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The snow is finally here. Measurable amounts piled in Jefferson, Oswego and Onondaga counties recently. While some brows furrow at the sight of snow, others who love winter sports like ice fishing, snowmobiling, sledding, ice skating and skiing are eager to get out and enjoy the winter weather. I am among those who enjoy our four seasons and I like to ski, snowmobile and ice fish when I have the time.

Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) has introduced two bills in his continued effort to support the nuclear power industry and keep the FitzPatrick nuclear power plant operational.

It is well known that opioid and heroin addiction has increased throughout the nation in the last decade. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heroin deaths have quadrupled between 2002 and 2013—surpassing traffic accidents as the leading cause of accidental deaths. The increase in drug use and addiction has affected every demographic, race and age group in the nation.

CNY Arts Center announces children’s activities planned for winter break, February 17-19 at the Arts Center located at 11 River Glen Drive on the Cayuga College Fulton Campus. With every interest in mind, classes will run each morning from 10 to 11:30 am and 1 to 2:30 pm each afternoon with one mid-morning class on Wednesday.

Not everyone can make the journey to “The Great White Way” to experience a Broadway show. Fortunately, every year the American Theatre Wing celebrates the year of theatre by presenting Awards to actors, costume designers, technical designers, directors, and the shows that are considered the best produced and performed that year. Antoinette Perry, a vital part of the American Theatre Wing for several years, is the namesake for the Award ceremony which began in 1947 shortly after her death.

The Oswego Fire Department was dispatched at 10:42am today to a reported fire on the roof of a commercial building, Aldi Supermarket, located at 290 State Route 104.

Nuclear generation is a big part of who we are in Oswego County – so much so it is on our county seal. Ever since Entergy announced in November that it will not refuel the FitzPatrick Nuclear power plant in 2016 and will decommission the unit, our community has been devastated. If the plant closes, we will lose a major employer and economic engine for our region.

The Zonta Club of Oswego will be hosting an International Woman's Day Event on March 8th from 5:30 to 8:00 pm at the CiTi Campus in Mexico. Admission is free.

February is American Heart Month. To help recognize the importance of heart health, the Assembly passed two resolutions this month--one for those who are born with heart defects and one for those who later develop heart disease.