Sandy Creek Team Heads to Oswego County Battle of the Books
Grades 6-8 team members Elizabeth Glazier Abby Chen and Maiya Hathway represent Sandy Creek School District in the Oswego County Battle of the Books. The district contest tested knowledge and prepared students for county level competition. Page 3 full story referenced.
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Sandy Creek
Oswego County
Elizabeth Glazier
Abby Chen
Maiya Hathway
Agreement reached in three month strike at NY plant
Union officials announce a tentative contract at Momentive Performance Materials in Waterford ending a three month walkout by 700 workers. Gov Cuomo and state officials mediated with support from Comptroller DiNapoli and U.S. Senators Schumer and Gillibrand. Workers vote on the deal and could return to work midweek if approved.
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Waterford
N.Y
New York
Dennis Trainor
CWA
Andrew Cuomo
Tom DiNapoli
U.S
Charles Schumer
Kirsten Gillibrand
Oswego County approves plan for economic study expansion
The Oswego County Legislature greenlights a countywide Strategic Economic Advancement Plan to examine infrastructure and the impact of a potential nuclear plant closure. Camion Associates won the bid among 11 proposals to craft a plan analyzing socioeconomic data, employment, education, and real estate, aiming to retain and attract business with a $80,000 cost split between the county and IDA.
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Oswego
Oswego County
Roy Reehil
Constantia
Reehil
Saratoga Springs
Camion
Oswego County Industrial Development Agency
IDA
Frank Castiglia
Doulton
Operation Oswego County
OOC
Poverty simulation in Oswego highlights barriers to aid
A poverty simulation at Elim Grace Christian Church as part of the LIFT Oswego antipoverty initiative depicts a 16 year old mother lacking Medicaid after a month, unpaid utilities causing outages, and a child protective services office scene. Participants moved through stations portraying housing, banking, social services, and crime on the path to stability.
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Oswego
Child Protective Services
Elim Grace Christian Church
Lift Oswego
Ben Kail
Elim Grace Church
Jane Crossman
Christian Sweeting
Social Services
Crematorium plan stirs Scriba residents and fears
Scriba locals oppose a Riverside Cemetery plan to add a crematory on Route 57. Residents fear mercury emissions traffic and impact on home values while the planning board will decide within two months after a town hearing. The cemetery touts emissions free operation from Matthews International’s crematory, which declined to comment.
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Oswego
Scriba
Mary Tiefke
Kevin Caraccioli
Chris Gagas
Matthews International Crematory
Matthews International
Appeals court won’t reinstate Trump travel ban
The 9th U S Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco refused to block a lower court ruling suspending President Trump’s ban on travelers from seven majority Muslim nations. The panel ruled the court can review the executive order and noted serious religious discrimination claims. The decision leaves the ban in limbo pending potential Supreme Court action.
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San Francisco
Donald Trump
Supreme Court
James Robart
Seattle
Washington State
Minnesota
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