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County to Participate in Statewide STOP-DWI Memorial DAY Crackdown Enforcement Effort

May 24, 2017 Submitted article

Oswego County STOP-DWI Coordinator Robert Lighthall announced that Oswego County police agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort to crackdown on impaired driving. The statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown efforts start on May 26 and will end on May 30. Memorial Day week is historically a deadly period for impaired driving. Memorial Day weekend is the traditional beginning of summer.

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Oswego County Historical Society Dedicates Marker For Richardson Theater

May 23, 2017 Steve Yablonski

Amid the hustle and bustle along East First Street Tuesday afternoon, the Oswego County Historical Society harkened back to the days when the Port City was a Mecca for the theater. Historical society members, city officials and other held a ceremony, dedicating a roadside marker recalling the site of the Richardson Theater. The program was hosted by Justin White, president of the society, and Rick Sivers, president of the Oswego Players and historical society board of trustees member.

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Oswego OKs Deal With Three+One

May 22, 2017 Steve Yablonski

The Common Council voted 5-2 to authorize the mayor to execute an agreement with three+one services to provide a financial analysis for the city and to approve the transfer of funds from the contingent account to pay for the service. Voting no were Council President Eric VanBuren and Second Ward Councilor Pat McLaughlin. When he questioned a representative, he “didn’t slake any of my concerns,” VanBuren said. “I had concerns that I didn’t feel were addressed.”

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Mock DWI Prepares Students For Prom, Graduation Season

May 21, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The Oswego County Stop DWI Program has hosted mock DWI scenarios at all school districts throughout Oswego County since 2006 when the first event took place at Phoenix High School. Oswego High School held the mock DWI presentation last week as they do every year in May for the junior class while all other districts hold the presentation every other year for junior and senior classes.

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Sophia Terzulli attempts to give her kite a boost skyward.

Festival Celebrates Bemelmans’ Times At Fort Ontario, Anniversary of World War I

May 21, 2017 Steve Yablonski

From 1917 to 1919, Fort Ontario served as General Hospital #5 where sick and wounded soldiers from army camps in the U.S. and the fighting in Europe were brought for followup surgeries, rehabilitation, and convalescence. Ludwig Bemelmans, author of the Madeline books, served as a Private at Fort Ontario at that time.

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Rebecca Smith (foreground), a SUNY Oswego intern for the "My Hometown" exhibition coming to Tyler Art Gallery May 26 to June 18, and Kate Percival, a 2011 alumna and current graduate student in graphic design, discuss layouts for the project, which ultimately intends to display banners around the city featuring Oswego City School District students' artwork. The photograph is by Smith's fellow intern on the project, David McCormick.

Young Artists From Oswego Schools To Display Their Work In My Hometown Banner Project

May 19, 2017 Contributor

SUNY Oswego and the Oswego City School District will publicly kick off the My Hometown Banner Project with a free reception for the district’s young artists from 4 to 8 p.m. May 26, in Tyler Art Gallery on the college campus. An exhibition titled “My Hometown: A Celebration of Visual Art by Our Younger Citizens” will run May 26 to June 18 in Tyler Hall’s recently modernized gallery.

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Tom Bellhouse, a 1986 SUNY Oswego graduate and former businessman in the Port City, is chief operating officer for West Point Thoroughbreds and part of the team that owns 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming.

SUNY Oswego Alumnus Part Of Ownership Group For Kentucky Derby Winner

May 18, 2017 Contributor

This Saturday (May 20), when the horses enter the Pimlico starting gate ready to run the 142nd Preakness Stakes, 1986 SUNY Oswego alumnus Tom Bellhouse will be trackside, cheering on one of his company’s most famous investments — Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming.

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Town of Scriba Planning Board Seeks New Member

May 18, 2017 Contributor

The Town of Scriba Planning Board seeks a new member for its five-member board, according to James F. Wellington, chairman of the Town of Scriba Planning Board. A vacancy occurred with the departure of long-serving member Thomas Bradway who recently resigned to pursue other interests.

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John R. Grala, center, of the Oswego Masons, meets with Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow, left, and Council Vice President John Gosek to discuss the upcoming fundraiser.

Masons’ Breakfast To Benefit Canal Play

May 18, 2017 Steve Yablonski

On Sunday a pancake breakfast to support the Erie Canal Bicentennial Theater Play will be held at Lake City Lodge, 765 E. Seneca St. Serving will be from 8 a.m. until noon. The city approved the “Erie Canal Bicentennial Theater Play” to take place in Oswego on the canal. The Masons are major sponsors funding the performance along with Canal Corp, Pathfinder and the city of Oswego.

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2 Newcomers and 1 Incumbent Gain Oswego BOE Seats; Budget Approved

May 16, 2017 Steve Yablonski

Voters approved Oswego City School District’s budget for 2017-18 school year by an unofficial vote of 1,503 to 700. They also elected Brian Chetney, Sam Tripp and Brandon Lagoe to fill the three open seats on the board of education. Newcomer Chetney was the top vote-getter with an unofficial tally of 1,484. He was followed by incumbent Tripp with 1,403 and newcomer Lagoe with 1,142.

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