Fulton GOP vice chairman Marc Holliday said, “The Fulton committee is proud to endorse John DeFrancisco for Governor. DeFrancisco as NYS Senate deputy majority leader has a proven track record of getting the job done. Unlike his GOP opponent, DeFrancisco has experience as an elected state official and he has a sound understanding of how to handle state matters.”
Our property taxes are among the highest in the nation. New York needs to make structural changes if there is any hope for reducing tax bills for property owners. Legislation has been introduced that would help alleviate some of this burden for Upstate residents and stimulate economic growth. For starters, the state needs to take over the full cost of Medicaid. Medicaid is a joint federal and state program largely administered by states and is paid for with federal, state and local funds.
A free screening of Rita Coburn Whack’s and Bob Hercules’ award-winning feature documentary, “Maya Angelou and Still I Rise,” will take place at 7 p.m. March 27, in SUNY Oswego’s Marano Campus Center auditorium. The screening sets the stage for Coburn Whack’s visit to campus in April for the college’s Voices of Diversity Speaker Series and a special Diversity in the Arts Documentary Project.
The city of Oswego is hosting a blood drive on March 26 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Oswego Fire Department. The Oswego Fire Department is located at 35 E. Cayuga St. Every day, thousands of patients depend on blood donations to help save their lives.
The Oswego County Health Department will hold its first rabies clinic of the season March 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the County Highway Garage, 31 Schaad Drive, Scriba. The rabies virus is fatal to mammals and can infect any mammal. Immunizing pets greatly reduces the risk of human exposure to rabies and is the most effective way to protect humans and their pets from the rabies virus.
Dylan Obernesser made a swift career change — one he thought would take years — from insurance fraud investigation to teaching computer forensics in high school, thanks to SUNY Oswego School of Education’s work with Syracuse-area teacher candidates hired for their technical and career expertise.
NY Army National Guard Warrant Officer Robert Taylor , a Volney resident, was one of the soldiers serving at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center who was greeted by Major General Anthony German, the Adjutant General of New York, during a March 9 visit. Taylor who is assigned to Headquarters Troop of the 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry, based at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, is one of 220 members of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team who are working with NATO allied units assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group- Ukraine to train the Ukrainian Army.
To be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Parish, 309 Buffalo St. in Fulton, United Way’s Stone Soup Too Luncheon will feature a variety of soups including cream of broccoli from Blue Moon Grill, salad and dessert, provided by local restaurants and small businesses.
Optician Ed Stoudemire of Fulton, who spoke at the March meeting of the Fulton Lions Club, recently spent a week in Nicaragua distributing eyeglasses donated by Lions Clubs International.
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association is proud to honor an Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary School second grader for a record-breaking effort for Jump Rope For Heart. David Holst raised more than $5,000 to help fight heart disease and stroke this year.
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