Neighborhood Watch – Oswego’s Vanguard

The motto of the Oswego Community Neighborhood Watch Program is “We look out for each other.” It’s just that simple, according to coordinator Betty Gray. “Neighborhood Watch and caring for our citizens, neighborhoods and community is everyone’s responsibility to help our city prosper and return to safety for all,” she said

A participant’s abrupt exit from a public meeting typically is a statement in and of itself. It remains that it can be subject to diverse interpretation. I want to clarify reasons for my precipitous exit from the Aug. 24 Board of Education meeting.

Sue Colussy retired this week from Catholic Charities’ Catholic Legal Services in Atlanta.  For a quarter century, the Oswego County native’s been building a non-profit legal service for the poor.

Nearly everything that is supposed to be ready for the opening of school in Fulton will be ready, officials say.

The district is in the midst of a pair of construction projects involving every building. Most of the work is saved for the summer break, putting crews on tight schedules to have work completed by the opening of school in September.

The heat and humidity didn’t deter Oswegonians from purchasing their favorite fruits, vegetables and sweets or just meeting their friends downtown. Thursday was SUNY Oswego night at the market and many college students were among the dozens of market-goers.

The weekend weather forecast has claimed the first and hopefully only victim of the 2010 Budweiser Classic Weekend as the Syracuse Nationals Super Cruise and WSEN “Party in the Pits” has been canceled for Friday night.

We are projecting more than 3,000 reports for the year if the pace of reports continues at this level. Last year we ended with 2,757. This is a 9.4 percent increase over 2009 and a 31.5 percent increase over the last two years. We’re averaging about 251 reports a month, that’s pretty significant, the commissioner said.

This image comes from the Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, available through memory.loc.gov.

Photographer Marjory Collins took this photo in Oswego in June, 1943.

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The Oswego Lady Bucs volleyball team started the defense of their league title with a 25-12, 25-8, 25-14 win over Auburn. The girls are 1-0 in the league play and 1-0 overall.

This report a courtesy of Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning.
The following notice has been posted for Lake Ontario waters:
Remember the area around the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Facility is off limits to boating. The restricted area stretches 1,000 yards offshore and extends from the Alcan plant to the Sunset Bay area [...]

The Oswego Public Library will host a special event on Sept. 11, a celebration of the Underground Railroad in Oswego County.

When United Way board member Jonathan Daniels, executive director of the Port of Oswego Authority, was asked to reprise his role as chairperson for the United Way’s Campaign Cabinet he found it to be a decision that was easy to make.

The Eis House in Mexico was the setting for the ceremony uniting Nicole Hilgenberg and Nicholas Matott. on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 5pm.

The next meeting of the Society will be held on Saturday August 28, beginning with a noon lunch. On the 21st the annual Redfield School Reunion will be held under the direction of Alumni President Fay Ann Colvin. Anyone who ever attended a school in the town of Redfield is welcome and [...]