The Addiction Awareness Group, started in 2016 by parents of addicts Cori Welch and Amy Pelow, are planning its second Addiction Awareness Walk for August 13 in Oswego. The walk is free and open to the community to spread awareness about the growing problem of addiction. The walk will start and end at the Oswego Elks Lodge with pre-registration now open.
The program recognizes the many accomplishments of Ruth Sayer. She moved to Oswego when she was 30 and for the past 70 years has worked tirelessly to benefit the city’s historic, educational and cultural organizations. In honor of her 100th birthday, the campaign encourages the community to support those organizations – to “Be Like Ruth.”
The NYS Education Department recently awarded a five-year, $1.63 million grant to SUNY Oswego’s School of Education to scale up and enhance its Teacher Opportunity Corps program, which seeks to attract and retain teacher candidates from underrepresented groups — particularly young men — in high-need schools. The $325,000 a year in funding through the state’s My Brother’s Keeper program will more than double the capacity of Oswego’s nine-year-old Teacher Opportunity Corps to serve 50 students, from freshmen through graduate school, and to support graduates in their early years of teaching.
Oswego Health board chair Adam Gagas welcomed new president and CEO Micheal Harlovic to the health system and to the community. Harlovic began work at the health system on July 3.
Mayor Billy Barlow fired back at Council Vice President John Gosek on Monday refuting claims the councilor made at last week’s committee meetings. Gosek initiated discussion regarding a proposed local law to prohibit the spraying of herbicides on city properties. After a lengthy debate at committee, his attempt to bring the matter to the full council was stymied. However, the mayor pointed out Monday that it’s pretty much a moot point. The city already has a spraying policy in place, adding that for any spraying to be done, the proposal must first be approved by the council.
The Midway Drive-In in Minetto is opening for the 69th season with a two-movie feature for the first week showing Transformers (PG-13) and Baywatch (R ) from Friday July 14 – Thursday July 20. But first, the season will officially kick off with a memorial showing of “A Reason to Celebrate” a documentary by Peter Mahan in honor of Midway Drive-In’s long time owner whose unexpected passing delayed the opening as family and community alike mourned a great loss. John Nagelschmidt V had owned the Midway Drive-In in Minetto since 1986, a natural progression following 20 years previous of working and managing the theater since his first day after picking up a job in high school that quickly turned into a developing passion. The documentary will be shown on July 13, with free admission.
Central New York’s musician-led cooperative orchestra, Symphoria will perform a free outdoor concert at Fort Ontario State Historic Site in Oswego, New York on July 16 at 7:30 p.m.
On July 6, Oswego City Police investigators arrested 45-year-old Bruce D. Williams of Oswego, following an investigation into a domestic incident. It is alleged that from July 1, at about 1 p.m., to July 4, at about 7 a.m., while at the defendant’s residence, Williams held an adult female victim, with whom he was familiar, against her will. He allegedly struck her and also raped her.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday announced $23.5 million for projects to pave and repair 146.9 lane miles of state roads across Central New York this summer and fall. The infrastructure investment, which complements “Central NY Rising” – the region’s successful strategy to grow the economy and create new opportunities – includes projects in Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego counties. The projects will be completed this year.
As Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced the winning projects for Oswego’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, she paused and apologized for taking so long. But, “there’s a lot of progress going on here!” she quickly added. State, local agencies will collaborate with Regional Economic Development Council to revitalize downtown, modernize infrastructure and boost the local economy. Speaking at the Children’s Museum of Oswego today (July 6), Hochul officially proclaimed the winning projects selected for the Port City as part of the state’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
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