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Stepping Stones students play educational camping game
Students on the Blue Team at the Stepping Stones Day Program at Oswego County BOCES enjoyed a fun-filled summer program and learned quite a bit along the way.
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UNIQUE Magazine to be at the Oswego County Literacy Fair
For the third year, UNIQUE 2013 premiered at the Everson Museum of Art. After the Everson, the exhibit will travel to many partnering organizations with the first stop at the Literacy Coalition of Oswego County’s “Dig into Reading” Literacy Fair.
Oswego Daily News
Move Along Founder, Greg Callen, to speak at United Way Breakfast
Eight years ago one misstep resulted in a life-changing event, a fall from a 13-foot balcony left Greg Callen with paralysis of the lower half of his body. While the next a couple years brought periods of depression and soul searching Greg eventually began working on living independently. He moved to Syracuse. He accepted a friend’s suggestion to checkout Syracuse Fliers Wheelchair Sports.
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Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County Achieves National Quality Assurance
Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County, Inc. announced today (Sept. 4) that its Child Care & Development Council has attained Quality Assurance, establishing it as one of the nation’s leading Child Care Resource and Referral agencies (CCR&Rs). The national recognition was awarded by Child Care Aware of America.
Fulton Daily News
Propane Tanker Crashes in Hannibal
State Police in Fulton are investigating a personal injury accident that occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m. Tuesday on State Route 3 in the town of Hannibal. The driver was taken to Oswego Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, troopers said.
Oswego Daily News
OPD’s Quality of Life patrols active over holiday weekend
Over the Labor Day weekend, the Oswego City Police Department deployed additional personnel to address quality of life concerns in residential neighborhoods. This detail consisted of marked, unmarked and foot patrols. A total of 33 individuals were arrested as a result of the detail.
Community
CENG’s Support for Call-N-Ride Fosters Independence
The Call-N-Ride Bus gives me independence” was the common message shared with Jill Lyon and Natalyn Giverson, representatives from CENG, at the monthly Oswego County Visually Impaired luncheon held at Springside on August 19. The two representatives of CENG, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, were invited to the luncheon in appreciation of Call-N-Ride. Call-N-Ride is a low-cost, curb-to-curb bus service that is available in Oswego County for the elderly as well as people with disabilities.
Oswego Daily News
Arts, Crafts, and Kites at Historic Fort Ontario Sept. 7
The Friends of Fort Ontario will host an Arts, Crafts, and Kites Festival Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the spacious and historic grounds outside the old fort. Admission to the festival is free while normal admission fees will apply to those who wish to tour the old fort. Kite experts from around the United States and Canada and noted kite historian Thom Shanken will be on hand to assist kite fliers of all ages and abilities.
Community
Scholarships Help Students at Constellation Energy Nuclear Group Continue Education
CENG congratulates eight co-operative students at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba who were recently announced as National Academy for Nuclear Training (NANT) Scholarship Award recipients for 2013-2014.
Community
Jim Myers Announces Candidacy for 4th Ward Councilor in Fulton
Jim Myers has announced his candidacy for 4th Ward Councilor in the City of Fulton. Myers had been councilor, or alderman as they were called then, from 1988-1993. He was president of the council from 1992-1993.