Community

The Oswego County Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee presented a proclamation designating the month of November as Runaway Prevention Month in Oswego County to members of Oswego County Opportunities, Inc.

The SUNY Oswego Small Business Development Center will present an online business training course from Jan. 14 to March 2. The course, which has a Jan. 10 registration deadline, will provide guidance and support to individuals interested in starting or expanding a small business.

From skiing and skating to ice fishing and snowmobiling, there’s a lot to love about winter in Upstate New York.  However, there’s one big downside. When the temperature drops, your home heating costs inevitably go up.

The ‘Blizzard Bags’ program provides OCO’s clients with an emergency supply of food in the event that they are unable to receive their regular home delivered meal due to inclement weather conditions.

At a recent Fulton Sunrise Rotary meeting, Rotarian Carol Vescio introduced Andy Henderson, managing editor of The Valley News. Henderson fielded many questions from the group about the present and future state of print newspapers.

SUNY Oswego’s December Commencement will have several rebroadcasts for those unable to attend the live ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, or just interested in seeing it again.

Students at Michael A. Maroun Elementary School in Phoenix helped to fill a van Monday with items collected for victims of Hurricane Sandy; adding to the donations made throughout the past month by Central and Northern New Yorkers.

In accordance with its mission of raising awareness of human needs in Oswego County and supporting solutions to address those needs, United Way of Greater Oswego County is offering a limited number of mini-grant funding opportunities for community organizations in Oswego County that reflect the agency’s mission and its five funding categories