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Thursday, April 05, 2012  If you're heading to the grocery store in the next of couple of days searching for the perfect ham, be prepared to shell out a few more dollars.  The price of ham is on the rise.  On the wholesale level, ham is selling for about 75 cents a pound this spring, which is in line with last year. But that price is well above the average 55 cents per pound price in the previous five years.

Friday, March 02, 2012  The three fishermen and a state trooper helped pull a man out of Oneida Lake using ropes and a life jacket.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  For the third time in just two weeks, emergency crews had to rescue someone from the ice.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  State police will honor three fishermen on Friday who helped rescue a Cicero man who fell through the ice on Oneida Lake last week.

Friday, February 24, 2012  A New York State trooper is okay after falling through the ice during a rescue on Oneida Lake.  It happened shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon near Beach Road in Cicero.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Authorities say a group of adults and children had to be rescued from a drifting slab of ice that had broken off from the shoreline of a central New York lake.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Emergency responders from both the Coast Guard and the fire department gathered on the Oswego River for ice rescue training Wednesday morning. Teams wearing special waterproof suits practiced ways to quickly and safely perform ice rescues.

Tuesday, March 08, 2011  A 16-year-old boy was rescued from the frigid water of Lake Ontario in suburban Rochester after he fell through the ice.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  A dramatic ice rescue on Monday has ties to an island of homeless people in Ithaca.

Saturday, February 20, 2010  Four snowmobilers were rescued after falling through the ice on Sodus Bay.