Community

The Oswego County Department of Social Services is looking for people who would like to become foster parents, particularly for children ages eight and over who may have special needs for supervision.

As communities near Lake Ontario and those in its lake effect snow band are preparing for yet another potentially significant snowstorm, State Senator Patty Ritchie is helping make sure people living and working in one of our region’s snowiest towns are able to travel more safely by providing a grant to the town of Oswego for a much-needed snowplow replacement.

Cedarville University student Erin Chambers of Fulton, whose major is Nursing, was named to the Cedarville University Dean’s List for Fall 2018.

Bill Steele, retired culinary professor from SUNY Adirondack, will teach a class on how to make wax flowers in the library’s Community Room.

Any residents of the Oswego area that would like to make their food dollars go farther may order February Food Sense packages until Noon on Friday, February 8.

February 14 at 1 p.m. in the Oswego Public Library Community Room, Jim Farfaglia will talk about Nestle in Fulton, New York and sign books.

Derek Caramella, of Oswego, NY, was among 61 Elmira College Soaring Eagles on the Empire 8 Conference’s semi-annual President’s List, which recognizes student-athletes who earned a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher during the fall term.

Members of the Oswego State Men’s Ice Hockey team made a detour on the Healthy Highway when they stopped at Minetto Elementary to share with students the importance of having an active lifestyle.