Raising Awareness. Individuals at ARISE in Oswego used its creativity to show their support for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As purple is the symbolic color for domestic violence awareness ARISE created a window display filled with purple flags to pay tribute to individual that are survivors of domestic violence.
In September, last year, the ASPCA filed a petition with the USDA asking that agency to strengthen its regulations concerning animal breeding facilities, what we all know of as “puppy mills.” While no one wants the practice of puppy milling to continue, in the meantime there are hundreds of them around the country, including right here in Central and Western New York. Current standards of care are so weak that breeders can legally keep dogs in tiny, stacked cages with wire floors that may injure their paws and legs.
The Hannibal Central School District is proud to welcome Jessica Piscitelli and Krystal Ward as administrative interns for the 2016-17 school year.
The Oswego Town Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual open house, during Fire Safety week, on October 13 between 6-8 p.m. at the station, 640 County Route 7.
A semester-long SUNY Oswego class project to encourage students to register and vote in November’s presidential election and local races reached a crescendo recently as the Vote Oswego drive recruited students across campus to pitch in for a “blitz week” of nonpartisan mobilization events.
On Saturday, the Oswego State men’s lacrosse team wraps up its fall season with a home scrimmage against Cazenovia College. But, the contest is more than a final test of the semester – it is also a fundraiser for the Wilmot Cancer Institute, located in Rochester.
The Oswego County Legislature held its August meeting at the H. Douglas Barclay Courthouse in Pulaski. The annual meeting is in keeping with a decades-old tradition of honoring the county’s heritage as a “half-shire” county.
Ellen Holst, director of Oswego County Opportunities Health and Nutrition Services recently recognized several employees. They were presented with longevity awards for their loyal service to OCO and its consumers.
The Oswego County Health Department offers a variety of services to all residents of Oswego County, including preventive health services, certified hospice, and a maternal and child health program
The Minetto United Methodist Church kitchen will spring to life in a few days as more than 100 parishioners and friends prepare and serve the annual harvest turkey dinner. The dinner is scheduled for October 15, with serving beginning at 4 p.m.
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