Oswego Rotary hearing about Bookmobile outreach
Oswego Rotary heard Theresa Slosek of the Oswego Bookmobile discuss the service schedule, residents served, typical stop details, and annual campaign goals. She addressed the summer reading slide and its impact on kids. Pictured are President Carrie Penoyer, Slosek, and Deanna Masurica.
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Oswego Rotary
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Cuomo weighing congestion pricing for Manhattan entry
Albany considers a congestion pricing plan to charge motorists more for entering the densest parts of Manhattan. The idea aims to curb traffic while funding mass transit, but faces political hurdles from outer borough and suburban lawmakers. Previous proposals by Michael Bloomberg stalled amid Albany opposition. City and state officials seek fixes for delays outages and transit woes.
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Oswego mayor proposes 3.6% tax hike with staff cuts
Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow released the 2018 spending plan calling for a 3.6 percent property tax increase and cuts to eight city hall staffers while retaining investments in equipment and city events. The budget accounts for rising retirement health care and utility costs, and includes a consolidation move with Onondaga County that would trim city staffing but keep procurement control.
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Backers Seek Federal Aid After South Carolina Nuclear Failure
Opponents of the failed V C Summer reactors press for federal help as they warn the project collapse could endanger U S nuclear power. The stop work near Columbia means only two reactors remain under construction in Georgia, risking billions in cost and no electricity from the South Carolina site.
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Oswego Writing Institute Opens At SUNY Oswego
The Oswego Writing Institute at SUNY Oswego begins its seventh year drawing award winning authors Steve Sheinkin and Meg Medina for two days of workshops open to the public with no registration required. Co sponsored by the SUNY Oswego School of Education Team Sheldon Fulton City School District the event offers free high quality professional development in writing for educators from kindergarten through college with multiple concurrent sessions each day.
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Oswego County to hold hearing on faster foreclosures
Oswego County legislators scheduled a Sept. 14 public hearing on a proposed local law that would shorten residential foreclosures from four years to two years of nonpayment. Agricultural properties would stay at four years while vacant and commercial foreclosures are already two years. County leaders say the change would free up $6 million in tax revenue held in accounts for nonpayers.
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