Oswego County Fair Seeks Entries for Aug 9 13
The Oswego County Fair invites participation in contests across home and domestic skills farm and garden finesse and fine arts and crafts. Details on categories rules forms and deadlines are on the fair website. The event runs August 9 through 13 at the Ellisburg Road fairgrounds Sandy Creek with contact numbers 315-387-3834 and 315-806-3938.
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New York Allocates 1.7 Million for Invasive Species Fight
Gov Cuomo announces 1.7 million in grants to 35 local governments colleges and nonprofits to detect and eliminate invasive plants and animals including emerald ash borer and water chestnut. Grants range from 10 000 to 100 000 and align with invasive species week featuring 130 events statewide.
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Oswego County to open first methadone facility this fall
Farnham Family Services plans a September opening of Oswego County's first medication assisted treatment facility dispensing methadone suboxone and invitrol to fight heroin and opiate dependence. Officials cite a long licensing process and the need to address root causes through prevention education and social norm changes. Nationwide and local overdose trends underscore the urgency as Oswego County shows higher drug related death increases.
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Oswego City Hall seeks funds for repairs and grants
Oswego officials plan to hire Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker Architects to update a 2013 report showing more than 2 million dollars in repairs for the historic City Hall built in 1870 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The council will vote on hiring the firm to prepare an updated plan to apply for state grants.
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Buffalo opens nation's first opioid crisis intervention court
The Buffalo program aims to keep addicts alive by fast tracking treatment within hours of arrest, daily judge check-ins for a month, and strict curfews. Funded by a $300,000 grant, it began May 1 to treat 200 people a year, with 80 enrolled and no overdoses so far. Erie County officials warn the opioid crisis demands outside-the-box solutions.
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