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Do This Tonight: Swingin’ Big Band at Breitbeck

July 15, 2009 Contributor

Here’s something to do on a Wednesday night:Ã‚Â Head for Breitbeck Park in Oswego to take in the sounds of the Oswego County Summer Stage Band.

The 17-piece big band led by Stan Gosek will blow through a handful of classic swing tunes, such as Count Basie’s “Jumpin’ At The Woodside”, Glenn Miller’s “In The Mood”, “Satin Doll”, “Minnie The Moocher”, “Harlem Nocturne”, and more.

The show begins at Breitbeck Park at 7:30 p.m.Ã‚Â Bring your chair and perhaps a blanket, as it’s likely to be a tad cool by the lakeside late in the day.

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City Officials Receive Keys To Lighthouse

July 14, 2009 Steve Yablonski

This afternoon (July 14), Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ursula W. Walther, of the US Coast Guard station, presented Mayor Randy Bateman with the key to the historic landmark. After several years of waiting, city officials took ownership of the lighthouse.

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Board Approves Volunteer Work On Wilber Field

July 14, 2009 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego City School District Board of Education today (July 14) approved the acceptance of a bid for sod replacement at Joe Wilber Field and allowing a volunteer to prepare the field for the sod installation. The board nearly didn’t get to the resolution as the meeting erupted into a shouting match between members Dave White and Fran Hoefer.

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Fulton Savings Will Close River Glen Mall Branch, The Latest To Leave

July 14, 2009 Contributor

Yet another business is pulling out of the half-empty River Glen Mall.

Fulton Savings Bank will close its 15-year-old branch at the Route 481 shopping center on December 18.Ã‚Â No employees will lose their jobs, according to the bank’s CEO, Mike Pollock.Ã‚Â The bank’s lease expires not long after the closing.

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Mosquitoes Carrying EEE Found Here Much Earlier Than Usual

July 14, 2009 Contributor

Oswego County’s discovery of a mosquito carrying an Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus makes the county and the state the first place in the country to discover the potentially deadly illness this year.Ã‚Â It’s also one of the earliest annual discoveries for the county on record.

Lucky us.

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Scene Around Town: Lightning In The Sky

July 14, 2009 Contributor

WRVO Radio’s morning host, Jason Smith, captured this brief video showing lightning over Oswego this past weekend.Ã‚Â Got a photo or video to share?Ã‚Â Share it with us!

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Councilors OK Creation Of Rain Garden At City Hall

July 13, 2009 Steve Yablonski

Exploring green alternatives for storm water management in Oswego’s sewer systems will provide examples for Oswego residents to reduce the impact of storm water in the city sewer system, according to Mary Vanouse, community development director. The Port City has been selected as an ideal location to demonstrate Rain Gardens for the general public.

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EEE Found In Bird-Biting Mosquitoes In West Monroe

July 13, 2009 Contributor

Dr. Dennis Norfleet, Public Health Director of the Oswego County Health Department, said this morning (July 13), that the Eastern equine encephalitis virus was found in a pool of mosquitoes collected on Toad Harbor Road in West Monroe. The virus has only been found in the type of mosquitoes that bite birds, not in mosquitoes that feed on humans.

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Oswego Man Not Ticketed In Accident That Killed A Woman

July 13, 2009 Contributor

An Oswego man couldn’t stop in time to avoid hitting a woman lying in the middle of Route 48 in Onondaga County early this morning.Ã‚Â Police don’t know why the Lysander woman was lying in the road.Ã‚Â She was hit by a truck that was unable to stop, and died at the scene.

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Africycle Rolls Through Port City

July 13, 2009 Steve Yablonski

Nineteen Canadians got on their bikes July 3 and began the third annual fundraising trek benefiting a charity that ships recycled bicycles to Malawi, a small nation on the eastern edge of Africa.

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