Small businesses are selected for the Excellence Awards based on their company’s longevity, innovation, sales growth, increased employment, ability to overcome adversity or community contributions.
A bill was recently put forward by a Manhattan lawmaker that, if passed and signed by the Governor, would do away with marksmanship, archery, and shooting programs in New York state schools. The bill would also ban gun safety classes on school grounds by prohibiting the use of firearms as part of the lesson. Under this proposal, highly successful programs and teams that positively impact thousands of kids each year would be eliminated.
Students, representing schools from all across the county, recently sat with the legislators and took an active role in the recent legislature meeting. Prior to that they visited other facets of county government and had a chance to debate and vote on their own ‘resolution.’
Among the awards announced for Central New York are:
$10.9 million for Harbor View Square, Oswego.
And, Fight Homelessness with Supportive Housing in Scriba, Oswego County
Residents of the Oswego City School District will go to the polls Tuesday at four polling sites.
In the Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, Larry Wight parked his FX Caprara Chevy/Tracey Road Equipment/NAPA/Penske Racing Shocks/LJL Kevlar Racing Engines/No.99L in victory lane. The win was anything but easy as Wight and Tom Sears Jr. had a side-by-side battle lap after lap with Wight finally making the winning pass on lap 27 in the 35-lap feature.
(Tracey Road Equipment DIRTcar 358 Modifieds 35 Laps) – LARRY WIGHT, Tom Sears Jr., Tim Sears Jr., Pat Ward, Jordan McCreadie
Editor’s Note: Chris Joyce is running for the Oswego City School District Board of Education. He was unable to participate in the recent “Meet the Candidate” night due to being called into work that night. This put him at a slight disadvantage and so he has submitted his responses to the questions answered by the other candidates.
Jane E. Baldwin, 96, of Hannibal, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018, at Seneca Hill Manor.
Oswego Harborfest is pleased to announce its headliners for festival weekend, including Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles, Almost Queen and Hard Promises at the Main Stage in Breitbeck Park and Enter the Haggis at East Park. On Thursday, July 27, at 9 p.m., Almost Queen will take the stage with lead singer Joseph Russo singing the part of Freddy Mercury.
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