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August 5, 2026

[ August 2, 2026 ] Flood Watch issued August 2 at 2:26AM EDT until August 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY Emergency Posts

Frank Castiglia Jr. – Public Comment Period

March 6, 2021 Contributor

Anyone that has attended a Fulton Common Council meeting is aware of these words. Public comment! We invite you to speak but, we will not address your concerns in an open forum, we invite you to speak but, you only have 3 minutes to bring your concerns to light.

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Carolyn Handville: Colorectal Cancer Screening Is Safe During COVID-19

March 3, 2021 Contributor

There are many things we’ve had to put off because of COVID-19 but getting screened for colorectal cancer doesn’t have to be one of them. Stool-based screening tests can check for colorectal cancer. These tests are done in the privacy and safety of your home.

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Leanna Cleveland: Employers Can Promote Cancer Screening During Pandemic

February 26, 2021 Contributor

In addition to providing safe workspaces and policies to reduce the spread of COVID-19, you can put in place a paid time off for cancer screening policy to promote cancer screening.

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Amie Wade: Vote Joe West

February 22, 2021 Contributor

It is with great enthusiasm that I encourage you to vote for Joe West.

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Dennis Higgins: Are Ginna, Fitz, Nine-Mile Queued Up For Mdme Guillotine Next?

February 9, 2021 Contributor

Let’s not repeat California’s and Germany’s failed experiments. It is up to us to educate ourselves and to make sure that energy-dense, safe, reliable, zero-emission nuclear power remains part of our energy portfolio.

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Amy Venskus: Step Up and Run

February 9, 2021 Contributor

We can’t expect change when we keep electing the same people every year. Local Democrats like me, are looking for candidates to run for all the local offices that are up this year.

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Frank Castiglia Jr.: Double Dipping Part 2

January 28, 2021 Contributor

After reading explanations from 4 different Oswego county officials about how it is standard practice for the county to ask for insurance cards for any federally or state-funded vaccines, I felt it necessary to look deeper into this issue.

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Frank Castiglia Jr.: Best Kept Secret

January 24, 2021 Contributor

Fulton has the Best Kept Secret and it is a Sidewalk System. Yes there is a Sidewalk System that runs from Seneca St. all the way out to the College on both sides of Rt. 481.

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Vernon Tryon: Remembering Paul Kraeger

January 23, 2021 Contributor

Oswego has lost a friend it hardly knew. He was neither wealthy nor famous and he apparently had no family to mourn his passing. No doubt many people saw him going about his chosen activities without knowing his name.

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Carolyn Handville: Cervical Cancer Can Be Prevented

January 22, 2021 Contributor

There are two ways to prevent cervical cancer — vaccination and screening.

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Flood Watch issued August 2 at 2:26AM EDT until August 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

August 2, 2026

WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. WHERE…Portions of central and western New York, including the following counties, in central New York, Jefferson, Lewis, Northern Cayuga and Oswego. In western New York, Allegany, Cattaraugus, [...]
Fatal Accident in Oswego County

July 27, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – Early yesterday morning, July 26th, 2026, at around 2:07AM, members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle accident on Howard Road, between County Route 57 and County Route 176, in the Town of Volney. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2006 Saab [...]

Sanctuary Speaker Series Features Upstate Freshwater Institute’s “Seeing Below the Surface”

August 5, 2026

OSWEGO – The H. Lee White Maritime Museum is pleased to present “Seeing Below the Surface: Exploration of Water Quality in Lake Ontario” by Andrew S. Brainard, PhD and David Andrews of the Upstate Freshwater [...]
Scammers May Create Fake AI-Generated Stores and Deceptive Ads to Steal Money and Personal Information During the Back-to-School Shopping Season
BACK-TO-SCHOOL ALERT: AHEAD OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION SHARES SCAM PREVENTION AND BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING TIPS

August 5, 2026

Secretary Mosley: “As families make the most of the final weeks of summer, I encourage New Yorkers to do their research and use these helpful tips to protect themselves from scams while shopping for the [...]
Ongoing ‘High Visibility Engagement Campaigns’ –
Oswego County Continues Statewide STOP-DWI Efforts During August

July 30, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – New York State STOP-DWI’s August “100 Days of Summer” campaign continues from July. Police agencies and STOP-DWI coordinators provide additional law enforcement patrols to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving. [...]