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Kinney Drugs Partners With Association On Aging In New York To Help Seniors Get Vaccinated

March 2, 2021 Contributor

Kinney Drugs will partner with the Association on Aging in New York to provide a 10-week, 21-County pilot program providing community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for seniors aged 65 and older.

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Free Rapid COVID-19 Testing Appointments Still Available For Today

March 2, 2021 Kassadee Bradshaw

Appointments for free rapid COVID-19 testing are still available for today, March 2, at the Oswego High School Liberty Street parking lot.

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Oswego County Health Department Revises Policy On High-Risk Sports

March 2, 2021 Contributor

With a decrease in new COVID cases in Oswego County over the past month, the Oswego County Health Department has revised its policy for “higher risk” sports in schools and youth recreation leagues.

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Fulton Block Builders Selected As CNY Tuesday’s March Recipient

March 1, 2021 Contributor

Recently, Fulton Block Builders (FBB) was selected as one of 10 finalists out of over 400 nominations across eight counties for CNY Tuesday’s March 2021 grants campaign.

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Lake Ontario Flood Risk Diminishes; Very High Outflows To Continue

March 1, 2021 Contributor

The risk of flooding on Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River has declined from moderate in December 2020 to low, according to the International Joint Commission.

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COVID-19 Statistics Update, March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021 Kassadee Bradshaw

According to the Oswego County Health Department, as of 3 p.m., there have been 26 additional cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) since Friday, February 26.

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164,800 Doses Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Expected In New York State This Week

March 1, 2021 Contributor

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the New York State Clinical Advisory Task Force unanimously recommended use of Janssen Pharmaceuticals/Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine in New York State, following the FDA’s advisory committee’s recommendation for emergency use authorization.

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Wind Advisory In Effect From 1 P.M. Today To 1 A.M. Tuesday, Impactful Snow Squalls Also Expected

March 1, 2021 Kassadee Bradshaw

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the counties of Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, northern Cayuga and Oswego, including the cities of Medina, Rochester, Newark, Fair Haven, and Oswego, from 1 p.m. this afternoon to 1 a.m. Tuesday, and also expects impactful snow squalls from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. this evening.

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Anglers Visit Salmon River In Search Of Cold Steel

February 28, 2021 Mike Johnson

Silver flashes in the icy water is all that might be seen as the most sought after member of the salmonoid family makes its way upstream on a very chilly winter’s day.

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One Man Dead In West Monroe Mobile Home Fire

February 27, 2021 Contributor

Today, February 27 at 7:01 a.m., State Police responded to a reported structure fire at the Deer Run Mobile Village, 2284 County Route 37, Lot #94, in the town of West Monroe, where an unnamed man was found dead.

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