Oswego County TodayOctober 2016FREE Independent News for Oswego County

Upstate Energy Jobs Coalition Comments On Challenge To CES

October 19, 2016 Steve Yablonski

“Today’s challenge to the Clean Energy Standard does not take away from the thousands of people across the State of New York who support the measure, and support nuclear energy for the carbon-free energy it produces,” said Gary Toth, vice chair of the County of Oswego Industrial Development Agency and UEJ member: “This lawsuit, filed by gas, oil and coal generators, is blatantly putting specific business interests ahead of what is best for New York.”

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IBEW, Building Trades Respond To Lawsuit Against CES

October 19, 2016 Steve Yablonski

Today (Oct. 19), the IBEW Utility Labor Council of New York, along with the Central and Northern New York Building and Construction Trades Council and the Rochester Building and Construction Trades Council, reiterated its strong support for New York’s Clean Energy Standard (CES) and voiced their disappointment at the lawsuit filed by gas, oil and coal generators seeking to halt the implementation of the CES.

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Area Students Intern Through SUNY Oswego

October 19, 2016 Contributor

Students from the area attending SUNY Oswego served as interns with a wide variety of employers in fall 2016, providing a strong on-the-job learning experience to amplify their coursework.

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CiTi Culinary Arts Students Prepare 2,100 Lunches For Sen. Ritchie

October 19, 2016 Submitted article

Students enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation have not wasted any time getting hands-on experience in the kitchen.

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Comedy Opens At Fulton High School

October 19, 2016 Contributor

What do you get when you combine an embezzling mayor, two inept cops, a nosy accountant, a mild mannered old lady, a security agent scared of his own shadow and a Scottish assassin? You get Paul Slade Smith’s fast-paced comedy, Unnecessary Farce!

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Nature Inspires: Origami Birch Bark Ornaments

October 19, 2016 Submitted article

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County’s Nature Inspires series continues on November 6 at 1 p.m. with a fascinating and fun class which culminates in the creation of a three-dimensional, eight-pointed star, made of birch bark.

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Wear It! Cold Weather On-Water Safety Tips from NY Sea Grant; Law Restarts Nov. 1

October 19, 2016 Submitted article

New York Sea Grant is reminding boaters, canoeists, kayakers, anglers, hunters who enjoy being on the water through the fall season that New York State law requires anyone in a boat that is less than 21 feet long on New York waters to wear a Coast Guard-approved floatation device life from November 1 to May 1.

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A Deeper Look at Fulton Water, Sewer, Garbage Rate Increase

October 19, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton Common Council unanimously approved the proposed increase in the city’s water, sewer, garbage, and base water rates and also unanimously approved the increase for treatment of leachate and septage hauler disposal rates. Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. and Commissioner of Public Works Charles Smith Jr. presented the proposed rates as well as background information and numerous graphs before opening a public hearing.

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Patricia Mary Cristaldi, 79

October 19, 2016 Contributor

Patricia Mary Cristaldi, 79, formerly of Seneca Falls, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016, after a valiant fight with acute renal failure.

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Middle School Students Exemplify ‘The Dillon Way’

October 19, 2016 Submitted article

At Emerson J. Dillon Middle School, students have learned to embrace the school lifestyle, “Dillon Way.” This means students in grades five through eight are committed to strengthening their teams, taking on challenges and embodying the school’s character education traits.

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