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Fort Ontario refugee Dr. Hugo Graner, a 51-year-old medical doctor from Keshnitz, Austria, receives a warm reception from his daughter Hildergarde, aged 13 (left); his son Otto, aged 16 (right); and his wife Elsa when he arrived in New York on January 18, 1945. Graner’s reunion with his family marked the end of a seven-year separation, the last year and a half of which he spent alone at Fort Ontario while his family lived only a six-hour train ride away.
Oswego Daily News

‘We’ll Meet Again’ with Ann Curry Features Local History at Fort Ontario

November 17, 2018 Contributor
Tune in to your local PBS station on Tuesday, November 20 for “We’ll Meet Again,” a television series hosted by Ann Curry. This week’s program features Holocaust survivors and includes a story about a former resident of the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter, now Fort Ontario State Historic Site.

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Fulton Daily News

Police: Fulton Man Went On Spending Spree With Stolen Credit Card

November 15, 2018 Steve Yablonski
Deputies arrested Timothy R. Moss, 29, of 414 Oneida St., Fulton, at 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday (November 14). He was charged with three counts of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property (credit card), 4th degree, a class E felony; Forgery, 2nd degree, a class D felony and Grand Larceny, 4th degree, a class E felony. The arrest stems from the investigation into four separate incidents that occurred in the town of Scriba, city of Oswego and city of Fulton.

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A number of suggestions from the President’s Group on Sustainability in Dining Centers at SUNY Oswego are leading to a reduction of plastic and an increase in education where students and others eat. Sara Meal, a senior health promotion and wellness major, refills paper condiment cups -- which replaced their plastic counterparts over the summer -- in Pathfinder Dining Hall recently.
Oswego Daily News

Teamwork Leads To Decreased Plastic, Increased Education In SUNY Oswego Dining Centers

November 15, 2018 Contributor
Eusebio Omar van Reenen — then the Student Association’s director of diversity and inclusion and now the SA president — asked last fall about reducing plastics in the dining halls, and President Stanley decided on the spot to form a group to study and make recommendations.

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Oswego Daily News

Mayor Barlow Announces Public Input Session for Zoning Code Rewrite

November 14, 2018 Contributor
Mayor Billy Barlow announced a public information session on Thursday, November 15, 3 to 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Oswego City Hall to unveil details on the Downtown Design Standards. The public will learn how the design standards guide new development and redevelopment in downtown Oswego, and how it relates to the Oswego Code updates.

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