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Oswego Daily News

Authorities Peacefully Resolve Standoff With ‘Suicidal Subject’

On Saturday (August 20), at about 6:20 p.m., Oswego Police officers, and other emergency services personnel responded to Lincoln Avenue in Oswego for a possible suicidal subject. At 12:50 a.m. today (August 21), after approximately 6 ½ hours of negotiating, the subject complied with law enforcement and voluntarily surrendered outside of his residence where he was taken into custody without further incident.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Legislature Approves Ban on Tobacco Use

“This is a positive step forward that will benefit the health of our employees and residents,” said Legislator John Proud, District 7, chairman of the County Legislature’s Health Committee. “Studies show that smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, and e-cigarettes also emit pollutants. We need to be pro-active about tackling these important health issues.”

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton School Officials Find Reason to Celebrate In Overview of State Assessment Results

All FCSD students in third grade through eighth grade had the opportunity to sit for NYS assessments earlier this school year. The results of such testing have recently become available to school officials. For the Fulton City School District specifically, school officials have found reason to celebrate in the broad overview of the results.

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The Viking ship Draken Harald Hårfagre will visit Oswego Aug. 27 and 28. The ship will be docked at the H. Lee White Maritime Museum on the West First Street Pier.
Oswego Daily News

Viking Ship to Dock in Port City Aug. 27 – 28

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum will host a replica Viking long-ship, the Draken Harald Hårfagre, Aug. 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The ship will be docked at the north end of the West First Street pier in Oswego. The Draken Harald Hårfagre is a Viking long-ship built in the Nordic style of over-lapping planks and is a reconstruction of the “great ships” that were referred to in Norse sagas.

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Cori Welch and Teresa Woolson display Addiction Awareness Walk T-shirts for Sunday.
Oswego Daily News

Addiction Awareness Walk and Event Sunday at the Oswego Elks

Addiction has been in the news a lot. There is an urgent need for more information, education and awareness about the Opioid Crisis and addiction in general. Families and friends are in a unique position to help their loved-ones through their addiction recovery, and could benefit from additional resources to help.

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