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Members of the Oswego County Legislature Human Services Committee presented staff members from Oswego County Opportunities Services to Aid Families program with a proclamation recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Oswego County.

Catholic Charities of Oswego County, recently received a $500 contribution to its capital campaign from Constellation, an Exelon Company. Mary-Margaret Pekow, executive director, said, “We are very grateful to Constellation’s Community Champions program and their support of our campaign.”

Murray Gould, president of Port City Preservation, will provide details on federal and NYS Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit programs. Gould, a national expert on historic tax credits, will educate owners of eligible residential and commercial properties how to utilize the program to help offset the costs of historic rehabilitation work.

SUNY Oswego has made Deans’ Awards to a select group of students who started at the college in fall 2017. The scholarships are $6,000 over four years.

Under the direction of Jonel Langenfeld of the Oswego theatre faculty, costumed performers will recount the stories of college founder Edward Austin Sheldon; Mary Walker, the local women’s rights pioneer and only woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor; Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman; Princess Ka’iulhani, the last princess of Hawaii (and her Oswego connection); and more.

The planetarium’s director, Dr. Scott Roby of the college’s physics department, and co-host Richard Frieman will recount the adventures of some members of the college’s physics and atmospheric and geological sciences departments who traveled days to reach different points along the path of the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse.

These grants were made possible with support from the Oswego County Community Foundation, A. L. Lee Memorial Hospital Health Fund, NBT Bank Fund and The Emerick Fund.