Oswego Daily News
2017 January In Review: Marcey Jean Grace Krom – 2017’s First Born
Oswego Council, legislature get organized for new year. Fort Ontario, Safe Haven continue to move toward National Park status. FitzPatrick starts refueling.
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Boylston and Oswego County Urge Caution Traveling In Lake Effect
Due to heavy lake effect snow affecting northern Oswego County, town of Boylston officials and the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department are advising motorists to avoid traveling on local roads within the snow bands. The Oswego County Sheriff’s Department also urged motorists to use caution, noting that the lake effect snow is due to shift south into other areas of the county overnight (Dec. 26 into 27).
Oswego Daily News
Oswego County Issues Tax Warrants Early to Allow for Pre-Payment
The County of Oswego, per Governor Andrew Cuomo’s statewide Executive Order No. 172, has prepared 2018 property tax warrants early and made them available to local tax collectors. This action allows taxpayers to pay their 2018 property tax bills in 2017.
Oswego Daily News
Looks Like A White Christmas For 2017
After a brief, but blustery, visit from Old Man Winter, it looks like a white Christmas is a sure bet this year, despite recent above freezing temperatures the past few days. Widespread snow is expected to move in around 10 tonight (Christmas Eve). A general 2-6 inches is forecast. Monday (Christmas Day) will be windy and colder with snow transitioning to lake snow during the midday hours.
Fulton Daily News
Varsity Athletes Give Back to Fulton’s Youth Basketball Players
More than 140 young basketball players left the War Memorial with a gift after Saturday’s game day for Fulton Youth Basketball. Presents were collected by varsity and junior varsity athletes from the girls basketball and cheerleading teams as well as the varsity boys soccer team, all of which individual athletes purchased their own presents to donate. As an undertaking led by Fulton’s athletic director Christopher Ells, each team in the district organizes and prioritizes a project to emphasize giving back to the community. For the girls basketball program’s project, 143 gifts were purchased and donated to be distributed randomly to Fulton Youth Basketball players from each team in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.
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Oswego County Legislator Helps Welcome New Americans
Prior to the last Oswego County Legislature meeting of 2017, Legislator Dan Farfaglia headed west. He helped nearly three dozen men, women and children receive an early Christmas gift – U.S. citizenship.
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Eastern Air Defense Sector Aids NORAD’s Annual Santa Claus Tracking Mission
When you’re an old and chubby guy hauling zillions of dollars worth of toys and goodies on your sleigh in the dark of night with only eight tiny reindeer for protection – it’s safe to say you could use some more security. And, if you cover the entire world in one night, you need someone who can keep up with you. That’s where The US Air Force comes in.
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Out-Going Oswego County Legislature Chairman: Work Together
Kevin Gardner gave members of the Oswego County Legislature at bit of advice at group’s December meeting. “Stay together. Keep working together. Don’t ever let someone tell you you can’t do something. If they tell you you can’t – prove them wrong, prove them wrong,” he said in his final address as their chairman. Gardner represented District 13 for the last 14 years and served as Legislature Chairman for the past four.
Fulton Daily News
Students Drop the Ball with Physical Education Contracts
Today’s News: Two Wins for Girls’ Basketball; CiTi Field Trip Informative for Sophomores; Random Acts of Kindness Boost Holiday Spirit; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
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County Approves Feasibility Study for Waste Water Treatment Plant in Volney
On December 14, the Oswego County Legislature approved a feasibility study associated with the reuse of the Waste Water Treatment Plant at the former Miller Brewing facility in Volney. As part of their approval, the Oswego County Legislature agreed to pay $49,000 toward the study. The remaining $49,000, of the $98,000 study, will be paid by Operation Oswego County and the County of Oswego Industrial Development Agency.