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On the site of “hallowed grounds” Tuesday evening, a new outdoor interpretive panel was unveiled near the granite refugee memorial installed in 1981 by the Syracuse Chapter of Pioneer Women/NA’AMMAT and the Jewish Community of Central New York, which was dedicated to the millions of victims of the Nazi Holocaust who never had the opportunity to start a new life. The panel describes the historical significance of the World War II Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter – the only one in the United States.

Oswego City Police are seeking the public’s assistance in attempting to locate Alexander Reynnells. Alex had left word that he was moving out of his Oswego residence on June 9, 2017, and has not been seen or heard from since that date. Family and friends are concerned about his well-being.

For the past two years, our Upstate communities have rallied for the continued operation of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station and the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. Our voices were heard, and as of April 1, the Clean Energy Standard and Zero Emissions Credit program were implemented, creating a path for long-term operation, and preserving important jobs, tax dollars, and clean energy for our region. However, two weeks ago, the NY Legislature introduced two bills that would significantly alter or possibly end altogether the approved ZEC program.

On June 9, the Tobacco Free Network of CNY released new tobacco data for Oswego County. Biennially, an independent organization conducts a Community Tobacco Survey of adults residing within the three counties that TFN provides services within; Cayuga, Onondaga, and Oswego. Completed surveys are then analyzed for conclusions and used to guide future programming efforts.

This morning (June 19), U.S. Rep. John Katko stood at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse to announce bipartisan, bicameral legislation he has introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to combat the synthetic drug epidemic that has swept Central New York. Toxic, synthetic drugs are designed to mimic street drugs like marijuana, LSD, cocaine, Ecstasy and other hard drugs. They can be more potent than the real thing and just as deadly.