Legislators approved contracting with Cayuga Centers of Auburn to provide MultiSystemic Therapy effective Jan. 1, 2014. It would end the Youth Advocate Program which has assisted families in the county for more than 15 years. Youngsters and adults shared their experiences with YAP in an effort to persuade lawmakers to save the program. A public hearing on the county budget plan will be held early next month.
Search and recovery efforts for the 174th Attack Wing MQ-9 Reaper aircraft that was lost in Lake Ontario on Tuesday, continued Thursday. As a result of these efforts, some aircraft debris was recovered along the shoreline of Lake Ontario. Initial reports of debris were reported through the local authorities and this information was forwarded to the 174th ATKW Emergency Operations Center.
Shilah Reitz was born in Oswego Hospital on Nov. 13, 2013.
The Cub Scouts of Fitzhugh Park Elementary School Pack 809 have donated food for the “Care and Share’ program.
Oswego Rotary attended the United Way’s Stone Soup recently. In support of the United Way, the club held a fellowship meeting in lieu of its regular weekly meeting, with members donating non-perishable food items.
Oswego Wal-Mart recently awarded 20 Minetto Elementary School teachers with $50 reward cards to purchase classroom supplies that will help students to start the school year off right as part of the company’s “Teacher Rewards” program.
The September and October Oswego High School “Athletes of the Month” were soccer players Kyle Collins and Rachael Purtell (for October) and cross-country competitor Lainey Celeste and football player Alex Makin (for September).
State Senator Patty Ritchie grilled top education officials Wednesday on the implementation of the Common Core curriculum at a Senate Standing Committee on Education public hearing, held in an effort to review the impact and effectiveness of recent state education reforms.
Get together with family and friends to help the library while you help yourself to some great food. With a Ruby Tuesday Community Give Back event, everybody wins!
The Fairley Elementary School cafeteria was transformed into an Iroquois village Wednesday night as fourth-grade students showcased homemade longhouses, recipe books, a lacrosse stick and other aspects of Native American culture.
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