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Minetto Volunteer Fire Department, the site of the annual chicken BBQ, located at 12 Barrett Drive in Minetto, off of County Route 24; two miles off of County Route 48 or one mile off of West Fifth Street, Oswego.

Minetto Fire Dept . and Oswego County HazMat Team Respond To Minetto Elementary

March 3, 2023 Contributor

The Oswego County Hazardous Materials Team and Minetto Fire Department responded to an incident at Minetto Elementary School Thursday, March 2, in which several students and a staff member developed a minor rash on their skin.

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Special Olympics New York And Jersey Mike’s Team Up For Second Consecutive Day Of Giving On March 29

March 2, 2023 Contributor

Special Olympics New York is pleased to announce that 41 Jersey Mike’s Subs locations around the state will participate in the Day and Month of Giving campaigns for the second consecutive year.

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NY’s Responsible Play Partnership To Hold Events Recognizing 20th Anniversary Of National Problem Gambling Awareness Month

March 2, 2023 Contributor

NEW YORK – New York State’s Responsible Play Partnership (RPP), consisting of the New York State Gaming Commission, New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) and the New York Council on Problem Gambling, is holding multiple events to drive attention to the issue as part of the 20th anniversary of National Problem Gambling Awareness Month.

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DEC Forest Rangers – Week In Review

March 2, 2023 Contributor

York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State.

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Fear Of Self-Driving Cars On The Rise

March 2, 2023 Contributor

The results of AAA’s annual automated vehicle survey show that while there is still a high level of interest in partially-automated vehicle technology, attitudes toward fully self-driving vehicles have become increasingly apprehensive.

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OGS Commissioner Moy Announces The Opening Of Women’s History Month Exhibit At The NYS Capitol

March 2, 2023 Contributor

Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy announced the opening of the exhibit Shaping Narratives, a new Women’s History Month exhibition that pays tribute to the New York women communicators who have been a pivotal force in shaping our culture through their actions and voices. The exhibit is located in the Governor’s Reception Room on the Capitol’s second floor and will run through the end of March.

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Environmental Conservation Police On Patrol

March 2, 2023 Contributor

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapters of New York State’s Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York. In 1880, the first eight Game Protectors proudly began serving to protect the natural resources and people of New York State.

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Remembering Flying Tiger Line Flight 739

March 2, 2023 Contributor

Sixty-one years ago on March 16, 1962, Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 (FTLF 739) and its crew, departed on a secret mission sanctioned by President Kennedy, to fly to Vietnam. This secret Vietnam reconnaissance mission went missing with no trace of the plane or its passengers ever found. Onboard were 93 United States Army soldiers and 11 civilian crewmembers.

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Fulton Demolishes Blighted N. 7th St. Property, Others Identified For Demolition

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Fulton Mayor Deanna Michaels announced the demolition of a blighted property located at 357 N. 7th St., the Fulton Code Enforcement Bureau in charge of razing the property.

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Attention Landowners – Oswego County Agricultural District In Review

March 1, 2023 Contributor

Every eight years it is required by law to review Agricultural Districts in New York State. Ag Districts were created by an act of the Legislature in 1971 to protect and promote the availability of land for farming purposes.

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