U.S. Rep. John Katko was today (Feb. 24) named to the House Homeland Security Committee’s bipartisan Task Force on Denying Terrorists Entry into the United States. Katko, who last Congress chaired the Committee’s Task Force on Combating Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel, today applauded Chairman McCaul for continuing to focus the Committee’s efforts on preventing terrorists from gaining access to our country.
We told you that on February 3, the United States Department of Agriculture suddenly removed all inspection reports and other information from its website about the treatment of animals at federally licensed research laboratories, zoos, dog breeding operations (puppy mills) and other facilities. We urged you to complain vociferously about this unprecedented retreat from government transparency. On February 18, the USDA reposted some of the records.
Emily Renne, a native of Cleveland, graduated Cum Laude from Ithaca College’s School of Communications with a degree in Integrated Marketing Communications. The degree was awarded in December 2016.
Oswego Middle School Principal Mary Beth Fierro along with her faculty and staff would like to recognize the following students who earned Honor Roll and/or High Honor Roll status for the second marking period of the 2016-17 school year.
Assemblyman Will Barclay will host two coffee hour town hall meetings on March 11. One will take place at 8:30 a.m. at the Redfield Town Hall, located at 4830 County Route 17 in Redfield.
SUNY Oswego’s Rice Creek Field Station, in partnership with the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways, is offering a free adult leader training session from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 6, at Rice Creek. Registration deadline is April 20.
To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) grade-point average.
Nicholas Gilmour, a native of Cato, NY, graduated from Ithaca College’s School of Communications with a degree in Television-Radio. The degree was awarded in December 2016.
“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” – William Shakespeare. Paul V. Moore students took this quote to heart and threw caution to the wind as they recited excerpts from some of Shakespeare’s most famous works.
“It is terrific that faculty, staff, visitors and students that are nursing mothers now have access to the use of lactation rooms on campus,” said Amy Plotner, assistant vice president for human resources at the college. “This is an important aspect of ensuring accessible, private, safe, and specifically designated spaces that will help provide a supportive environment on campus.”
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