Oswego County TodayMay 2010FREE Independent News for Oswego County

One Person Speaks At Final Budget Hearing

May 5, 2010 Steve Yablonski

School board candidate Sam Sugar was the lone speaker at Tuesday nightâ€™s public hearing on the Oswego City School Districtâ€™s $74.8 million spending plan. There were some changes to the budget; but the tax levy increase is still zero and no school will be closed.

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Fulton Celebration of Community Music Set for May 15

May 4, 2010 ChirelloMarketing

The Fulton Music Associationâ€™s 13th Annual Celebration of Community Music will be presented on Saturday, May 15, 7:30 p.m., at the G. Ray Bodley High School Auditorium, it was announced by Steve Chirello, FMA president. […]

Meeting Set On Tentative Tax Agreement

May 4, 2010 Steve Yablonski

A “tentative” tax agreement is reportedly in place between local school – government officials and the Nine Mile Point I nuclear facility. It nearly triples the amount paid by the facility. Complete terms of the pact haven’t been made public.

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RaiderNet Daily: A Great Trip

May 4, 2010 Contributor

Chorus students are just back from a successful trip to Pittsburgh.Â Also, a new record has been set by the boys’ track team…and when is a Happy Meal not a happy occasion?

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Oswego Salvation Army Kitchen Project Being Built By Local Workers, To Benefit The Oswego Community

May 4, 2010 Step One Creative

The Oswego Salvation Army project currently underway on West Second Street is a community project in the truest sense. More than 90 percent of the contractors and sub contractors are local community workers from the greater Oswego County area.

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Data: Property Tax Report Cards for School Districts

May 4, 2010 Contributor

School budgets are going up and student enrollment is going down.Â Those are the general trends visible after looking at the information schools have made available about their proposed budgets for 2010-11.Â Click to compare your district’s information with the rest of the county’s school districts.

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PBIS & Human Concerns Benefit From FLS Talent Show

May 4, 2010 Contributor

The Frederick Leighton Elementary School conducted a talent show to raise funds for PBIS and food for Human Concerns

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Local Residents Volunteer for Literacy

May 4, 2010 Contributor

Shown is the latest LVOC tutor graduating class. Standing from left to right: Judy Funk, Beverly Aubin Laurie Kester and Regina Setikas; tutor trainer. Seated from left to right are Vivian Anderson and Katie Gallogly. Not pictured is Laurie Barnett. An evening training is being offered for anyone interested. For more information on our literacy training programs, please contact LVOC at 342-8839.

Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County, Inc. (LVOC) is proud to announce that its latest tutor class has graduated and is ready to start tutoring Oswego County adults. LVOC tutors complete 18-hours of training which includes how to teach adults basic literacy skills.

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Humane Society Launches Shop & Play in Oswego County Summer Raffle

May 4, 2010 Contributor

Roger Baldwin, director of the Carpenterâ€™s Local 747 Apprenticeship Program, Dan Capella, OCHS volunteer, and apprentice Tony Savich, a recent graduate of the Oswego County BOCES carpentry program with a prototype of the dog house to be donated to the raffle.

On June 21st, the first day of summer, the Oswego County Humane Society will draw five winners from its Shop & Play in Oswego County Summer Raffle. To date, there are forty-four items in the raffle, all intended to help the winners enjoy their summer in Oswego County.

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Jamboree To Benefit Families And Children With Special Needs

May 4, 2010 Contributor

Tickets are now available for the ninth annual Jamboree fundraiser to benefit Parents of Special Children, Inc. The event will be held on May 16 from 1 until 5 p.m. at the Fultonâ€™s Oasis Thunder Island.

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