Articles by Steve Yablonski

Kyle Rookey will be honored this evening (Sept. 7) at Fort Ontario. The candlelight vigil will get under way at 9 p.m. Organizers said they will share stories of Kyle first and then around 9:30 p.m. or so will start the vigil.

UPDATED  Oswego City School Board of Education member William Myer has announced that he is resigning from his position. He said he wants to ‘pursue other interests.’ He isn’t ruling out a run for the board in the future, however.

Buccaneer Junior-Senior High School officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the students of the school, currently housed in portables behind Oswego Middle School. Overall, from pre-kindergarten to seniors in high school just over 4,100 students commenced the 2012-13 school year in Oswego.

The number of districts will remain the same, just their shapes will change. Legislator Amy Tresidder’s district (16), for example, would cover both sides of the river in Oswego.

UPDATE: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Friday in honor of Kyle Rookey.

Rookey, of Oswego, died Sunday in Afghanistan. He is being remembered for his smile and laughter and for his desire to help everybody.