Rotarian of Excellence Honored at District Meeting
At the district changing of the guard Doug Stevens of Fulton Sunrise Rotary received the 2013 Rotarian of Excellence award from President Patrick Waite. The award honors service above self. Fulton Sunrise Rotary meets at 7 a.m. Fridays at Ful ton's Riverside Inn.
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Doug Stevens
Fulton Sunrise Rotary
Patrick Waite
Fulton
Riverside Inn
Rock the Locks Paddlefest shifts to Oswego Harbor
Oswego paddle event moved amid flood warnings debris and strong currents. Paddlers meet at Wright's Landing instead of the locks with 50 percent registration discount for those already enrolled and waived launch fees at Wright's Landing. Staff will hand out packets 8 to 10 a.m. today and a shuttle bus will run between Wright's Landing and the locks.
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Oswego
Rock the Locks
Oswego Harbor
Jackie Sheffield
YMCA
Wright's Landing
Wright’s Landing
Marina
Lock
Oswego Port selects firm for next executive search
Oswego Port Authority board unanimously hires C R Fletcher Associates Inc of Syracuse to conduct a national search for the next executive director. Interim director Jim Patka cites Fletcher’s prior success and broad port connections as key to finding a leader with similar qualifications and drive. Jonathan Daniels previously led the port, boosting revenue to 3 million and rail traffic from 75 to nearly 1000 cars annually before moving to the Mississippi State Port Authority.
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Oswego
Port of
C.R. Fletcher
United States
Northeast
Jonathan Daniels
Mississippi State Port Authority
Gulfport
Daniels
Port audit shows four million dollar revenue rise at Oswego port
Port of Oswego Authority members learned the 2013 fiscal year produced a clean audit with no significant findings. Revenue rose to 4.057 million, a 44 percent gain from the prior year, while expenses grew 10 percent as staffing increased to support higher aluminum shipments. Despite the revenue jump, the port posted a net operating loss of 220,900, affected by non cash items like depreciation and OPEB. Interim director Jim Patka called the results strong and a sign of enhanced employment in Oswego County.
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Oswego
Port of Oswego Authority
Elizabeth Bush
Bowers and Company Cpas
PLLC
Bush
Patka
Oswego County
Gettysburg monument honors sacrifice of Oswego soldiers
Oswego voters authorize a new Veterans Memorial Park marker honoring Afghan and Iraqi War veterans. historian George DeMass plans to place a wreath at Gettysburg’s battlefield sesquicentennial, recalling Oswego men in the 147th New York Infantry who died there in 1863.
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Gettysburg
Oswego
Oswego City
Pennsylvania
147Th New York Infantry
George DeMass
R.L. Murray
Hafner sentences cocaine suspect to state prison
Oswego judge Walter Hafner sent Carl Carpenter Jr., 33, of Constantia to five years in state prison with three years post release supervision after Carpenter pleaded guilty to fourth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police arrested him near East Fourth and East Utica streets in Oswego on Oct. 26, finding two bags containing 14.8 and 5.9 grams of cocaine. Authorities believe Carpenter ...
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Oswego
Walter Hafner
Constantia
Hafner
Carl Carpenter Jr
Carpenter
Oswego City
East Fourth
East Utica
Snowden’s Father Says Son Would Return to U S
Snowden’s father acknowledged his son broke the law but said he does not think he committed treason. The Obama administration urged Russia to expel Snowden for trial under the Espionage Act, while Ecuadoran officials said Russian authorities blocked approval of a political asylum bid for the former NSA analyst.
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Washington
NSA
Edward Snowden
Obama
Russia
Snowden
National Security Agency
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