In recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Oswego County Opportunities Services to Aid Families program held its 17th annual tree planting ceremony to honor victims of crime in Oswego County. This year’s tree is planted at Sunset Bay Park in Scriba. From left are Scriba Town Board member Kelly Lagoe, Scriba Town Supervisor Robert Ramsey, Scriba Town Board member Jim Sheldon, SAF advocate / trainer Sara Carmichael, SAF community response coordinator Stacie France, and Scriba Town Board member Joe Pasco.
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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – Expand the Circle: Reach All Victims

During the week of April 8 through the 14, communities and victim service providers across the United States hosted events and campaigns in recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The goal of this awareness week is to promote victims’ rights and honor crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf.

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Principal Thomas Bailer (left) and PCSD Superintendent Christopher Byrne (right) congratulate Youth of the Year Award recipients Catherine Musumeci and Cade Reed.
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Phoenix Students Earn Youth Service Awards

Twenty-two Phoenix Central School District students were honored recently for their volunteerism during the President’s Youth Service Awards ceremony. The annual dinner and awards presentation, held at the Phoenix Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, recognizes students who complete 300, 500 or 1,000-plus hours of community service.

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SUNY Oswego's Office of Sustainability conducts awareness-raising campaigns -- here with a 2017 information table on the "Perk Up" campaign on behalf of reusable coffee cups -- and substantial but less visible efforts to reduce the college's carbon footprint, such as working with other higher education institutions to develop the Large Scale Renewable Energy project for expanding and procuring cleaner power.
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SUNY Oswego Signs On To Help Launch Clean-Energy Buying Consortium

Two significant developments in the SUNY Oswego Office of Sustainability show promise to produce substantial reduction in the college’s carbon footprint. Nicholas J. Lyons, SUNY Oswego’s vice president for administration and finance, recently signed a letter of intent to support the New York Higher Education Large Scale Renewable Energy Project.

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