There will be a few dollars more for highway repair projects this summer. The state’s CHIPS funding list is out. Oswego County and its cities and villages pick up a few — very few — extra dollars over last year.
I am pleased to report that the state budget passed on time this year. It finally put the brakes on spending, and did not include any new taxes or revenue streams. In the last two years, taxes and fees increased by $10 billion. This tax and spend mentality was simply not sustainable. I’m pleased the trend did not continue with the 2011-12 budget.
While the public at large thinks of firefighters as the people who run into burning buildings when others are running out, volunteer fire departments and rescue squads are often the ones who respond to calls for help of all kinds in their communities.
State Senator Patty Ritchie recently met with the State Legislature’s delegation representing Oswego County.
Mary L. McMahon, 82, a resident of Co Rt. 89, Town of Oswego passed away on April 11, 2011.
Doris A. Wallace, 85, passed away Friday at St. Luke Health Services.
“On the heels of last year’s extraordinary lineup, this year’s music is promising to at least equal the quality of last year, if not surpass it,” said Harborfest Executive Director Tom Van Schaack.
Softball and lacrosse action was under way through the weekend with the Lady Bucs falling in extra innings on the softball diamond and the lacrosse team pulling off a spectacular rally to win in overtime against host South Jefferson.
The Oswego Middle School “Battle of Books” team was determined as three squads vied for the privilege to compete in the county finals.
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