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Taste Sweet Pure Maple at Oswego County’s 2019 Maple Weekend Sugarhouses

March 1, 2019 Steve Yablonski

Oswego County sugarhouses participating in New York State’s 2019 Maple Weekends await your visit to taste real maple syrup and to experience first-hand how real maple syrup and maple confections are made March 23-24 and March 30-31.

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O&M Professional Development Day Brings Together Districts, Ideas

February 28, 2019 Submitted article

A presentation about initial actions in an emergency and a show-record 50 trade-related vendors packing a Mexico gymnasium highlighted the recent 24th annual School Facilities Professional Development Seminar and Trade Show.

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Fulton Hoops for Hope: Sponsorships Available to Benefit Local Cancer Organizations

February 27, 2019 Mikayla Kemp

The third annual Fulton Hoops for Hope basketball game is set for April 5. This year, event creators Jessica Cretaro and Derek Lyons hope to raise $10,000 to give back to those affected by cancer. Business sponsorships are being accepted for the event through March 20. Any business that provides a sponsorship of $100 or more will have their business logo printed on the back of all event t-shirts.

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Construction Begins On New Oswego County DMV and Records Center

February 27, 2019 Contributor

Site preparations are already under way and construction is imminent on the expansion and renovation to the existing Oswego County Records Center and Oswego Department of Motor Vehicles office at 384 E. River Road, Oswego. As such, the Records Center will be closed to the public during construction.

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Oswego Passes Expansion Of Tax Exemption Eligibility For Senior Citizens

February 27, 2019 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow proposed, and the council voted to update and expand several tax exemptions for Oswego residents 65 years old and older, likely living on fixed incomes. He also asked, and received, approval for two new tax exemptions to city residents.

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Celebrate ‘Festival of Flakes’ Weekend at Winona March 2 and 3

February 26, 2019 Contributor

Organized by members of the all-volunteer Winona Forest Recreation Association, the weekend will feature the IditaFAT fat bike races on Saturday, and the SnoFatShu snowshoe/fat bike duathlon on Sunday.

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State Police Investigating Three-Vehicle Crash Involving Oswego County DPW Snowplow

February 25, 2019 Steve Yablonski

UPDATE: One of the drivers has died from his injuries.
The investigation has revealed that at approximately 2:40 p.m., today (February 25) a 2013 Toyota operated by Bert D. Hyland, 87, from Bernhards Bay, was traveling eastbound on State Route 49 in the town of West Monroe when he lost control on a snow-covered roadway crossing over the centerline and striking an Oswego County DOT snowplow.

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Council Holds 3 Public Hearings; Schedules 2 More

February 25, 2019 Steve Yablonski

Three down; two more coming up soon. Local laws 1, 2 and 3 (of 2019) were approved by the Common Council Monday night. A public hearing was held for each of the three proposals. There were no speakers.

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FBB Extends Pre-Application Deadline

February 25, 2019 Contributor

Fulton Block Builders (FBB) has made the determination to extend the due date for the Pre-Applications to Friday, March 8th. FBB is calling it the Polar Vortex Extension!

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Fire Damages Mitchell Street Home

February 25, 2019 Site Administrator

Oswego firefighters are on the scene of a multiple family residential structure fire on Mitchell Street in the city today (February 25). Three people were able to escape the flames with their pets. Firefighters quickly confined and extinguished the fire.

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