Area Students Volunteer During SUNY Oswego’s Alternative Winter Break
Dozens of SUNY Oswego students, including several from the area, spent their winter break volunteering to help homeowners in distressed communities across the nation.
Dozens of SUNY Oswego students, including several from the area, spent their winter break volunteering to help homeowners in distressed communities across the nation.
The Zonta Club of Oswego is dedicated to advancing the status of women and works locally to raise awareness of issues pertaining to women.
Oswego County youth recently traveled to the State Capitol to participate in a state-wide leadership conference to learn more about state government and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. The leadership conference was held by the Association of New York State Youth Bureaus and more than 170 young adults participated.
The Fulton Wrestling Club assisted Catholic Charities of Oswego County in rounding up 438 boxes of old records for shredding. “These heavy boxes were tucked away in the attic and in various storage areas throughout our building,” said Mary-Margaret Pezzela-Pekow, executive director.
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.
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