Oswego County Today Weekly News Roundup: June 11 – June 17

Oswego County Today presents the top stories from this past week: June 11 – June 17

Oswego Yacht Club Hospice Regatta 2023 A Sailing Success

June 20, 2023 Mike Johnson

As the morning of June 17, 2023 dawned, a fleet of fifteen racing yachts and their crews, representing several Central New York sailing clubs, waited for the fog to clear and safe sailing conditions to appear on the waters of Lake Ontario off Oswego, New York.