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DEC Announces Start Of Prescribed Fire Season

March 17, 2023 Contributor

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today the agency will be conducting prescribed burns on DEC managed land in different areas of the state from late March to early May. The first burns will occur on Long Island. Prescribed fire is a tool used to manage fire-dependent ecosystems in a manner that develops a resilient natural balance of fire in the desired vegetation. These fires are regulated by law and regulation and require technical expertise to conduct the burns safely. […]

OMH Secures Federal Grant To Help Increase Employment Opportunities For People Living With Mental Illness

March 3, 2023 Contributor

New York State has been awarded a technical assistance grant from the federal Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) that will help the State to increase employment opportunities and outcomes for people living with mental illness. […]

UUP Calls For More Funding To Stabilize 19 Suny Campuses And Teaching Hospitals At Albany Advocacy Day

February 14, 2023 Contributor

United University Professions (UUP), the nation’s largest higher education union, today held a “Love Your SUNY” themed advocacy day in Albany to highlight UUP’s 2023 legislative agenda and the future of public higher education in New York State. […]

Tax Forms Available At Oswego Public Library

February 10, 2023 Contributor

New York State tax forms and instructions are now available to be picked up in the Oswego Public Library. We are open 9-7 Monday through Thursday and 9-5 Friday and Saturday. […]

Attention Landowners – Oswego County Agricultural District in Review

February 10, 2023 Contributor

Every eight years it is required by law to review Agricultural Districts in New York State. Ag Districts were created by an act of the Legislature in 1971 to protect and promote the availability of land for farming purposes. […]

Nine Companies Receive New York State Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Certification

January 26, 2023 Contributor

NYS Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy today announced that the following nine businesses were recently certified by the Office of General Services’ (OGS) Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD): […]

DEC Forest Rangers – Week In Review

January 25, 2023 Contributor

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. […]

State Labor Department Releases Preliminary December 2022 Area Unemployment Rates

January 24, 2023 Contributor

The New York State Department of Labor today released preliminary local area unemployment rates for December 2022. Rates are calculated using methods prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. […]

New York State DEC Forest Rangers – Week In Review

January 20, 2023 Contributor

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. […]

Eight Companies Receive New York State Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Certification

January 12, 2023 Contributor

Office of General Services Commissioner Jeanette Moy today announced that the following eight businesses were recently certified by the Office of General Services’ (OGS) Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) […]