We’ve been hearing the word “regime” in the news quite a bit lately and I decided to look it up. I was shocked when I saw the definition because it sounded oddly familiar. Here is what it said: “Authoritarian regime” – a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people.
David M. Aofrate, 58, of Fulton, passed away Sunday September 15, 2013, at University Hospital, Syracuse.
The Oswego County Health Department has postponed its plans to spray the Toad Harbor / Big Bay Swamp area today (Sept. 16) due to inclement weather. The department is closely monitoring the forecast and will make the decision to spray as weather conditions change.
John Thompson, 82, of Fulton, passed away Sunday September 15, 2013.
THIS JUST IN: Fulton Police arrested two subjects attempting to steal scrap metal from the former Nestle building located at 555 S. Fourth St. in Fulton. Officers were aware of the activity after receiving a report the previous evening that someone had stolen a large amount of copper pipe from the property. On Friday at about 12:15 a.m., officers located two men inside a fenced in area on the property. Through the investigation, it was found that the two men were allegedly attempting to steal scrap copper pipe from large pieces of machinery that remain on the property.
The Oswego High School varsity football team nearly came home with a road win on Friday night while the golf team continued to do well on the links with two wins. Meanwhile, the boys jayvee soccer team remained unbeaten.
A special orientation time was coordinated on the first day of school where students were matched with high school student peer leaders who took students on a tour of the building, helped them find their classrooms, practice lockers and decipher their schedules as well as help with ice breaker activities to get to know each other in home rooms.
Bill Reilly, owner of river’s end bookstore in Oswego, presented representatives from Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County with four gift certificates to be awarded as part of the prizes for the winning team of the seventh annual Diane Falise Memorial LVOC Scrabble Fest
A discussion about tax reform has started in Albany which I am glad to see take shape. Members of the State Senate Finance Committee have been holding hearings and asking the question – how do we improve our state’s tax policy? They have begun to gather testimony from business groups and other experts in tax policy in reaction to rankings that consistently rank New York’s tax burden as one of the highest in the country. The fact that New York state has high taxes is hardly a surprise to anyone living in the state.
Fifth grade students and their parents recently attended Sandy Creek Elementary School’s Instrument Night where they could learn more about the fifth grade band program.
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