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OSWEGO — During his five years in the Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Zach Ralston had never participated in a rescue operation quite like the one on the West Pier in Oswego Harbor.

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OSWEGO — The transformation of the former Old City Hall building, also known as the Market House, into a restaurant, brewery and eight high-end apartments has taken another step forward.

OSWEGO — When Sheriff Don Hilton warned county legislators earlier this year that the Oswego County jail was routinely at or near capacity, it was a new version of an old problem that has dogged the county for years.

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OSWEGO —  Anthony and Lisa Waldron walked into Oswego County Court together, but a judge ruled that the husband and wife would each have their own trial later this year in the death of their son, Jordan Brooks.

OSWEGO — County lawmakers voted in June 2022 to OK the first round of federal pandemic stimulus money, and over the last 10 months millions have flowed into Oswego County.

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ALTMAR — A countywide initiative started this week as political and community leaders of Oswego County met to prepare for employees of Micron Technology to live in Oswego County.

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HANNIBAL — Skylor Kelley, 16, is one of just over 8,000 students across New York State, and one of over 120 in Oswego County, enrolled in the Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) program.

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NEW HAVEN — A school bus monitor who died following a crash Wednesday involving a bus and a pickup truck enjoyed her job and cared deeply for the children she worked with, her husband said.

OSWEGO COUNTY — Three villages held elections on Tuesday for positions that included mayor, trustee and justice.

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OSWEGO —A bus monitor for the Mexico Academy & Central School District was severely injured Wednesday when the bus she was riding on went through a stop sign and a pickup truck crashed into it, state police said.

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OSWEGO — Seven municipalities, businesses and nonprofits are a step closer to receiving a combined $600,000 in federal pandemic stimulus money.

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OSWEGO — Mayor Billy Barlow today appointed Tim Kirwan to be the next Oswego City Court judge, replacing longtime Judge James Metcalf, who is retiring next month after 23 years.

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OSWEGO — As Dan Harrington stepped up to the podium, he said that since becoming Harborfest executive director in January, he has had to learn all of the duties the job entails.

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OSWEGO — The Syracuse Area Music Award recently given to Oswego Harborfest shows that the festival has survived the last few difficult years with the help of the community and area businesses, according to Dan Harrington, the festival’s executive director. 

RICHLAND — A lieutenant in the Fulton Police Department and his wife were charged with drunken driving on Interstate 81 over the weekend.

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OSWEGO — The Palermo couple facing murder charges in the 2021 death of their son, Jordan Brooks, could be headed for a joint trial this summer instead of being tried separately.

OSWEGO — The normally placid business of the Oswego County Legislature briefly devolved last week into a series of dueling arguments over the chamber’s rules, complete with gavel slamming and shouting.

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OSWEGO — Local families and developers in the city of Oswego are in line to take over 10 formerly tax-delinquent properties, including a building used as a church and synagogue.

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OSWEGO — The Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GOFCC) on Wednesday hosted its 2023 annual meeting, presented by Constellation, at the Lake Ontario Event & Conference Center in Oswego. 

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OSWEGO — An apartment and bar in the same building were badly damaged by a fire early Wednesday that took firefighters from multiple departments several hours to put out.

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OSWEGO — As the meeting with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was winding down, and port officials were shaking hands with him, William Scriber seized the opportunity and spent the next few minutes talking about the economic importance of Great Lakes ports.

ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos has announced the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning begins March 16 and runs through May 14.

OSWEGO — As current Superintendent Mathis Calvin III leaves the Oswego City School District picture on Saturday, an acting superintendent and an interim one enter the fold.

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OSWEGO — Parts of New York from Albany to Syracuse were still digging out this morning, after a nor’easter moved through the state causing Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency Monday night.

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OSWEGO — Oswego County is finally getting its first public defender to oversee a new office that will provide legal representation for defendants who can’t afford a lawyer.