Forty upstate New York hospitals and health centers, including Oswego and others in Central New York, shared $22.9 million in quality improvement incentives paid by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
New York State Tobacco Control Programs have been proven to reduce youth smoking and help current smokers quit, which saves lives and millions of state tax dollars. However, higher rates of smoking persist among individuals with less than a high school education (22.4%), income less than $25,000 a year (22.2%) and those with poor mental health (27.2%).
The Zonta Club of Oswego is dedicated to advancing the status of women and works locally to raise awareness of issues pertaining to women.
“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” – William Shakespeare. Paul V. Moore students took this quote to heart and threw caution to the wind as they recited excerpts from some of Shakespeare’s most famous works.
As part of the district’s ongoing emphasis on student literacy, the class brought reading together with technology, as students created movie trailers for a book they recently read.
The Sandy Creek Drama Department will present the musical “Annie” on March 10 and 11 at the Sandy Creek Middle/High School Auditorium.
Oswego Opera will present Purcell’s Baroque masterpiece Dido and Aeneas on April 22 and 23, at 7:30 p.m., in the Great Hall of the Church of the Resurrection, 120 W. Fifth St.
Representatives of the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program met with New York State Senate Agriculture Chair Senator Patty Ritchie recently to recognize her support of the regional research and technical assistance program serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.
COCOAA has been a part of this project for five years and 2016 marked the fifth year that the NY Council on Problem Gambling has worked with local providers in an effort to prevent underage and problem gambling.
The Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Parent/Teacher/Student Association will host, for the second year, the Harlem Superstars basketball team in a game versus the APW Rebel Legends alumni team on March 3 at 7 p.m. in the junior/senior high school gym.
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