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D.A.R.E. Program Extended By V.O.W. Foundation Grant

November 13, 2018 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow announced today (November 13) the signing of a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement with the Victor Orlando Woolson Foundation to provide funding assistance for the city-sponsored Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program.

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Community Services Forum Set Wednesday in Fulton

November 13, 2018 Steve Yablonski

A Community Services Forum will be held Wednesday, November 14, at Catholic Charities in Fulton. Set up begins at 8 a.m., the event opens to the public at 9 a.m. and runs until noon.

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Port City Native Elected To NC Senate

November 12, 2018 Steve Yablonski

It’s Southern politics, but with an Upstate New York flavor. A huge dose of Oswego common sense will take a seat in the North Carolina Senate on Jan. 1, 2019. Port City native Robert Steinburg is the senator-elect for the largest senate district in North Carolina.

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100 Years After World War I Armistice: Fulton Honors All Veterans

November 11, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, a single gunshot signified the closing shot of the war after Germany and World War I allies signed the armistice that ended World War I. Now, 100 years later, the city of Fulton came together to recognize all United States veterans.

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Oswego County remembers the lives lost in World War I

Large Crowd Observes 100th Anniversary Of Armistice; ‘But That Peace Was Not Without Cost’

November 11, 2018 Steve Yablonski

A crowd of more than 165 gathered in Oswego Veterans’ Memorial park on Sunday afternoon to observe the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. And, they honored the memory of the many Oswego County veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

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Seated left to right - Police Officer and President of the Police Union (Lake City Police Club) Kevin Hadcock, Mayor Billy Barlow, Standing left to right - Officer Scott Verberg, Officer Brandon Porter, Officer Eric Shaffer, Sergeant Joshua LaRue, Sergeant Justin D'Elia, Sergeant James DuFrane, and Police Chief Tory L. DeCaire.

Mayor Barlow Inks Deal With Police Union To Benefit US Veterans

November 11, 2018 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow met recently with the Oswego Police Union (Lake City Police Club) representatives to sign a memorandum of agreement. It would provide a mechanism to reconcile the City – Union contract language with New York State Law which allows qualified US Veterans the ability to “buy-back” their military time to use toward their New York State Retirement benefit.

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OCSD Capital Project

November 10, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Anthony Pauldine prepares to cut the ribbon to officially open the Cahill building project on Thursday.

Mayor Barlow Heralds Re-Opening of Historic Cahill Building

November 8, 2018 Steve Yablonski

The Port City celebrated the latest incarnation of the historic Cahill Building on Thursday afternoon. Built in 1828, it is now a luxurious residential apartment building in downtown Oswego after being completely rehabilitated by local developer Anthony Pauldine. A ribbon cutting was held to officially celebrate the rebirth of the Port City landmark.

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Fulton Students Lend A Helping Hand

November 8, 2018 Contributor

Today’s News: Blood drive a success; Wrestlers ranked tops in NYS; Advice on the SAT exam; and more in this edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.

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Fulton PD Says Farewell to Newest Retiree

November 8, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

After nearly twenty years in service, Lieutenant Kenneth Sheldon has entered into a well deserved retirement, FPD Investigator Mike Curtis said.

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