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Upstate Energy Jobs Coalition Applauds Gov. Cuomo For Implementation Of CES That Keeps Nuclear Plants Operating

August 1, 2016 Contributor

Today (Aug. 1), the Upstate Energy Jobs Coalition, a group representing hundreds of business, education and labor leaders throughout upstate and central New York, released the following statement in response to the implementation of the Clean Energy Standard (CES), a measure that mandates that 50 percent of all electricity consumed in New York by 2030 come from clean and renewable energy sources.

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Oswego County Health Department Reports Two More Cases of Rabies

August 1, 2016 Contributor

The Oswego County Health Department today (Aug. 1) reported two new cases of rabies in Oswego County. A raccoon in the city of Oswego and a skunk in the town of Schroeppel have tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was located on East Fourth Street in Oswego, in the neighborhood of Fort Ontario State Historic Site. The skunk was found near county Route 54 in Schroeppel.

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Barclay – Ritchie: PSC Makes Right Decision in Adopting Clean Energy Standards

August 1, 2016 Contributor

Assemblyman Will Barclay released the following statement today in reaction to the PSC’s decision to adopt the new Clean Energy Standard. “I am pleased the PSC has ruled in favor of the new Clean Energy Standard and I am hopeful a deal to keep FitzPatrick operational is put on the fast track because of it.”

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Three people, including two young children, and two dogs were saved today from this apartment during an early morning fire. (OFD Photo)
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Residents, Dogs Rescued From Burning Building

July 31, 2016 Contributor

The Oswego Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire with trapped occupants at 8:16 a.m. today (July 31). Upon arrival, OFD command reported heavy fire conditions in the front of the two-story multiple-occupancy and confirmed victims in a second story window. Two young children, an adult and two dogs were rescued.

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2008 photograph of the Enlisted Men’s Barracks at Fort Ontario. Members of Cushing’s Battery, 4th US Light Artillery Regiment, are moving two m.1861 3”Ordnance Rifles in front of the barracks, one of the most common and accurate field pieces of the Civil War. (Photo courtesy Fort Ontario State Historic Site.)
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Historian Tom Ebert To Lecture Aug. 17 at Fort Ontario

July 31, 2016 Contributor

Lt. General Robert E. Lee issued what is known today as General Order No. 9, sometimes referred to as his farewell address to the Army of Northern Virginia, on April 10, 1865. Lee declared that, “After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.”

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