Oswego County TodayApril 2015FREE Independent News for Oswego County

Harborfest Proud to Announce Circle of Friends Tour in NRG Lakeview Stage Spotlight

April 23, 2015 Contributor

Gin Blossoms and special guests Fastball and The Rembrandts will rock the Breitbeck Park NRG Lakeview stage on July 24 as the “Circle of Friends” Tour for night number two of Oswego Harborfest. The featured trio of Friday night bands will be capped off at 10 p.m. when Gin Blossoms take the stage. The special guests will commence with The Rembrandts at 7 p.m. followed by Fastball at 8:30 p.m.

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Oswego Lions Support Blessings In A Backpack

April 23, 2015 Contributor

Blessings in a Backpack is a volunteer organization that provides food for elementary school children who may otherwise have little or no food to eat on the weekends during the school year. They stated that $80 ($2.10 per week) will provide meals for one child, for the 38 weekends of the school year.

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Exploring Science at Pinewoods Head Start

April 23, 2015 Contributor

Pinewoods Head Start is accepting applications for the 2015/16 school year. For more information or to complete an application, please call 315-598-4711 or 315-598-7689.

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County Community Health and Poverty Reduction Task Force Meets with Ministries

April 23, 2015 Contributor

The Oswego County Community Health and Poverty Reduction Task Force will meet with local clergy, church leaders, and faith-based ministries on April 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Victory Bible Church, 255 Hungry Lane in Central Square.

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Johnson Named 2014-2015 RIT Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar

April 23, 2015 Contributor

Lindsay Johnson of Oswego, daughter of W.T. Johnson and Joanne Johnson, was named a 2014-2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar at Rochester Institute of Technology. Johnson is a fifth-year student in the Industrial Engineering – BS program in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering.

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Former school board president John Dunsmoor makes a point about the budget proposal.

Oswego School Board OKs Budget; Residents Share Budget Concerns With School Board

April 22, 2015 Steve Yablonski

UPDATE: The Oswego City School District Board of Education voted 7-0 this morning (April 23) to approve the spending plan for the 2015-16 school year. The $82,847,354 budget contains a lower tax increase than the draft budgets the board had been working on. A public hearing will be held May 5 at the high school’s cafeteria.

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Fulton Softball Registration Due

April 22, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Many thought it would never happen, but the snow is gone and the sun has found its way to the blue skies of Fulton. With warmer weather bringing people outside after this long winter, Fulton city softball sets sights on their upcoming season. The deadline to register a team for the spring season is Friday (April 24), at noon.

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Polly A. Kinsman, 65

April 22, 2015 Contributor

Polly A. Kinsman, 65, of Hannibal passed away early Tuesday morning April 21, 2015, at home.

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Lanigan Students Hook Into Fishing Education

April 22, 2015 Submitted article

James Everard, a fisheries biologist with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, recently served as a guest speaker at the school and discussed fishing regulations, such as open seasons, catch limits, species identification and proper catch-and-release protocol.

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Route 11 In Pulaski To Be Closed For Drainage Repairs

April 22, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The New York State Department of Transportation is alerting motorists in Oswego County that a portion of Route 11 in the village of Pulaski will be closed in late April / early May for planned repairs to a drainage structure. Beginning at 7 a.m. on April 24, Route 11 will be closed to through traffic between Route 13 (on the south) and Lewis Street (on the north).

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