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Community

March to the Beat of the APW Marching Band this Spring and Summer

Calling all ‘Rebels,’ gear up with your blue and gold to support the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District Marching Band. Members of the marching band performed recently at the APW Senior High School Spring Concert to give audience members a taste of what to expect from the band this spring and summer.

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Community

Child Abuse Prevention Month Celebrated in Oswego

There were 46,659 indicated reports of child abuse and neglect in New York State in 2012, according to Christine Deyss, executive director of Prevent Child Abuse New York. During April, many local organizations are spreading awareness, including the Oswego City School District who is spreading child abuse awareness and raising funds with their own “Pinwheels for Prevention” campaign.

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Oswego Daily News

Council Approves Ambulance Lease After Lengthy Debate

Mayor Tom Gillen cast the deciding vote Thursday night to approve the city’s fire department leasing an ambulance for the next 60 days. The vote was 3-3 with Second Ward Councilor Mike Myers excused. Following the 60 days, the council will review the fire department’s revenue and overtime as a result of the ambulance service prior to making any firm decision regarding the service.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Police Arrest Mexico Couple On Felony Drug Charges

handcuffsOn Wednesday at approximately 5:30 p.m., investigators with the Oswego City Police Department’s Anti-Crime Team (ACT) detained two individuals at 437 State Route 104 in the city of Oswego. This was a result of the Oswego City Police Department’s continued efforts to combat the possession and trafficking of illegal drugs. Mexico residents Joshua M. Sprague and Wendi M. Czirr-Sprague were arrested.

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Letters to the Editor

Thank you for saying Yes to Girl Scouts

Your simple business transaction with a Girl Scout is helping her to build a lifetime of real world skills including money management, decision making, goal setting, business ethics and communications. All funds earned stay local. Each troop determines how to spend their cookie profits and many will travel and experience camp together. And they’ll be investing in the community.

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Oswego Daily News

Soccer Program Set for Children with Disabilities

Pictured are: OYSA board member, Gary Mace, volunteer Matt Mace, participants Madalyn and Evelyn Rupert, and volunteer Claudia Chetney.As the spring soccer season is under way for many area youth, so begins the second season for children with special needs at the Richard Benjamin Soccer Complex in Oswego. What started out last year as a Girl Scout Silver Project by then seventh grader Claudia Chetney, has now taken off under the direction of Chetney, many other young soccer players and coaches affiliated with Oswego Youth Soccer Association.

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