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Oswego Daily News

A.G. Schneiderman Announces Settlement With Oswego County To Ensure Health Insurance Coverage For Transgender Employees

November 21, 2017 Contributor

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement with the County of Oswego to ensure that transgender County employees and retirees have access to essential health care coverage through their employer-provided health plan. As part of the settlement, the county has agreed to eliminate from its plan a categorical exclusion on expenses related to gender transition; to offer an affirmative benefit for treatments and procedures for gender transition; and to ensure training and compliance with anti-discrimination laws going forward.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Family Grows By Five After National Adoption Day

November 20, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Overseen by judges of the Fifth Judicial District of the New York State Unified Court System and Onondaga County Executive Joannie Mahoney, dozens of local families took their turn to welcome new additions with official adoption finalization proceedings at Syracuse’s 17th Annual National Adoption Day. For one Fulton family, this meant celebrating five children officially welcomed to the Hotchkiss family. Esperanza Hotchkiss, 28, had been fostering two sets of siblings ranging in age from three to 12 and on Friday (Nov 17) she officially took them in as her own.

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Oswego Daily News

Reps. Katko and Suozzi Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Opioid Addiction

November 20, 2017 Contributor

U.S. Reps. John Katko and Tom Suozzi (NY-3) today (Nov. 20) announced that they have introduced bipartisan legislation geared towards reducing opioid addiction and drug abuse in New York and nationwide. The legislation, introduced in the Senate by Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), would limit the initial supply of opioid prescription for acute pain to seven days.

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Officers Thomas Woodruff (left) and Thomas Marrone of University Police at SUNY Oswego accept Life Saving Awards -- Woodruff on his and Officer Kelly Thompson's behalf -- at the SUNY Police Chiefs Association award ceremony on Nov. 14 in Saratoga Springs.
Oswego Daily News

SUNY Police Chiefs Association Honors 3 Officers Based at SUNY Oswego

November 20, 2017 Contributor

The State University of New York Police Chiefs Association recently honored three officers of University Police at SUNY Oswego for taking actions that saved lives. In a ceremony at its fall conference Nov. 14 in Saratoga Springs, the association presented Life Saving Awards to officers Thomas Marrone, Kelly Thompson and Thomas Woodruff.

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Gary Carpentier performs for Leighton students on Friday (Nov. 17).
Oswego Daily News

A Message of Perseverance for Leighton Students

November 19, 2017 Contributor

Gary Carpentier, an Oswego graduate and former contestant on NBC’s The Voice, paid students a visit as part of Leighton’s Exploration Friday series. Carpentier inspired students with stories of his personal journey that led him to The Voice and offered some insight to where his life’s journey might take him next. He encouraged students to always put forth their best efforts in order to be “better and better and better.”

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Speedway Remembers Supermodified Icon Fred Graves

November 17, 2017 Contributor

“We are saddened to learn of the passing of Fred Graves, one of the all-time great drivers, car owners, and an individual who dedicated much of his life to Oswego Speedway,” said track owner John Torrese. “His legacy will be carried on for many years to come and we extend our warmest thoughts to the Graves family and their friends at this difficult time.”

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