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From left: Mayor Billy Barlow, Officer James LaDue, OPD K9 Crixus, Police Chief Tory L. DeCaire.

Oswego City Police Department’s K9 Crixus Gets Donation Of Body Armor

July 12, 2018 Contributor

The Oswego City Police Department’s K9, Crixus, will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Crixus’ vest is sponsored by Staten Island Companion Dog Training Club and will be embroidered with the sentiment “Gifted by SICDTC, Staten Island, NY.” Delivery is expected within eight to 10 weeks.

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From left: Mayor Ronald Woodward, Officer David Hall, Chief Orlo Green and Deputy Chief Craig Westbrook.

Fulton PD Recognizes Its Exemplary Officers

July 11, 2018 Site Administrator

FULTON – The Fulton Police Department recently acknowledged members for their performance in traffic enforcement, criminal investigations – and most recently, the off-duty actions of Officer David Hall in saving a subject from drowning in Little Sodus Bay.

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Council Approves Moratorium on Used Car Lots

July 11, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

A unanimously passed resolution has declared a moratorium on used car lots in the city of Fulton. The Common Council voted in favor of the one-year moratorium at Tuesday’s (July 10) regular meeting, a resolution suggested by Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. In other business, several other resulotion were passed.

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Barlow Recommended To Chair The Onondaga County Metropolitan Water Board

July 11, 2018 Site Administrator

Chairman Ryan McMahon announced today (July 11) he is recommending William J. Barlow Jr. as chairman and presiding officer of the Metropolitan Water Board. Barlow’s appointment was considered by the Onondaga County Legislature’s Environmental Protection Committee today, where it passed unanimously.Upon confirmation by the full legislature, Barlow’s term will expire on December 31, 2020.

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Tom DeCastro addresses the board from his seat in the audience.

Former Board Member Continues Call To Oust Current Member

July 10, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Aimee Callen won re-election to president of the Oswego Board of Education on Tuesday and Brandon Lagoe was named vice president. Prior to the start of the regular session, a former board member continued his fight to have an “illegal” member removed from the board. At his final meeting last month, Tom DeCastro claimed that (then-vice president of the board) James Bell is serving on the board illegally.

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Oswego Daily News

Mayor Barlow Proposes Program to Address Homelessness in Oswego

July 10, 2018 Site Administrator

Mayor Billy Barlow announced today an initiative addressing homelessness in the Port City using a street canvassing project during evenings and weekends to locate homeless individuals in the community and link them to the appropriate resources to improve their situation and prevent individuals from living on Oswego streets, parks and public space areas. He is proposing to contract with Oswego County Opportunities.

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Councilor Kevin Hill speaks in support of the proposed partnership

City OKs Partnership Plan, Awaits County’s Approval

July 9, 2018 Steve Yablonski

The Common Council Monday night unanimously authorized Mayor Billy Barlow to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the city of Oswego and county of Oswego, which will create a partnership between the city of Oswego Department of Code Enforcement and Oswego County Department of Social Services. The county is expected to approve the tentative agreement at Thursday night’s Legislature meeting.

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Students of SUNY Oswego's Yulia Artemenko (second from right), a biological sciences faculty member, assist in a Shineman Center biology lab with a project -- partially funded by a nearly $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation -- to study what triggers cells to migrate and to attach to a surface. From left are biology majors Bianca Fernandez and Jake Marcucci, both seniors, and junior Allison Hearn.

NSF Grant Supports Oswego Professor’s, Undergraduates’ Study Of Cell Movement

July 9, 2018 Contributor

Thanks to a nearly $300,000 National Science Foundation grant, undergraduate researchers, starting this summer, are working with Dr. Yulia Artemenko of SUNY Oswego’s biological sciences faculty to investigate how single cells determine where to move, which could have implications for why cancer cells metastasize — migrate away from a primary tumor.

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Oswego County Reminds Residents to Guard against Mosquito Bites

July 8, 2018 Steve Yablonski

“Our mosquito surveillance team is monitoring virus activities in the area again this summer,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang. “Viral infections carried by mosquitoes, such as EEE and West Nile, can cause serious illness including severe headache, high fever, disorientation, seizures, brain swelling or, in some cases, death,”

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Early-Morning Gang Assault Leads To Arrests

July 7, 2018 Site Administrator

Two people were arrested early this morning following an assault that left the victim severely injured, including a facial fracture. The investigation is on-going.

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