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2018 In Review: August – Barlow Proposes Tax Cut, Oswego and Army Sign Deal, Audrey Munson Remembered

December 30, 2018 Steve Yablonski

A 2.1% reduction in city property taxes, On August, 18 and 19, the Oswego Players presented the one-act play “Accolade to Audrey,” The enhanced Harbor Trail opened

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2018 In Review: July – Harborfest Rocks Oswego, Renewable Energy Project Launched, Former Refugees Return

December 29, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Harborfest turned 31 in July. The festival was greeted by some clouds, humidity and some sprinkles. The hundreds of people, young and old, crowded into Breitbeck Park, didn’t seem to mind.

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2018 In Review: June – Oswego’s Dog Park Opens, Festival Celebrates Bemelmans, Funding For Harbor Trail and Lighthouse

December 29, 2018 Steve Yablonski

The Port City’s annual Bemelmans Festival wrapped up in June at the Fort Ontario Complex. Moments after the Port City’s newest park was opened, it was filled with scores of canines running happily inside the two enclosures.

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2018 In Review: May – Guardian Angel Oswego Firefighter Honored, Former BOE President and Newcomer Elected, Family Fun Walk Raises Awareness For Autism

December 28, 2018 Steve Yablonski

At the Oswego City Fire Department’s eastside station May 10, State Senator Patty Ritchie presented Oswego City Firefighter Sean O’Gorman, whom she described as a ‘Gurdian Angel,’ with the Senate Liberty Award for his efforts to rescue two teenage girls from a rip current in the Atlantic Ocean.

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2018 In Review: April – Coakley Promoted by Oswego Health, Tresidder appointed Chair of Port Board, DSS Reports $1.1 Million Savings

December 28, 2018 Steve Yablonski

New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Paul Karas on April 3 announced that construction has begun on a $1.9 million project to improve safety on State Route 481 at County Route 45 in the town of Volney.

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Troopers Investigate Fatal Crash Between Tractor-Trailer, Pickup Truck

December 27, 2018 Site Administrator

State Police in Fulton is investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash that occurred on State Route 104 in the town of Hannibal. Lyle Wilcox of Fulton was pronounced deceased at Oswego Hospital by medical personnel.

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NYS Law Restricts Official Newspaper Designation in Fulton

December 27, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Effective January 1, 2019, however, city officials were notified that the Valley News will be relocating it’s business office from Fulton to Oswego. City officials were subsequently faced with the decision to select a different official newspaper or to amend the city code to allow the city’s official newspaper to be able to operate its business outside the city of Fulton limits.

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2018 Review: March – Rudy’s Welcomes Spring, Barlow Proposes Tax Exemptions, A $1 Million Gift from Shineman Foundation

December 27, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Mayor Billy Barlow announced March 1 his proposal to make permanent the city of Oswego Residential Home Improvement Tax Exemption

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2018 In Review: February – Vehicle Pulled From Lake, Drive-Thru Opposition Continues, Paving Plans Announced

December 27, 2018 Steve Yablonski

According to the Oswego Fire Department, an adult male was hospitalized after an overnight incident at Wright’s Landing in Oswego.

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2018 In Review: January – Oswego City, County Prepare for New Year; Local Resident Attends State of the Union

December 26, 2018 Steve Yablonski

In the middle of a blizzard, the new Oswego Common Council was sworn in at City Hall. At the council’s organizational meeting Jan. 1 night, five of the seven members sworn in by Oswego County Supreme Court Judge James W. McCarthy were freshmen. Rob Corradino was appointed president of the council. Kevin Hill was named vice president.

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