Birdlebough bands win top awards at Darien Lake Festival
The Phoenix High School Instrumental Music Program earned first place in AAA wind ensemble and first in AA varsity jazz at Darien Lake. The symphonic band placed second in AA, while the wind ensemble received the Grand Champion title with a day high score of 98.
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Great Lakes water levels rebound after record lows
Government agencies say Lake Michigan has risen over 3 feet since January 2013, signaling relief for shipping and recreation but suggesting potential beach erosion. The Great Lakes Basin, including Superior and Huron, shows gains due to rain runoff, lower temperatures, and two winters of ice cover.
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FCSD weighs elementary realignment to balance enrollment
Fulton City School District explores options for balancing elementary enrollments during the 2015 16 school year. A study may consider grade level realignment across sister schools on the river, potentially grouping K to 3 at one site and 4 to 6 at another to keep class sizes near 25 or fewer.
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Board of Education
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County tables support for IDA revolving loan fund
Oswego county lawmakers table a resolution backing the IDA revolving loan fund replenishment plan. The measure would dedicate 10 percent of PILOT payments to an economic development fund to finance IDA loans countywide. The delay follows an April audit and legal opinions split on legality. further fact finding is planned before next month’s floor action.
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Oswego Races See Multiple City County Candidates Run
Petitions to run on major party lines for Oswego city and county elections were due this week. In Oswego city three mayoral hopefuls emerged Billy Barlow Tom Gillen and Amy Tresidder with Gillen pursuing a write in bid Barlow and Tresidder have filed petitions Five of seven wards may field contests while Third and Sixth wards show single candidates In Oswego County Gregory S Oakes faces a GOP challenger from West
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New York Senator Sampson Faces Corruption Trial and Mole Plot
Federal prosecutors portray Sen. John Sampson as willing to use a paralegal friend to leak witness names in a bid to dodge charges. The case centers on alleged embezzlement, a near $200,000 loan from a real estate developer, and an attempted cover up. Edul Ahmad, a broker who pleaded guilty, testified that Sampson distrusted associates as the probe widened.
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Edul Ahmad
Ahmad
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Zachary Carter
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