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The grass is green, the flowers are in bloom and music is in the air at Granby Elementary School. The school hosted the final concert of the 2012-13 school year on Wednesday.

Sandy Creek and Lacona Residents Need to Boil Water Due to Water Main Break

Residents of the villages of Sandy Creek and Lacona are being advised by the Oswego County Health Department to boil all water used for drinking and cooking due to a water main break in the municipal water system. This order will be in effect until at least Tuesday, June 11.

Calling All Writers In Fulton

On behalf of the Fulton Public Library, Betty Maute recently applied for, and received a New York State grant for the training of poets and writers. The participants will be trained by attending a series of classes, to be held at the library and taught by Jim and others skilled in writing prose and poetry.

Democrat Legislator Urges Public To Question GOP

It’s time for candidates to start circulating the nominating petitions for the upcoming election. This is a good time for the public to ask the question that we in the legislature can get no answer to.

Holocaust survivor shares message of hope, courage and compassion with Fulton sixth graders

Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a Holocaust survivor and author of the book “Four Perfect Pebbles,” was a recent visitor in the Fulton City School District where she shared her personal story of hope, courage and compassion with sixth grade students in the district. “By listening,” she said, “I hope you prevent our past from becoming your future.”

Shineman Foundation Promotes Neighborhood Revitalization Through $45,000 Grant To Oswego Renaissance Organization

The grant will support ORA’s community development initiatives, beginning with the engagement of neighborhood planning firm, CZB (www.czb.org). ORA will work with CZB over the next nine months to collect data and engage the community in a thorough examination of Oswego’s strengths and opportunities.

Over half a million dollars in awards handed out to APW Seniors at banquet

More than half a million dollars in scholarships, grants, endowments and awards were handed out to graduating seniors from Altmar-Parish-Williamstown High School at their annual Senior Awards banquet on June 4.

Principal’s Awards Recognize Volney Students For Demonstrating Effort

The following Volney Elementary School students were presented with a Principal’s Award for demonstrating effort, the May character virtue of the month.

Oswego High Top 100 Receive Deserved Recognition

The Oswego High School Top 100 students were recognized for the twenty-fourth consecutive year. Several hundred people packed the Oswego High School Dining Hall for the annual “Top 100” dinner. This year, Oswego Rotary, PathFinder Bank, NBT Bank, and the Oswego City School District hosted the event with the Oswego City School District Food Service Department supplying a buffet extravaganza.

Classroom guest gives students a glimpse at life in the workforce

One recent classroom experience was a visit by an occupational therapist that was coordinated by the program’s instructor to coincide with the students’ reading of Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper, a novel about a young girl that does not allow Cerebral Palsy to define her.