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Oswego County Board of Health Will Meet March 5

March 2, 2010 Contributor

The Oswego County Board of Health will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, March 5, at the Oswego County Health Department, 70 Bunner St. The meeting will take place in the administrative conference room on the […]

Deadline Looms For Friend Of Autism Nominations

March 2, 2010 Contributor

The deadline for nominations for the 2010 Ã¢â‚¬Å“Friend of AutismÃ¢â‚¬Â Award is fast approaching. The Oswego County Autism Task Force will accept nominations until March 17.

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Youth Bureau Taking Job Applications for Camp Hollis

March 2, 2010 Contributor

Applications are currently being accepted for summer jobs at Camp Hollis.Ã‚Â Camp Hollis is a childrenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s residential camp owned by Oswego County and operated by the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau.Ã‚Â The camp is located in the town of Oswego on the shore of Lake Ontario.

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Oswego County DSS Hosts Orientation Meeting March 11 on Foster Parenting and Adoption

March 1, 2010 Contributor

The meeting is a pre-requisite to enrolling in the certification training program. Registration is required.

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County Moves Ahead With Child Protection Advisory Council

March 1, 2010 Steve Yablonski

The county’s health committee recently approved the 16 inaugural members. The full legislature will vote on the resolution later this month. The various community agencies and stakeholders together will work to improve communications between Child Protective Services and the public.

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Bion Official Offers Update On Slaughterhouse Proposal

February 26, 2010 Steve Yablonski

A representative of Bion Environmental Technologies offered an update Thursday on their proposal to bring more than 70,000 head of beef cattle into the county. And, they vowed to keep the community updated as the plan moves along.

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Catholic CharitiesÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ Kinship Serving Area Youth

February 25, 2010 Contributor

When Jonathan Gilmore, coordinator of the Kinship Support Project at Catholic Charities of Oswego County sought to establish youth groups to enhance the program he hoped that it would get youth in the program more involved and encourage more input from them.

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Several Schools Closed Thursday Due To Snow

February 25, 2010 Steve Yablonski

Due to the inclement weather and the outlook for the up to a foot or more of snow in some areas: Schools are closed in Oswego, Fulton and Hannibal today (Feb. 25). In Hannibal, the musical will be at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Also closed around the county are Central Square, Mexico, BOCES (including evening classes), Phoenix, and Pulaski.

UPDATE:Ã‚Â Fulton is canceling tonight’s special Board of Education meeting to review its construction projects.

As of 9:30 a.m., a travel advisory has been issued for Cayuga County urging no unnecessary travel.

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County To State: Deal With Meaningful Budgetary Reform

February 24, 2010 Steve Yablonski

Oswego County legislators will send a pair of resolution to a plethora of state officials, including the governor, in support of Fort Ontario and Selkirk Shores. The resolutions also encourage state lawmakers to focus on meaningful budgetary reform and systemic changes that need to take place to solve New York State’s budget problems right away.

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County Sales Tax Collections Down In 2009

February 22, 2010 Contributor

Oswego County’s sales tax collections were down in 2009, but it could have been worse.

How could it have been worse?Ã‚Â Oswego could have been just about any other county in the state.

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