On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Latin band Tiempo Libre, three times nominated for Grammy Awards, brings its distinctive take on timba — a genre that blends Cuban music with salsa, American R&B and funk with the strong influence of Afro-Caribbean folkloric music — to Hewitt ballroom at 7:30 p.m.
State Senator Patty Ritchie announced Tuesday (August 29) she has secured $80,000 in special funding to aid victims of domestic violence in Jefferson, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties. Funding secured by Senator Ritchie will help three agencies in Jefferson, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties strengthen the services they provide to victims.
The First Congregational Church UCC of New Haven will observe its 200th anniversary this September, with a number of celebratory events. The church will commemorate the anniversary with a Harvest Weekend Celebration beginning the evening of September 16.
The Oswego Elks will hold its annul Big Bucks Party on October 1. We will have a 50/50 raffles during the day also we will be having a Chinese auction. The party is open to the public.
The Mexico Academy and Central School District recently welcomed Jennifer Stanton as its Director of Pupil Services. Her passion for helping children overcome challenges began in college when she had an internship at a pre-school for students with disabilities and immediately “loved leveling the playing field for students who have great potential.”
A few dozen Fulton City School District teachers recently attended the Oswego Writing Institute 2017 to learn current writing techniques to be more effective in their writing instruction. Several teachers also presented workshops.
We have been watching Hurricane Harvey slam Texas and Louisiana, and worrying about both the people and the animals caught in this storm. Which got us thinking that it’s time to nag you all again about how to be prepared for what Mother Nature will undoubtedly throw at us, in our case not so much hurricanes, but certainly gigantic blizzards, flooding, wind. The best thing you can do for yourself and your pets is to be prepared for the two basic emergency scenarios – you are either stuck inside your house or you are stuck with having to leave your house. So here are our suggestions for the basics.
Brian Pulvino, superintendent of the Fulton City School District, was inducted as a new Fulton Rotarian at a recent meeting. Fulton Rotary President Jerry Seguin and District Governor Phyllis Danks welcomed Pulvino.
David Owens, a freelance illustrator and the art director for Oswego County Promotion and Tourism, will exhibit his work focusing on illustration, publication design and branding from Sept. 1 through Oct. 27 at Oswego State Downtown’s gallery.
Jennifer Granholm knew that joining the Mexico Academy and Central School District would be the perfect fit for her. The district’s core beliefs of putting students first, all students can learn, collaboration is essential to success and all are treated with dignity, among others, perfectly align with Granholm’s views on the importance of education.
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