Oswego Daily News
Oswego man charged with DWAI-drugs in Kirkville
Sullivan based State Police charged an Oswego man with DWAI-drugs after his vehicle was observed stuck in a ditch by a passing trooper Thursday evening in Kirkville.
Month: February 2017
Sandra Scott Travels
Sandra Scott Travels: Phu Quoc Island On The Fast Track For Tourism
Phu Quoc is a Vietnamese island that is off the coast of Cambodia. I wonder if it will someday be contentious. It is the largest island in Vietnam and on the fast track for tourism development. In fact, they would like it to, one day, rival Thailand’s Phuket Island as an island getaway. I have known about it for several years and finally decided to visit this year.
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Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Criminal Law Regarding Assault
As part of their efforts to make the penal law more responsive and realistic, Assemblymen Bob Oaks, Will Barclay and Senator Pattie Ritchie have introduced legislation (Assembly bill 5268 and Senate bill 4022) that would add a new section of law that creates the Class E felony crime of aggravated assault in the third degree. The impetus for this law was an assault on a female bartender in Oswego Town in July of 2016.
Foster Funeral Home
Lyndon C. Manford Jr., 65
Lyndon C. Manford Jr., 65, lifelong resident of Fulton, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday February 16, 2017, surrounded by his family.
Sugar and Sugar Scanlon Funeral Homes
Rose Lovecchio Ferazzoli, 99
Rose Lovecchio Ferazzoli, 99, of Fulton, passed away Thursday February, 16, 2017, at Oswego Hospital, Oswego.
Community
Harlem Superstars Basketball Visits APW March 3
The Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Parent/Teacher/Student Association will host, for the second year, the Harlem Superstars basketball team in a game versus the APW Rebel Legends alumni team on March 3 at 7 p.m. in the junior/senior high school gym.
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Schumer: Animal Advocates Should Not Have To Play Tug Of War On Transparency With New Administration’s USDA
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer today (Feb. 17) called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse its decision to remove inspection reports on animal facilities and related animal cruelty information from its website. The USDA annually inspects approximately 9,000 licensed facilities including dog and cat breeding facilities, laboratories and more.
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International Women’s Day Event Slated March 5 at CiTi
The Zonta Club of Oswego will be hosting a celebration of International Women’s Day at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation, 179 County Route 64 in Mexico on March 5 from 1-4 p.m. Zonta has planned an interactive program for women and girls age 10 and up that promises an afternoon of entertainment, learning and fun.
Community
‘The Heart of Fulton’ Visits Fulton Lions Club
Author Jim Farfaglia and Mary Kimball made a presentation to the Fulton Lions Club on their book, “The Heart of Fulton at Home and Abroad: World War II and the Korean War,” at the club’s February meeting.
Community
Oswego Food, History Cited At Rotary
Colette Astoria, owner/operator of Oswego Food & History Tours, was a recent guest speaker at the Oswego Rotary Club. She hosts a three-hour walking tour showing off Oswego’s historic buildings and landmarks.