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Expanded Financial Assistance Now Available To Medicare Beneficiaries In New York State

May 9, 2023 Contributor

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) today urged income-eligible Medicare beneficiaries in New York to apply for up to $7,300 annually in financial assistance through an expansion in the Medicare Savings Program (MSP).

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Mayor Barlow allocates $50,000 For Additional Quality-Of-Life Foot & Bike Patrols

May 9, 2023 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow has allocated $50,000 from the Oswego Police Department’s budget to be used by the end of 2023 to ramp up quality of life patrols and special investigation details including drug enforcement, homeless canvassing and increases in late night staffing to combat disturbances.

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Fatal Accident In Oswego County

May 9, 2023 Contributor

Yesterday, May 8, 2023, at around 3:27 p.m., members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to 77 Island Road in the Town of Palermo for an incident where a man was trapped between his tractor and a piece of equipment.

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Tully’s Good Times Restaurants To Support Special Olympics New York In Local “Law & Orders Night” Fundraiser

May 9, 2023 Contributor

Tully’s Good Times Restaurants will expand its fundraising effort and team up with law enforcement agencies to support Special Olympics New York, specifically in the Central, Western, Genesee, and Southern Tier Regions.

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Lung Association Celebrates Lung Cancer Action Week And Turns New York State Turquoise

May 9, 2023 Contributor

This week, the American Lung Association is turning New York State turquoise to raise awareness of lung cancer and encourage residents to take action to end the disease. It is estimated that 14,150 New Yorkers will be diagnosed in 2023 alone and every day nationally, lung cancer takes the lives of more than 373 of our friends, neighbors and loved ones.

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Fulton Teen Brady Niver Succumbs To Injuries After April 30 Car Crash

May 9, 2023 Shea O'Malley

Fulton G. Ray Bodley High School student, 16-year-old Brady Niver, has died 8 days after a car crash in the Town of Granby.

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Oswego City Police Department To Lead Special Olympics Oswego Torch Run 5K

May 9, 2023 Contributor

On May 11, 2023, the Special Olympics Oswego Torch Run 5K will be lead by members of the Oswego City Police Department working in collaboration with the Oswego City School District to support the Oswego Olympiad Invitational.

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New Voting Districts For FCSD Budget, BOE Vote

May 8, 2023 Contributor

The Fulton City School District will be implementing new voting districts for this year’s District Budget Vote and Board of Education Election.

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Dec Announces $13-Million Partnership With Adirondack Watershed Institute Of Paul Smith’s College To Support Invasive Species Prevention Efforts

May 8, 2023 Contributor

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced a $13.24-million, five-year partnership with the Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) of Paul Smith’s College to administer the Adirondack Park Watercraft Inspection Steward Program (WISP). The announcement, made during Adirondack Day at the New York State Capitol, will protect the Adirondack Park’s resources from the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) that damage ecosystems.

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Join Oswego County To Celebrate Nurses

May 8, 2023 Contributor

The Oswego County Health Department is celebrating National Nurses Week all week by highlighting its public health nursing staff.

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