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Oswego County Legislature Kevin Gardner delivers his 2017 State of the County addresson Thursday. He said he is looking forward to a promising 2017.

Legislature Chairman Looking Forward To ‘A Promising 2017’

March 9, 2017 Steve Yablonski

In a relatively short State of the County address Thursday, the Chairman of the legislature praised legislators for a job well done in 2016 while stressing more needs to be done this year to keep Oswego County headed in a positive direction. “Every one of you (legislators) has made a difference in making Oswego County great. Every one of you stood together and helped,” Chairman Kevin Gardner said. Great things have happened in recent years in Oswego County that have changed the perspective of how local government operates, Gardner added.

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Bank Robber Sentenced To Prison

March 9, 2017 Contributor

On March 7, Calyx A. Estep, 19, was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison and 5 years post-release supervision in Oswego County Court upon his conviction for Robbery in the Second Degree. In January, Estep pleaded guilty and admitted that that he forcibly stole money from the Fulton Savings Bank in Constantia on November 28, 2016.

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Fulton Block Builder Application Details

March 9, 2017 Contributor

Fulton Block Builders have been getting a lot of calls since announcing the acceptance of Pre-Applications (go to https://www.fultonblockbuilders.com/) on March 1st, 2017. Most people are busy organizing their blocks already but some are a bit confused and even sometimes wondering if there is a “catch.” First and foremost, there is no “catch,” there is no income requirement, there is no payback!

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UPDATE: District Responds To Threat At G. Ray Bodley High School, Search Yields No Findings

March 9, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Superintendent of Schools for the Fulton City School District, Brian Pulvino issued an important notice to all parents of students within the district regarding an incident at one of the schools this morning (March 9.) “G. Ray Bodley High School administration was informed by a student at 8:15 a.m. this morning that another student at GRB made an alleged threatening statement about initiating harm to others at the school,” the letter detailed.

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BRADSTREET's RAID ON FRONTENAC - Historian George Bray will open the Fort Ontario conference April 22 with a presentation on Lt. Colonel John Bradstreet’s raid on Fort Frontenac in Kingston, Ont.

Oswego was a vital staging area for invasions of New France

March 9, 2017 Contributor

The Fort Ontario History and Archaeology Conference will be held at the Great Lakes Event and Conference Center at the Best Western Hotel in Oswego. Renown historians will speak at the conference, which explores the history and archaeology of warfare and human conflict in the United States and Canada from its earliest evidence around 5,000 BC to the 21st century War on Terrorism.

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Child Abuse Increase Seen In Oswego County

March 8, 2017 Submitted article

In 2016, more than 3,200 child abuse cases were reported to the state from Oswego County, an increase in recent years reported by the Oswego County Department of Social Services.

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Last Call for Heroes! Shavees Needed For St. Baldrick’s Day in Oswego

March 8, 2017 Contributor

The 2017 St. Baldrick’s Day in Oswego is less than three weeks away, and this year the numbers of volunteer “shavees” is down. Event organizer Dan Witmer wants to make one last call for volunteers to “brave the shave” and help raise money for life-saving childhood cancer research. The Laker lacrosse team arranged a ‘St. Baldrick’s Night’ at YoBerry for Thursday, March 9, and another ‘St. Baldrick’s Night’ at Fajita Grill on Monday, March 20.

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The Addams Family Opens Tomorrow

March 8, 2017 Contributor

Today’s News: Inspiring Day in English 12; New Courses Coming to GRB; Weightlifters Win Big at Tournament; 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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Change Your Clocks, Check Your Batteries

March 8, 2017 Contributor

As New Yorkers prepare to set their clocks forward one hour, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) urges all New Yorkers to check their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to ensure their homes are properly protected.

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Oswego School Board Receives 2017-18 Budget Update

March 7, 2017 Steve Yablonski

Currently, the Oswego City School District’s tentative 2017-18 budget is $61,516,384. That is a five percent increase over the current school year’s spending plan. At Tuesday night’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey shared some details explaining the program budget segment of the overall spending plan to this point.

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