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Fulton Daily News

Owens To Join Armed Services, Homeland Security Committees; Hoffman Alleges ACORN Tampered With Votes In Oswego County

<p> </p>Freshman Congressman Bill Owens will have a seat at the table that decides major issues such as military policy and national security. Meantime, the opponent who conceded defeat on election night now takes it all back, alleges ACORN tried to steal the election, and wants supporters to send him money for the fight.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Health Department Issues BOIL WATER ORDER for Orwell

The Oswego County Health Department has issued a boil water order for customers of the Orwell Town water system. Customers should boil all water for drinking and cooking purposes.

Due to an equipment malfunction, untreated water was released into the distribution system, which could result in inadequate chlorine levels in the drinking water.

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Fulton Daily News

State Report: Local Charities Give More Than 70% of Funds They Raise To Fundraising Firms

Six Oswego County non-profits have gotten just 28 cents of every dollar that people thought they were donating to those groups in the last four years, according to new data from the state.

The state Attorney General’s office has issued its annual report on professional fundraising firms who raise money for local organizations, called “Pennies for Charity”.

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Fulton Daily News

Absentee Count Narrows Hoffman’s Longshot Chances

<p>Doug Hoffman.</p>Absentee ballot totals were announced Tuesday in four of the eleven counties that make up the 23rd Congressional Disrrict.

The result: Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman narrowed the gap with Democrat Doug Owens by just 214 votes as the results from Oneida, Madison, Hamilton and Fulton counties came in.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Residents Can Make Appointments for H1N1 Flu Vaccine

The Oswego County Health Department has received additional H1N1 flu vaccine and will accept calls for appointments on Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., or until all appointments are filled. People who are in priority groups for receiving the vaccine as noted below may call for appointments.

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Oswego Daily News

Scene Around Town: New Interpretive Plaque Placed At Battle Island

<p>New Interpretive Plaque Placed At Battle Island</p>

The new interpretive plaque about the battle at Battle Island was recently installed at Battle Island Golf Course. The interpretive panel was designed by Rich LaCrosse of Fort Ontario, with help from the curatorial staff at Peebles Island (near Albany).  It commemorates the little known battle won by 300 colonial bateauxmen under Captain John Bradstreet over 700 French and Indians on July 3, 1756.

After the successful re-enactment on the 250th anniversary of the battle in 2006, it became apparent that an interpretive panel was needed to let people know what happened, LaCrosse noted.

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