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Grant Brings New Chapter To Oswego County Literacy Initiative

April 10, 2023 Contributor

Thanks to a grant provided by the Richard S. Shineman Foundation, the Oswego County Literacy Initiative is once again making strides in supporting teachers implementing evidence-based practices aimed at increasing students’ literacy rates.

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Canalway Trail System Received Over 10 million Visits During COVID-19

April 10, 2023 Contributor

The Erie Canalway Trail and the Champlain Canalway Trail continue to receive high levels of use year after year, according to the newly released Who’s on the Trail 2022: Canalway Trail report from Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) and the New York State Canal Corporation (NYSCC). PTNY estimates that the Canalway Trail system as a whole receives roughly 3.55 million visits per year, based on longitudinal count data from electronic counters installed at 24 locations along the Erie and Champlain Canalway Trails over the past five years.

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Tops Sustainability Practices Run The Spectrum: Recyclable Packaging & Kinder Cleaning Products To EV-Charging Stations & Solar Efficiencies

April 10, 2023 Contributor

As we edge closer to celebrating another Earth Day here at Tops we are excited to announce the advances we continue to make not only in our day to day efforts to adopt practices that help protect our environment, but also efforts that will make a lifelong impact.

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Encourage Attentive Driving During National Distracted Driving Awareness Month And Beyond

April 10, 2023 Contributor

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness month, and AAA Western and Central New York encourages drivers to learn how to use Driving Focus features on smartphones, which are designed to prevent incoming calls and texts while a vehicle is in motion. It’s technology that can save lives!

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Gas Prices Continue Spring Surge

April 10, 2023 Contributor

Today’s national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $3.60, up 10 cents since last Monday. One year ago, the price was $4.12. The New York State average is $3.54, up 7 cents since last Monday. A year ago, the NYS average was $4.24. AAA Western and Central New York (AAA WCNY) reports the following averages:

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Oswego County Discusses Farm Bill Impact On Farmers And Agriculture

April 9, 2023 Contributor

Farmers from Oswego and neighboring counties spoke about challenges they and others are facing and offered suggestions at U.S. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney’s Farm Bill Listening Tour held at the Oswego County Legislative Building on Wednesday, April 5.

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Oswego County Legislature Awards Cayuga Community College $400,000

April 8, 2023 Contributor

The Oswego County Legislature recently awarded $400,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to Cayuga Community College to develop the Oswego County Regional Police Academy, a dedicated facility to train pre-employment and in-service law enforcement personnel.

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Fort Ontario Hosts Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day Observance

April 8, 2023 Contributor

A Holocaust Remembrance Day program will be held on Tuesday, April 18 at 2 p.m.at Fort Ontario State Historic Site in Oswego, located at 1 E. Fourth St.

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Girl Scouts & OCC Host NASA Pioneer Col. Eileen Collins On April 22

April 7, 2023 Contributor

The Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways Council (GSNYPENN) and Onondaga Community College (OCC) are together hosting “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: Col. Eileen M. Collins (USAF, Ret.),” on Saturday, April 22 on the OCC campus located at 4585 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse.

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DEC And NYSERDA Announce Public Webinar Series On Extreme Heat And Climate Change In New York State

April 7, 2023 Contributor

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced today an upcoming public webinar series on the ways extreme heat is impacting New York State. As part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2022 State of the State directive and interim recommendations, work is underway to help New Yorkers and communities better understand and prepare for the impacts of extreme heat, including opportunities to learn about solutions for adapting to and forming partnerships to address extreme heat.

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