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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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New York State Announces Funding To Protect Water Quality And Soil Health Around The Finger Lakes

April 7, 2023 Contributor

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) today announced $370,000 for the Finger Lakes Cover Crop Initiative. The initiative helps support farmers’ use of cover crops to reduce erosion, implement watershed management plans, and protect water quality in and around the 11 Finger Lakes:Conesus, Hemlock, Canadice, Honeoye, Canandaigua, Keuka, Seneca, Cayuga, Owasco, Skaneateles, and Otisco.

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OCO Behavioral Health Residential Services Attends Simulation Training

April 7, 2023 Contributor

Mental health professionals provide much needed care and comfort for the consumers they work with. They assist individuals in developing life-skills and empower them on their journey to recovery.

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DEC Issues Guidance To Reduce Conflicts With Bears

April 7, 2023 Contributor

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today reminded New Yorkers to remove or secure outdoor food sources that may attract black bears.

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