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Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter Adopts 75th Anniversary Commemorative Logo

April 21, 2019 Contributor

The logo is inspired by an operetta, “The Golden Cage,” with words by Fort Ontario refugee Miriam Sommerburg, German sculptress, and music by Charles Abeles, Austrian composer. A series of 75th anniversary events and activities will begin Aug. 5 with memorial observances of the arrival of the 982 refugees at Fort Ontario Aug. 5, 1944.

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Hundreds Of Children Hunt Easter Eggs In Breitbeck

April 21, 2019 Steve Yablonski

Nearly 1,000 children, some a couple months old, roamed Breithbeck Park on Saturday. They “hunted” for more than 4,000 colorful plastic Easter eggs scattered around the park – mostly in plain sight.

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Rabid Raccoons Confirmed in Hannibal and Williamstown

April 19, 2019 Contributor

The Oswego County Health Department reported today (April 19) that two raccoons recently tested positive for rabies. One was in the town of Hannibal and the other in the town of Williamstown. There was no known contact between either raccoon and humans or pets.

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Driver Charged In Fatal Crash

April 19, 2019 Steve Yablonski

Jeffrey A. Carroll of North Little Rock, Arkansas, the driver of the lift boom truck involved in the fatal crash in the town of Williamstown on March 30 is alleged to have been operating the vehicle under the influence of marihuana.

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Advocates, Leaders From 4 Counties Celebrate Progress Of Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary Designation Effort

April 18, 2019 Steve Yablonski

“I’m thrilled to join with Oswego County leaders, advocates and members of the community today to announce that the Lake Ontario application has been selected by NOAA to move forward in the National Marine Sanctuary designation process,” Congressman John Katko said Thursday.

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Syracuse Man Arrested Following Stabbing Incident in Amboy

April 18, 2019 Steve Yablonski

On Wednesday at approximately 10:30 p.m., State Police responded to a possible stabbing at a cabin in the vicinity of 68 Little Pond Road in Amboy. The investigation has determined 31-year-old Eric C. Staring was involved in a physical altercation with 30-year-old, Shakim E. Graham, from Syracuse.

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Patrick Schedules Fulton Third Ward Meeting

April 18, 2019 Mikayla Kemp

The second quarterly meeting of the year for Fulton’s third ward is scheduled for Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m.

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SUNY Oswego Student’s WRVO Podcast Series Explores Local Mystery

April 18, 2019 Contributor

A mystery that captured the attention of a wide region before Ryan Zalduondo was born — the disappearance of local teen Heidi Allen — has turned into a WRVO podcasting series for the SUNY Oswego senior journalism major.

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Board of Elections Rules Parkhurst’s Mayoral Petitions Invalid

April 17, 2019 Contributor

The county Board of Elections dealt Fulton mayoral hopeful Ethan Parkhurst a serious blow Monday ruling both his Republican and Conservative petitions invalid.

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Toyota Selects Novelis as Aluminum Supplier for 2019 RAV4

April 16, 2019 Steve Yablonski

Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today (April 16) announced it is supplying Toyota Motor Corporation with premium aluminum automotive body sheet for the all-new 2019 Toyota RAV4. It will be produced at the plant in Scriba.

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