Fulton Rotary installs new president for 2017-2018
Assistant District Governor Jennie Doane installed Ger ald Seguin as president for the 2017 2018 Rotary year for the Fulton Noon Rotary Club. Outgoing president Helen Hoefer was thanked for 2016 2017. The club meets Thursdays at noon at Tavern On The Lock. Call 315 592 4486 for info.
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Jennie Doane
Fulton Noon Rotary Club
Gerald Seguin
Helen Hoefer
Fulton Noon
Fulton Rotary Club
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Aging office teams with CiTi and RSVP on senior home repairs
Oswego County Office for the Aging partners with CiTi and RSVP to launch a fall handyman program for seniors aged 60 plus. The program targets homes needing minor repairs like stair railings grab bars or air tread and directs interested residents to call 315-349-3484 for details.
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Oswego County
Garrett Weiss
Center For Instruction, Technology
Office For the Aging
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CFA
Oswego council debates glyphosate ban on city land
Oswego officials discuss a proposed local law banning glyphosate based herbicides on city owned property including parks. Councilor John Gosek Jr. says local control is essential and praises prior policies, while pushing to codify restrictions citing safety concerns for children and pets.
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John Gosek Jr
Ruth Ward
Gosek
Billy Barlow
Department of Public Works
DPW
Tom Kells
World Health Organization
Oswego
Oswego County eyes official merger of two departments
Oswego County lawmakers tentatively approved a local law to create the Department of Facilities and Technology by merging the Departments of Buildings and Grounds and Central Services. The move formalizes a 2015 consolidation that combined supervision and shifted the Central Services director role to IT management to save money and boost cooperation.
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Department of Buildings and Grounds
Department of Central Services
County Infrastructure, Facilities and Technology Committee
Department of Facilities and Technology
Central Services
John Bucher
Information Technology
Phil Church
Church
Parole Denied for Alan Jones in Erin Maxwell Case
The New York state parole board rejected Alan Jones, 36, of Palermo, for a third time, saying releasing him would trivialize the death of his stepsister Erin Maxwell. The board noted his failure to accept responsibility and that release is incompatible with public welfare.
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Alan Jones
Jones
Erin Maxwell
Palermo
Maxwell
Erie Canal began 200 years ago changing American history
The Erie Canal project started with July 4 1817 shovels in Rome New York and grew to a 363 mile waterway opened in fall 1825. Thousands labored as crews dug east to Albany and west to Buffalo transforming trade, migration, and access to western resources according to historians.
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Erie Canal
New York State
Rome
Buffalo
Albany
America
Midwest
Brad Otter
New York State Museum
Hudson River
Great Lakes
Waterford
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