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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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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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