Oswego Daily News
Greater Pulaski Fund Awards $16,440 In Local Grants
The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund recently awarded $16,440 in grants to four Pulaski-area nonprofit organizations.
Month: February 2015
Oswego Daily News
Council OKs Community Development Block Grant, HOME Programs
Only two residents voiced concerns about the program at the public hearing. In other business, the council paved the way for this year’s farmers’ market, approved a request to repair the centrifuge at the Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant, and handled several other resolutions.
Community
Hannibal Ninth Graders Set SMART Goals
A collaboration between Literacy Consultant Auddie Mastroleo and Hannibal ELA Teacher Michael Cook brought about an initiative for students to set SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time sensitive) goals in relation to both their personal aspirations and independent reading.
Oswego Daily News
Oswego Opens Water Station; Red Cross Maintains Oswego Shelter
UPDATE 1:30 p.m. Feb 27: Port City Opens Water Station For Those In Need
The City of Oswego has opened a water station at the East Side Fire Station, 35 E. Cayuga St., for those residents who are experiencing frozen water services. Those effected may obtain potable water at anytime by using the East Seneca Street entrance of the fire station. Residents must bring their own containers.
The shelter opened by the American Red Cross at Laker Hall on the campus of SUNY Oswego Wednesday night will remain open at least through Sunday.
Community
Granby Elementary Honors Student Achievement
Granby Elementary School in the Fulton City School District recently held a school-wide assembly to acknowledge students who have displayed good attendance, behavior and progress throughout the school year. During the assembly, Principal Heather Perry […]
Community
Grant To SUNY Oswego Aims To Reduce Obesity In Children In U.S., Abroad
SUNY Oswego recently earned a highly competitive grant from 100,000 Strong in the Americas to train students here and in Brazil to implement a health-and-wellness program to fight childhood obesity in both countries.
Community
SUNY Oswego To Host, Professor To Co-Edit Metascience Journal
With the appointment of SUNY Oswego philosophy professor K. Brad Wray as co-editor, the journal Metascience now calls the college its headquarters. A noted scholar in the philosophy of science, Wray has begun a five-year term as co-editor with Australian scholar Luciano Boschiero.
Community
Mitchell Speedway Press Assists Harborfest Organizational Effort
Vendors and businesses simply don’t arrive at the annual Oswego Harborfest celebration and set up their concessions or information booths. It takes months of logistical planning to organize Breitbeck, the Novelis Family Park at West Park, East Park as well as the river walk.
Community
SUNY Oswego Students Experience Joys, Intensity Of Physical Theater In Moscow
For 14 SUNY Oswego students, winter break brought a crash course in physical theater and Russian culture during an inspiring — and intense — three-week trip to Moscow. Henry Shikongo and Jonel Langenfeld of the college’s theater faculty led the group on the visit to the Moscow Art Theatre, home to rigorous training in acrobatics, fencing, unarmed combat, stage movement, voice, improvisation and more.
Community
Area Students Named to The College of Saint Rose Dean’s List for Fall 2014
Full-time students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and achieve a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 with no grades of D, F, Incomplete or Pass/Fail are eligible for the Dean’s List.