July 1, 2014, marks the 30-year anniversary of the date Nancy-Jo Scamurra, a 14-year-old from Amherst, NY, went missing from her home. Her body was found in Lake Ontario in 1984; it wasn’t identified until 2011. Despite the positive identification and continued investigation, the mystery surrounding Ms. Scamurra’s disappearance, murder, dismemberment, and decapitation, remains unsolved.
The Oswego Opera Theater’s fourth annual Golf Tournament, held on June 21 at Battle Island State Park in Fulton, was a resounding success. This tournament supports the Opera’s productions, such as the recently seen “Rigoletto – The Oswego Story,” and appearances by Craig Schulman.
The Friends of History at Pratt House announces the 2014 Award Winner, Anthony Semeraro. He is a graduating senior from G. Ray Bodley High School. He will be attending RIT in the fall.
After a lengthy investigation conducted by the Oswego County Drug Task Force and the city of Fulton Police Department, Jason Wayne Knopp (a/k/a John Slaughta), was arrested on Monday (June 23), on a sealed indictment warrant issued by Oswego County Court. The indictment charges Knopp with three counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B Felony.
The school was transformed into an art gallery for the occasion, with festival-goers enjoying self-guided tours of the many collections of artwork from students in pre-kindergarten through grade six.
The New York State Homes and Community Renewal Office of Community Renewal has announced that the city of Oswego has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Affordable Housing Corporation.
The city will receive the maximum amount available to a small city to rehabilitate 18 units of existing housing in Oswego.
Kaylee Schreyer and Rachael Thormann have earned outstanding distinctions as the top two students of the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Senior High School Class of 2014. For the pair, the race to the top was more about friendship than winning “She’s my best friend,” Thormann said with Schreyer adding, “It was never about competing against each other.”
Students in first-year teacher Danielle Bovay’s class at Granby Elementary recently celebrated the end of the year with a fiesta themed party. The fourth graders and their families enjoyed Mexican food, dancing and spent time looking over portfolios that showcased student work.
With the support of Lombardo’s Bridie Manor, The Buc Parent League will be hosting an “All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast” on June 29 from 8 a.m. until noon. The Buc parents and students will be serving a menu of pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, mixed fruit, pastries along with your choice of beverages.
ARISE is pleased to announce a new event for Oswego County. This fall we will be hosting our first annual “Light up the Night” run. The run will start at dusk and runners-walkers are encouraged to use their wildest imagination to light themselves up – use of glow sticks and lights is strongly encouraged!
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