Oswego County TodaySeptember 2018FREE Independent News for Oswego County

Fairgrieve Elementary School third grader Natalie David shows off her signed attendance pledge, which signifies her commitment to attend school on time every day, all day throughout the 2018-19 school year.

Students Celebrate Their School Attendance Commitment

September 19, 2018 Submitted article

That collective commitment and its subsequent follow-through will help reduce the district’s rate of chronic absenteeism, which is defined as a student missing 10 percent or more of school days – excused or unexcused.

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Schumer and Gillibrand Announce $95,362 For Williamstown VFD

September 19, 2018 Contributor

The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and will be used to replace 15 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) devices, which help firefighters breathe clean air. The department’s current SCBAs are 18 years old.

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Girls Rock Is Expanding

September 19, 2018 Submitted article

At the Fulton Family YMCA we believe in strengthen young girls to impact the world around them. We want to empower young girls to explore their unique talents and interests, to build strong friendships and to realize the potential in themselves and those around them. That is why the Fulton Family YMCA and the Fulton Junior High School are teaming up to offer the Girl Rock program right at the school.

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Emotions Run High As Neighborhood Battles Against House ‘Unfit for Occupancy’

September 19, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

An entire first ward neighborhood took a stand at Tuesday’s (Sept 18) regular meeting of the Fulton Common Council. One by one, neighbors of West Second Street South in Fulton addressed their pressing concerns with one troublesome house in their area. They detailed the drastic loss of quality of life in their neighborhood, all alleged to stem from one property: an owner-occupied multi-family unit that has been without water and power for months.

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Emma Elizabeth Workman

September 19, 2018 Contributor

Emma Elizabeth Workman was born in Oswego Hospital on September 10, 2018, at 10:16 a.m.

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Aaron Mitchell Freer

September 19, 2018 Contributor

Aaron Mitchell Freer was born in Oswego Hospital on September 17, 2018, at 12:14 p.m.

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Fulton Veterans’ Council Hosts POW – MIA and 9-11 Ceremony Sept. 21

September 19, 2018 Contributor

The Fulton Veterans’ Council will host a POW/MIA 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21. The ceremony takes place in Veterans’ Park, across from Fulton City Hall on South First Street.

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Weather Notebook For September 19, 2018

September 19, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Breezy, cooler and less humid today. High in the lower 70s.

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Community

Porky and Buddy Pet Health – Why Won’t Cuddles Cuddle?

September 19, 2018 Contributor

I just adopted a cat, Cuddles, from a neighbor who had found her under their porch. She was thin but very pretty, so I took her to the vet and had her checked out and vaccinated and all that. I had a hard time catching her under the porch, but I figured she was just scared and would settle in. Boy is she misnamed.

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From left are: Universal Metal Works Vice President John Sharkey IV, Huhtamaki Health and Safety Manager Sierra Drahms, Huhtamaki Plant Manager Mark Southwick and Oswego Health Foundation’s Development Manager for Special Events Michele Hourigan.

Oswego Health Presents Trophy For The Run For Your Health 5K Company Competition Winner

September 19, 2018 Contributor

Oswego Health presented a custom-crafted trophy to the winners of its company competition division of the recent Oswego Health Foundation Run For Your Health 5K event held on the Seneca Hill campus.

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