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This year's ceremony will feature new lights and new star for the Port City's holiday tree.

City of Oswego Holiday Tree Lighting Set Nov. 26; Day-Long Event Includes New Activities for Entire Family

November 20, 2016 Contributor

The city of Oswego will be full of holiday cheer Nov. 26 at the annual tree lighting event coordinated by the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau and hosted by Mayor William Barlow Jr. A full day of fun family activities is scheduled, including pictures with Santa and new activities such as an outdoor skating surface. The event kicks off with the annual Holiday Expo at 9 a.m. in the YMCA Armory with more than 40 vendors, children’s activities, food and holiday music.

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USPS Driver Killed In MVA On Ridge Road

November 20, 2016 Steve Yablonski

At about 11:40 a.m. today (Nov. 20), the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office investigated a fatal motor vehicle crash on Ridge Road in the town of Granby. A USPS delivery truck was northbound on Ridge Road, lost control on the wet roadway, left the eastside of the roadway, struck a tree, ejecting the driver and the vehicle overturned onto the ejected driver, according to the police report.

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Oswego Takeover 2.0 S2 E6

November 20, 2016 Contributor

Red Cross Offers Winter Safety Tips

November 18, 2016 Contributor

With the first winter storm of the season a possibility for much of the Western and Central New York Region during the upcoming weekend, the American Red Cross offers the following reminders to help people stay safe this winter:

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Fulton Council Acts on Pair of Public Hearings

November 18, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton Common Council recently heard public input, though minimal, on two separate resolutions. One was in regards to the budget process. The other dealt with parking/storing recreational vehicles.

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Fulton Resident Completes 65-Day Wilderness Expedition in the Pacific Northwest

November 18, 2016 Submitted article

Expedition courses at NOLS take students of all ages into remote wilderness areas where instructors teach students technical outdoor skills, leadership, and environmental ethics.

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Fire Departments Attend Safety Training Drill

November 18, 2016 Contributor

The Oswego Town Volunteer Fire Department held a special training drill and invited neighboring departments. The event held to give firefighters a better insight to the inner working of a fuel tank trailer.

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Barclay, Oaks Applaud PSC for Approving Fitz Sale

November 18, 2016 Contributor

Assemblyman Will Barclay and Assemblyman Bob Oaks applauded the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) for approving the sale of FitzPatrick.

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Safe Haven - June 2016. A effort is under way to make Fort Ontario and Safe Haven a national park.

The History Of Safe Haven Updated

November 18, 2016 Steve Yablonski

Workers are busy putting the finishing touches on what will become the permanent home to the Safe Haven Museum and Education Center at Fort Ontario Park. The Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in Oswego was the only site in the United States where holocaust survivors were provided a “safe haven” during World War II. Dr. Ruth Gruber’s legacy to Oswego.

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Ruth Gruber, Who Accompanied 1,000 Refugees To Oswego During The Holocaust, Dies At 105

November 17, 2016 Contributor

Ruth Gruber, an American journalist who stumbled into one of the great rescue stories of the Holocaust when the U.S. government appointed her to escort nearly 1,000 Jews across U-boat infested waters to the shores of the United States, died Nov. 17 at her home in Manhattan. She was 105. Her son David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, confirmed the death

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