Articles by Steve Yablonski

At Monday night’s Common Council meeting, Mayor Billy Barlow was joined by members of the Oswego Tree Stewards as he proclaimed Friday Arbor Day in the Port City. The Oswego City Tree Stewards will celebrate Arbor Day on April 27 at 4 p.m. at Hamilton Park by planting a new tree in the park and hosting a pruning workshop by Jim Maloney a NYS Certified Forester, according to Valerie Dawnstar, coordinator.

The new Leighton Elementary School playground was officially opened Thursday afternoon. Home and School Association President Jacqueline Wallace and Mary Ann Preston, a parent volunteer from the Home and School Association and the playground committee chair, officially cut the ribbon. They were joined by members of the Home and School Association, volunteers and donors as well as Principal Kara Shore and Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey for the ceremony. Following the ribbon cutting, Shore invited everyone inside for cake and refreshments.

“Our website currently shows $60,401. But, we have checks and cash to count, an upcoming breakfast (May 5) and long-distance shavees in Delhi, NY, and Prague, Czech Republic who are still fundraising,” local volunteer event organizer Dan Witmer told Oswego County Today. Spearheading the East European fundraiser is Witmer’s son, Brian. They have already raised more than $1,000, Brian said.

At this week’s meeting of the Administrative Services Committee, Mayor Billy Barlow requested approval of a $1,500 transfer of funds into Account 1210.440 for an extension of OnPointe ERP Solutions Inc. (Paul Angerame) for work involving the city’s purchasing consolidation with Onondaga County.