Fort Ontario to showcase WWII refugee fence exhibit
Fort Ontario State Historic Site will unveil a 2016 interactive main exhibit centered on its WWII role as the nation’s lone refugee shelter. A survivor fence section and touch screen displays illuminate how refugees met Oswego residents, shared goods, and formed lasting ties during internment. The site reopens in May 2016.
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Fort Ontario
Oswego
United States
Europe
Italy
Allied Forces Internment
Paul Lear
Fort Ontario State Historic Site
New York DOT unveils tow plows for snow removal
New York state DOT officials announced 62 tow plows will be deployed this winter to boost snow clearing. The trailers attach to dump trucks and swing out to the side, allowing front and rear plows to clear two lanes at once. Western and central New York saw 12 to 36 inches of snow last weekend, while much of the rest of the state had little or no snow.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Department of Transportation
Matthew Driscoll
DOT
Upstate
Court 833 backs Catholic Charities with 1000 donation
Catholic Daughters of America Court 833 donated 1000 to Catholic Charities of Oswego County. Patty Mancino presented the check to Helen Hoefer as CCOS officials noted the charity’s 1930 founding and broad programs aiding thousands in Oswego County. For info contact Pezella Pekow at ccoswego.com or phone.
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Patty Mancino
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Helen Hoefer
Catholic Charities
Pezella Pekow
Mmpekow
Ccoswego
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