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Louella LeClair Announces her Re-Election bid for the Oswego County Legislature 25th District

LeClair is a native Fultonian, and lives at 509 Pratt Street. She has three adult children, seven grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. She is an active member of several community organizations. LeClair recently retired from the Oswego County Weeklies so she can devote more time and energy serving the people of Fulton and the greater Oswego County residents.

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Former Deputy Police Chief Announces Run For Fulton Common Council

Peter Franco has announced his candidacy for Alderman of Fulton’s Third Ward. He is a Democrat and has been endorsed by the Fulton Democratic Committee.

Peter is a retired police officer from the Fulton Police Department. He retired in 2005 after serving for 27 years. Over the last eight years of his career, he served as Deputy Chief of Police.

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Hoffman Names Campaign Team

Doug Hoffman, the conservative Republican running for Congress (NY-23), today announced key members of his campaign team. The Essex County CPA and small businessman “rolled out” a team of nationally recognized campaign operatives that he said “will give my campaign the know-how, strategy and resources to win this election.”

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Barclay Urges Governor to Release $150 Million to Help Dairy Farmers

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) today sent a letter to the Governor, urging him to release $150 million in federal stimulus funding to help New York’s struggling family dairy farmers. Barclay and other lawmakers are urging the Governor to provide assistance in what has been called the most difficult economic conditions in the state’s dairy industry history.

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Local Officials Ask Sen. Gillibrand To Help Them Find Money

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met the officials of Oswego County’s various governments Friday afternoon for a brief give-and-take on economic issues that produced offers to help bring more money to the area.

Their message, whether the issue was stimulus funding, farming or a new nuclear plant, was simple: We need money.

Click for the full story and a gallery of photos from her visit.

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Hoffman Blasts Growing Deficit As Death Sentence Of Debt

Doug Hoffman, the conservative Republican candidate for Congress (NY-23) today blasted the Democratic controlled Congress and the Obama administration for what he termed a “death sentence of debt” that is strangling the economy and fiscal well being of this nation. The Essex County CPA and small businessman made his comments in response to the White House announcement that the federal deficit will jump by $ 9 trillion over the next decade.

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Conservatives To Meet In Brewerton To Pick Congressional Candidate

Conservative Party members will soon carry out their threat to repudiate the Republican Party’s pick for Congress. They’ll meet next week in Brewerton to make their choice.

The seat that includes Oswego County will soon be open. The U.S. Senate is expected to vote as soon as this week to confirm current Congressman John McHugh of Pierrepont Manor as President Obama’s new Secretary of the Army.

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