Oswego Daily News
Oswego Council Looks To Examine Community Development Office
City officials are considering restructuring departments to increase their efficiency. The first under the microscope is the Fire Department.
Month: March 2014
Sports
Onondaga CC Women’s Basketball Team In Pursuit Of A National Championship
A pep rally was held this morning at the cafeteria in Gordon Student Center, Onondaga Community College campus, at Onondaga Community College to honor and send off the women’s basketball team as it continue its pursuit of a national championship. The team includes three Oswego County athletes.
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Clyde Arthur Riddell Jr., 79
Clyde Arthur Riddell Jr., 79, of Phoenix, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY, on Sunday March 9, 2014.
Oswego Daily News
Mayor Gillen Announces Appointment Of Part-Time City Court Judge
Oswego Mayor Thomas W. Gillen is pleased to announce the appointment of David J. Roman, Esq., as part-time Oswego City Court Judge, effective March 17. Roman, 63, a native of Rome, NY, received his juris doctor degree from Albany Law School, and a batchelor of science from Cornell University.
Oswego Tourism
Dipping for Smelt
By Spider Rybaak Grindstone Creek from the NYS Rte. 3 bridge, March 5; gotta wait until ice-out to dip. Back in the early 1960s, environmental pollution was rampant. Lake Erie was so dirty, authorities began […]
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Patricia Marie (Isham) Norris, 46
Patricia Marie (Isham) Norris, 46, former Phoenix, resident, passed away on Wednesday March 5, 2014, at University Hospital, Syracuse, NY.
Community
Sandy Creek Elementary School students celebrate Read Across America Day
The National Education Association’s Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on or around March 2, which is popular children’s author, Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
Community
Nationally Known Speaker On Distracted Driving Coming To SUNY Oswego
Are you concerned about your teen or other people on the road using their cell phone while driving? Jacy Good, advocate for Hang Up and Drive, www.hangupanddrive.com will be at SUNY Oswego March 26 at 7 p.m. in Hewitt Union Ballroom for a free presentation.
Community
Second Annual ‘Managing Your Farm For Success, Where to Go When Everything Doesn’t Go to Plan’
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County in collaboration with Oswego County Soil and Water, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the United State Department Of Agriculture Farm Service Agency will be sponsoring a workshop for agriculture producers on how each of these agencies can assist them when everything doesn’t go to plan. (Rescheduled from Feb. 26).
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Drug Addiction on the Rise; Better Laws, More Public Awareness Needed
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, use of illicit drugs in the United States has been increasing. In their Nationwide Trends report (updated January, 2014), in 2012 an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or older, approximately 9% of the population, had used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication in the past month.