Today's Weather
Weather Notebook For July 24, 2017
Scattered showers and storms – some heavy at times today. High near 75.
Month: July 2017
Community
Oswego Public Library Plans Book Drive to Stock Oswego County Little Libraries
From July 31 to August 11, the Oswego Public Library will be collecting books to put in the Little Libraries in the Oswego County area. The Little Library Houses are small, house-shaped boxes that can be found in most public parks in Oswego County. The public can take, read and share books as they wish.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Infrastructure Dollars Help Upstate with Road, Bridge Repairs
With the warm weather here, local highway crews are out working on road repairs and construction projects. There are approximately 114,000 centerline miles of highway in the state and local governments are responsible for the maintenance of nearly 85% of them. Accordingly, they need assistance meeting the repair demands, especially considering the snowfalls in our area.
Community
OCO Literacy Volunteers Program Receives $2,865 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Recently, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded OCO Literacy Volunteers Program a $2,865 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant award is part of more than $7.5 million in grants awarded to nearly 900 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves.
Community
Camp Program Under Way At Zerbe
This summer, AmeriCorps partnered with APW schools and Cornell University Cooperative Extension to create a summer camp program at Camp Zerbe. Zerbe is located in the town of Williamstown. The camp program begins at 8 a.m. and goes until noon every Monday through Friday.
Oswego Daily News
Youngsters Enjoy Visiting Replica Ships Niña and Pinta
Hundreds of visitors toured replicas of Columbus’ flag ship, the Niña, and its sister ship, the Pinta, over the weekend at the West First Street pier near the H. Lee White Maritime Museum for Oswego’s Festival of Ships. Among the hundreds of visitors was Bill Foley of Oswego. He shares a few photos of his granddaughters’ visit.
Oswego Daily News
Paddlefest ’17 Draws Waves Of Participants
FULTON/OSWEGO, NY – Roughly 650 participants took to the Oswego River on Saturday for the fifth year of Paddlefest fun. Some launched from Indian Point in Fulton for an 11.17-mile trek while others launched […]
Sports
Mother Nature Cancels Fulton Speedway July 22 Racing Program; Topless Late Models and Wear Yellow For Yellow-Out Night Moved To July 29
The forecast called for great weather but Mother Nature had other ideas canceling the Fulton Speedway July 22 race night. The Speedway will be back in action on Saturday, July 29. The Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux topless Late Models that was scheduled for the 22nd will be on the race card plus the Tracey Road Equipment Big Block Modifieds, SUNY Canton Sportsman, E&V Energy Novice Sportsman, JB Logging & Firewood 4-Cylinders and the Firehouse Subs Mod Lites.
Allanson Glanville Tappan Funeral Home
Dorothy C. Hiler, 108
Dorothy C. Hiler, 108, of Phoenix, NY, passed away on Friday July 21, 2017, at James Square Health & Rehabilitation Center, Syracuse, NY.
Community
Twenty-One CCCE Practical Nursing Students Ready for Careers
Twenty-one adult education students graduated from the Practical Nursing program at the Center for Career and Community Education recently, a community collaborative between Cayuga Community College and the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation.