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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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Independence Party Backs Farfaglia For Fulton Mayor

April 16, 2019 Contributor

Oswego County Legislator Dan Farfaglia announces that he is being supported by the Independence Party in the election for Fulton City Mayor being held this November.

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DPW Chief Proposes Standardizing Oswego’s Hydrants

April 15, 2019 Steve Yablonski

The Port City has many fire hydrants. Some of them are the same; many aren’t the same. And there are some that are almost the same – but not quite. At Monday night’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, Tom Kells, Commissioner of Public Works, recommended standardizing the purchase of all fire hydrants within the city through the manufacturer Kennedy Valve.

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Youth Bureau, Kiwanis Sponsor Easter Egg Hunt April 20

April 15, 2019 Contributor

The Oswego City-County Youth Bureau and the Oswego Kiwanis Club will host an Easter egg hunt on April 20 at Breitbeck Park; rain or shine!Each age group will participate in a hunt in a designated area, filled with eggs followed by raffles for prizes.

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Oswego County Will Offer Mental Health Clinics In Local Schools

April 14, 2019 Contributor

Beginning in September, school-based satellite mental health clinics will be available to students in three Oswego County school districts, County Legislator Roy Reehil, chairman of the Legislature’s Human Services Committee, announced. The school-based mental health clinic services plan being developed by the County Division of Mental Hygiene will allow school districts throughout the county to partner with community mental health agencies to provide clinical mental health services.

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Plane Crashes In Fulton, Pilot Survives

April 12, 2019 Contributor

A small, single-engine, private plane flying south from Malone to Oswego lost engine power just miles short of the airport, attempted to glide into Fulton, grazed a utility pole with its right wing, flipped upside-down and 180 degrees around, and crashed onto a relatively quiet and wide-open section of North 4th Street in front of Stevens Auto Store this afternoon at 3:24, according to police.

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Brindisi Pledges To Aid County Residents

April 11, 2019 Steve Yablonski

“I know we’re not physically standing in the 22nd District right now, but I’m here tonight to tell the people of Oswego County that my office will work for you,” he said at Thursday’s legislature meeting.

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Rabid Skunk Found in City of Oswego

April 11, 2019 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego County Health Department announced today (April 11) that a skunk caught in the city of Oswego last week has tested positive for the rabies virus by the New York State Department of Health.

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State Fines Fulton School District $1 Million

April 11, 2019 Contributor

A missing sheet of paper could cost the Fulton school district $1 million, and though forgiveness of the fine appears to be off the table for now, enforcement of it is not apparent either.

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Palermo Man Arrested On Child Porn, Drug Charges

April 10, 2019 Steve Yablonski

State Police in Fulton arrested Jay F. Elhage Jr., 36, from Palermo, for 2 counts of Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child, a class “D” felony, 2 counts of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child, a class “E” felony, 2 counts Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th degree (cocaine, and concentrated cannabis), a class “A” misdemeanor, and 1 count of Unlawful Possession of Marihuana, a violation.

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