Executive Director of the Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County Karrie Damm has announced that Victor Vieth, founder and senior director of the Gunderson National Child Protection Training Center in Minnesota, will serve as the keynote speaker at the CAC’s annual meeting to be held April 23 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the American Foundry in Oswego.
Register today for the Oswego International War of 1812 Symposium to learn more about the war that earned our young nation respect from around the world. The fifth annual event opens on Friday, April 17, with registration and check-in from 6 to 9 p.m. along with a meet-and-greet social and cash bar. Evening programming also includes an academic competition for students from across the U.S. who will compete for cash and prizes as well as the respect of established historians.
In an effort to shed light on the tragedy of college student suicide and start a dialogue about a heavily stigmatized topic, Active Minds at SUNY Oswego will host Send Silence Packing, a public education display of 1,100 donated backpacks representing the 1,100 college students lost to suicide each year. Of those backpacks, 200 of them will feature personalized stories about individuals written by their loved ones.
“Starting our seventh year of artwork, the mural committee is actively seeking interested youth artists who would like to create a piece of artwork in a public space in the city of Oswego. Youth ages 13 and older, and 8- to 12-year-olds with parent attendance during painting, are welcome to participate,” said Dawn Metott, youth services specialist. “Last year more than 35 students completed more than 40 murals along the river walk and we are hoping to expand that number this year to complete even more murals.”
A free event will be held April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at The Eis House, Mexico. The community is invited to celebrate success. The Coalition to Combat Adolescent Substance Abuse was formed to address the high level of adolescent substance abuse concerns in Oswego County.
“We often struggle to find funding and resources to help make us strong and sustain what we are as a representative of the businesses in our community,” he told the Oswego County Legislature. “I believe in the community. I believe in who we represent. And, I believe in making it a stronger place, not only to do business, but to live and raise a family.”
The Oswego County Legislature unanimously accepted a $15,948 New York State grant on April 9 to continue to provide transportation services for seniors who don’t have access to public transportation.
With the Oswego County Office for the Aging providing funds from a grant from New York State Office for the Aging, Community Services for the Elderly, those age 60 and older can now ride for free.
On Friday April 10, investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force in conjunction with the Oswego City Police Department and NYS University Police at Oswego executed two cocaine related search warrants. At approximately 3 p.m., a search warrant was executed for the person of Andreli D. Tolentino in the area of West Cayuga and John streets in the city of Oswego. At 6:15 p.m., a search warrant was executed at Oneida Hall room 201 on the SUNY Oswego campus. Joseph P. Simoneau was arrested there.
While the unit was offline, skilled technicians replaced nearly one-third of the reactor’s fuel and completed thousands of inspections and maintenance activities to keep the unit running safely and effectively for another two-year operating cycle. Most of this work could not be performed while the unit was online.
Four young adults set sail from near Rudy’s aboard an inflatable raft and became unable to control it and were floating in an eastward direction approximately one mile off shore. Responders were able to reach the raft where the four were placed on the Coast Guard boat and transported to land.
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