After spending the last nine years in the North Collins School District in Erie County, Ben Halsey is returning to Central New York. On Tuesday afternoon, he was officially hired by the school board during a brief meeting. Immediately after the meeting he signed a three-year one-month deal commencing Dec. 2 through Dec. 31, 2016.
Some sunshine, but chilly today with scattered showers possible later. High in the upper 40s.
At its meeting Monday night, the Common Council approved Local Law No. 3 of 2013. It authorizes a property tax levy in excess of the limit established in General Municipal Law §3-c. It doesn’t mean that the city will impose a tax greater than the cap, the mayor noted recently. The taxpayers would be protected from a technicality in the law that could penalize the city.
The Oswego City School District Board of Education is expected to officially pass a resolution hiring Benjamin Halsey as the new superintendent of schools. The meeting will be held at the Education Center second floor curriculum room begining at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Recently, Oswego residents joined forces to bike, walk, and run the Team Levine Event supporting Cooper Levine, an 18-year-old freshman at Ithaca College recently diagnosed with ALL, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. A donation to the family was the fee to register. Held at Oswego’s Breitbeck Park and hosted by Team Levine Committee Standing United For Cooper, bikers rode the Oswego Tri-Sprint 10-mile course through Oswego State University’s campus and along the beautiful Lake Ontario shoreline.
It was a week ago, on Oct. 19, that my mother passed away rather unexpectedly. My wife and I would like to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and condolences. Many of you sent cards and notes. They are much appreciated. Some even donated to the Oswego County Humane Society in my mother’s memory.
The $200 million investment adds 240,000 tons of automotive aluminum sheet capacity in North America. The expansion also created more than 100 local jobs.
Emily’s (Bradshaw) Mission is at it again. Can you spare a square? Her new project is doing a paper products drive team challenge for the Human Concerns Food Pantry from now through November 20.
The adaption of the Ray Bradbury classic, “Fahrenheit 451,” will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 to 27, at Tyler Hall’s Waterman Theatre.
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