Year: 2023

The Oswego County Veterans’ Services Agency (VSA) will be closed Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 27 through 29 for advanced training with the New York State Department of Veterans’ Affairs. This includes satellite office hours scheduled for Sept. 28 at the Oswego VA Outpatient Clinic.

Read Beyond The Beaten Path With Fulton Public Library

Join the Fulton Public Library for a variety of activities, events and prizes during its 2023 summer reading program, “Read Beyond the Beaten Path.” This year’s theme focuses on exploring the world through reading and having new adventures outdoors.

Call Today To Join Senior Picnic August 16

The Oswego County Office for theAging (OFA) partners with the United Way of Greater Oswego County once again to host the fifth annual Senior Picnic for older residents. The luncheon runs from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 at the Mexico VFW, 5930 Scenic Ave. The event is open to any Oswego County senior aged 60 or older.

Don’t Miss The Bus On Back-To-School Vaccinations

The Oswego County Health Department offers additional immunization clinics and extended hours to help families get ahead of the back-to-school rush for required school immunizations.

Oswego County Joins National Rabies Vaccine Bait Distribution Program

The Oswego County Health Department is working with the Wildlife Services Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute oral rabies vaccine baits for wildlife across a large portion of the county.

Governor Hochul Announces $18 Million Next Generation Buildings Innovation Challenges For Advanced Building Technologies

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $18 million is available under the Next Generation Buildings Innovation Challenges for projects that offer advanced building technologies for clean heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, building envelopes, and controls. Round seven includes a new challenge area to advance intelligent building control solutions, including the development and commercialization of technologies that manage energy assets and electrical loads that will further enable decarbonization and electrification. This announcement supports New York State’s nation-leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 85 percent by 2050.

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AAA Tips To Protect Your Car Battery From The Heat

It’s easy to forget about your car battery when your vehicle is running smoothly. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But even if your battery seems to be working just fine that doesn’t mean you should neglect it. During the summer months when temperatures spike, your battery is more susceptible to failure.

DEC Updates Oak Wilt Emergency Orders For Ontario And Yates Counties

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced changes to oak wilt emergency orders in Yates and Ontario counties to reflect recent surveys for this invasive fungal disease. Emergency orders establish protective zones and quarantine districts around infections and prohibit the movement of oak and firewood out of the infected areas to help manage the spread of the fungus that causes the disease.

Sally L. (Atkins) Kesterke

Sally L. (Atkins) Kesterke, 83, of Fulton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Born in Fulton on November 12, 1939, Sally was predeceased by her parents Elmer and Helen Atkins (Helen Ducharme) and raised in Hannibal, NY. She was the wife of the late Norman W. Kesterke of Fulton.

Local Fulton Child With Special Needs Receives Above Ground Swimming Pool

Johnathan Haynes’ dream for an Above Ground Swimming Pool was recently answered by the Sunshine Foundation. Johnathan lives with the challenges of low-functioning (Level 3) autism.