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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  One of the emergency sirens at the nuclear power plants in Oswego County accidentally sounded Tuesday morning around 8:45 a.m.

Monday, April 15, 2013  In response to the Boston Marathon explosions, the nuclear power plants at Nine Mile in Scriba in Oswego County have been put on a status called heightened alert.

Monday, January 21, 2013  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says a new $400,000 grant program has been established to fund projects aimed at restoring waterways in the Adirondacks that have been damaged by acid rain.

Monday, August 06, 2012  The Oswego County Emergency Management Office will be testing the emergency notification sirens surrounding the three nuclear power plants at Nine Mile Point Monday, August 6, through Friday, August 10, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Google Maps gives users a bird's eye view of the world around them, but did you know there are some places you are not allowed to see? Some landmarks are blurred including one in Central New York you might not know about. Do you think you know where it is?

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  An Oswego man will spend a year on probation for falsifying reports at the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant.

Thursday, December 15, 2011  The sale of two nuclear power plants in Oswego County has been approved.

Monday, November 14, 2011  You may hear sirens near the nuclear power plants in Oswego County this week. But don't be alarmed, it's just a test.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  Union Spokesperson Ted Skerpon tells CNY Central 206 members voted -- which is 87% of the membership.  The final tally was 176 votes for the new contract, 30 votes against the new contract.

Friday, September 30, 2011  A tentative new four-year contract has been reached between the company that runs the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba and the union representing more than 200 workers. That's according to Entergy, the company the runs the plant.

Thursday, September 08, 2011  A former technician at the James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant admits he faked test records.

Sunday, August 14, 2011  A loophole in law doesn't require workers hired at most power plants to undergo FBI background checks even though a federal report warns the plants are a likely route for terrorists, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday in unveiling legislation that would change that.

Thursday, August 11, 2011  Federal regulators say the reactor at a nuclear power plant on New York's Lake Ontario shoreline has been shut down for the second time in less than a week.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  A power plant employee is dead after falling into the Seneca River and getting trapped in a hydroelectric turbine.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  Hundreds of workers continue to strike outside the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba.  The workers are upset over proposed changes to their pension plans.