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Gillibrand Fights To Create COVID-19 Commission To Mitigate Threat Of Future Health, Economic Crises

November 10, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to introduce the bipartisan National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic Act.

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Ritchie To Host Drive-Thru Drug Take Back Event In Mexico

November 10, 2021 Contributor

State Senator Patty Ritchie will host a “Drive-Thru Drug Take Back” event on Thursday, November 18 in Mexico in an effort to help people clean out their medicine cabinets, protect the environment and improve community safety.

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Barclay: Closing Six Correctional Facilities Will Not Benefit Upstate Communities

November 9, 2021 Contributor

November 8 statement from Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay on the announcement that New York will close six state prisons.

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Senator Charles Schumer unveils the NRCâ€™s new security measures. With the senator are, from left, county legislator Mary Flett and Amy Tresidder, and Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman.

Schumer: Passage Of Infrastructure Bill Means Billions On The Way To New York

November 9, 2021 Contributor

Marking formal House passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill he negotiated in the Senate, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer detailed the billions this historic legislation will deliver to New York.

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Gillibrand Joins Colleagues To Announce Legislation To Alleviate Supply Chain Bottleneck, Invest In New York Jobs, Businesses

November 8, 2021 Contributor

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing legislation to help address ongoing pandemic-related supply chain disruptions that continue plaguing businesses and consumers.

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Gillibrand Announces Open Application Period For FEMA Assistance To Firefighters Grants

November 8, 2021 Contributor

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the application period for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program is open until December 17.

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Gillibrand Praises Infrastructure Bill Passing The House

November 7, 2021 Contributor

Friday night, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which will help revitalize America’s aging infrastructure and deliver at least $27 billion in direct funding for New York infrastructure projects.

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Assembly Minority Conference Releases Mid-Year Budget Report

November 6, 2021 Contributor

The Assembly Minority Conference today submitted its Quick Start mid-year budget analysis to the Division of Budget, providing its forecast on state spending and revenue for Fiscal Year 2022 and Fiscal Year 2023.

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Governor Hochul Announces Partnership To Expand Solar Development Support For Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

November 6, 2021 Contributor

During a tour of Concilio de Salud Integral de Loiza in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Governor Kathy Hochul yesterday announced New York State will work with community partners to expand ongoing solar deployment and workforce development support in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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Barclay: Inflation Relief, Consumer Assistance Plan Will Combat Ongoing Price Increases

November 5, 2021 Contributor

One need only to take a trip to their local grocery store or gas station to see the impact rampant inflation is having on struggling New Yorkers.

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Citizens Demand Answers From The Fulton City Common Council

October 7, 2026

FULTON – Another emotional meeting of concerned citizens as they voice their frustrations to the city council. Sandy Rodgers raises important questions about local governance, while Craig McKinney, a veteran and devoted American, passionately challenges [...]
Fulton Hearing Tonight on Local Law to Override State Tax Cap

October 6, 2026

FULTON – The Fulton Common Council will hold a public hearing tonight at 7 p.m. on a proposed local law to override the property tax levy limit set by state law. It is listed as [...]

Accident in Oswego County State Route 3

October 3, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – Earlier this morning, October 3rd, 2026, at around 9:38 AM, members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle accident on State Route 3, near the intersection with County [...]
State Police Arrest Lacona Woman Following Public Lewdness Incident

October 2, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY- On October 1, 2026, at approximately 2:04 p.m., State Police responded to Sandy Creek Central School, located at 124 Salisbury Street in the village of Lacona, for a reported public lewdness complaint. A [...]
Contact: Oswego County Supervising Public Health Nurse Jennifer Purtell, 315-349-3547
Oswego County Confirms First Measles Case in Over 25 Years

October 2, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – Oswego County Public Health Director Vera Dunsmoor announced today that an unvaccinated adult resident has tested positive for the measles virus. The individual is recovering and no longer contagious to others. To [...]