Karrie Damm, executive director of the Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County, is pleased to announce that the Shineman Foundation recently awarded a $20,000 grant to the CAC to enhance the investigation of child abuse cases in Oswego County.
August 29 Burke’s Do-It-Best Home Centers of Fulton and Oswego present a night of thrills and spills at the Fulton Speedway located on Route 57 just south of the city of Fulton.
CNY Arts Center Writer’s Cafe is held on the last Sunday of each month. It will meet at 6 p.m. August 30, at the center, located at 11 River Glen Drive on the Cayuga Community College Campus.
The Children’s Room at the Oswego Public library offers free storyhour, crafts and snacks for children. Storyhours take place on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
The event will be held September 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and September 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church which is located at 758 State Route 176, just west of Fulton.
US Rep. John Katko helped the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday afternoon to launch its series of monthly economic development meetings with members of the Oswego County business community. The meeting provided Katko an opportunity to share his work on initiatives in Congress to strengthen Central New York’s economy, as well as gain valuable feedback from business owners, managers and community residents, explained Greg Mills, chamber director.
On Tuesday Jonathan A. Baldwin, 30, of Oswego, appeared in Oswego County Court and was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in state prison, along with 3 years post-release supervision, based upon his conviction for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B Felony. At a prior court appearance in June, Baldwin pleaded guilty “as charged” to the sole count of an indictment, that he knowingly possessed heroin with the intent to sell in the town of Volney on February 10, 2015.
The Oswego County Health Department reported today that the Eastern equine encephalitis virus was detected in a sample of mosquitoes collected last week near the village of Central Square. Monitoring shows that although the Aug. 16 aerial spraying was very effective in reducing the number of mosquitoes near the north shore of Oneida Lake, the EEE virus is still present in the environment.
New York Sea Grant has announced the publication of Dogs and Harmful Algal Blooms. Harmful algal blooms, also identified as HAB, especially in fresh water, are overgrowths of cyanobacteria, or blue green algae, that cause water quality problems in lakes and ponds, including the occasional production of potent toxins. These toxins can poison people, household pets, waterfowl and livestock.
The Children’s Room at the Oswego Public Library is excited to announce special events and activities for the fall. Read with Lucy – Beginning on September 15, Lucy is returning to the library. She is a therapy dog who loves to be read to. It takes place on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m.. Bring your children so they can come read to Lucy.
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