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May 26, 2026

Business Plans Begin For Former Church Property

July 17, 2008 Nicole Reome

Plans are on the horizon to transform the abandoned Congregational Church at West First and Broadway into new business and new tax dollars for the city of Fulton. For those plans to move forward, however, the city is first considering a zone change request.

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Plyler Honored For Bravery

July 17, 2008 Contributor

An Oswego County Sheriff’s Deputy honored by local and state officials for pulling a woman from a submerged car on Thanksgiving Day, 2005, can now add a federal honor to his list.

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Pirates, Princesses Invade Port City

July 17, 2008 Steve Yablonski

The Harborfest ChildrenÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Committee hosted a Pirates and Princess Gala to celebrate the festival’s cultural component – the Caribbean Islands. About 250 youngsters and their parents enjoyed the event.

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Coast Guard Rescues Husband, Wife From Lake Ontario

July 16, 2008 Contributor

The Coast Guard rescued a husband and his wife, Tuesday, in northeast Lake Ontario after the husband fell into the water and the wife remained adrift on their catamaran.

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City Approves Parking Changes

July 16, 2008 Nicole Reome

The city of Fulton has officially authorized changes to the parking times allowed for 32 of the 56 spaces inÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â the downtown lot 5 parking lot. With those changes, the council also made lot 3 — the city parking lot across Oneida Street — an employee parking lot from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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Renzi, Aubertine Raising, Spending Money Already

July 16, 2008 Contributor

Election Day is more than three months away, but financial statements from the two men running for State Senate in the North Country show the campaign’s well underway and both candidates are raising and spending money.

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Oswego Board Of Education Switches Schools’ Start-Dismissal Times

July 15, 2008 Steve Yablonski

The times will be the same as the start of the last school year. They had been altered this spring due to the bridge closing. However, district officials now feel that change wasn’t needed. The board also named Bill Crist the acting superintendent of schools.

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Hannibal Seals Assistant Principal Choice

July 15, 2008 Nicole Reome

The Hannibal Board of Education has named an assistant principal at Kenney Middle School. Michael Maxam was officially appointed to the post July 10.

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Revolutionary War Weekend Set At Fort

July 15, 2008 Contributor

The life and times of the American War of Independence will be recreated at Fort Ontario State Historic Site in Oswego on Saturday, July 19 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday July 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Council Votes 5-2 To Pave Sophie Drive

July 14, 2008 Steve Yablonski

The city will pave Sophie Drive in the Seventh Ward and will be paid back in tax revenues when the eight proposed townhouses are built and sold, according to the deal. The city will at least be reimbursed for the binder if all the townhouses aren’t sold in a specified amount of time.

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Meet Cedar! –
Oswego County Announces New Accelerant Detection K-9

May 22, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – The Oswego County Fire Coordinator’s Office welcomes Cedar, its new accelerant detection K-9, to its team. Cedar is a three-year-old English yellow lab who started helping with fire investigations earlier this month. [...]
State Police Investigate Fatal House Fire In Richland

May 22, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – The New York State Police are investigating a fatal residential structure fire that occurred on May 21, 2026, at approximately 4:26 a.m. at 870 County Route 41 in the town of Richland. [...]
Mexico Central School District Budget Vote Results

May 20, 2026

Proposition 1: The Budget Yes: 382 No: 194 Proposition 2: Student Transport Vehicles Yes: 420 No: 157 Board of Election (Elect 3, three-year terms) Amanda McIntyre: 445 Darlene Upcraft: 435 Kevin L. Gates: 393 Holly [...]