Community

Time to get imaginations fired up for a summer of art fun at CNY Arts Center located at 357 State St. through the Park Street entrance. Registrations are now open for camp and all summer classes.
Kicking off the summer will be a week of dance classes with Jennica Vehrs for ages 5-15, July 7-11, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Recently, Parents of Special Children, Inc. hosted itsr annual Jamboree Chicken BBQ fundraiser at the Hannibal American Legion. The event was an amazing success, as they sold out of dinners within the first hour.

Assemblyman and Ranking Minority Ways and Means Committee Member Robert Oaks announced that the Newark Public Library and the Hannibal Free Library have been awarded a total of $177,379.

William Woods University student Emily Nichols of Hannibal second in professional sales.

Oswego County Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce a new initiative that will assist low-income homeowners with necessary home repairs and increase the curb appeal of their property.
Working in partnership with the Richard S. Shineman Foundation, Oswego County Habitat for Humanity has begun its A Brush with Kindness program.

New York State Senator Patty Ritchie recently presented 65 teachers from across Oswego, Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties with a Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence for their efforts to encourage students to succeed.

Carol Vescio of Fulton recently received the 2014 Community Service Award from Fulton Sunrise Rotary Club. A Community Service Award is presented to a person in the community that the Club feels has donated much of their time to various organizations and functions in the area.

The Fulton City School District is still accepting registrations for the Universal Pre-Kindergarten program, which aims to provide children with the foundation for future school success by developing skills in literacy and numeracy.

In addition to responding to calls for assistance, one of the many non-emergency functions the Oswego Fire Department offers is public education in Emergency Medical Services.