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Hundreds Freezin’ For A Reason Raise Thousands For Special Olympics

March 29, 2015 Steve Yablonski

An estimated more than 300 people, young and old, subjected themselves to the “Ultimate Polar Shower.” “This really says a lot about our community,” the mayor said. “It’s like 15 degrees and the windchill is even colder and all these people have come out to help support Special Olympics. This is really a great turnout for a great cause!” Due to the hard-packed snow and ice in the harbor – the ‘plunge’ was re-invented as The Ultimate Polar Shower.

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Patent Commissioner, Media Industry Leader Chosen For SUNY Honor

March 28, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Margaret A. Focarino, now commissioner of patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, is to receive an honorary doctor of science degree at the college’s spring commencement May 16. An honorary doctor of humane letters degree will be bestowed on Louis A. Borrelli Jr. at Oswego’s winter commencement at 10 a.m. Dec. 12 in the Marano Campus Center arena and convocation hall.

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New Oswego County Law Will Provide Gradual Tax Exemption For Home Improvements

March 27, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Oswego County homeowners can apply to receive a gradual tax exemption for capital improvements to their homes under a new local law approved by the Oswego County Legislature March 12. The law exempts residential buildings from increased taxes and special ad valorem levies for capital improvements valued at $5,000 or more for a period of eight years. The law has been submitted to the Secretary of State and will take effect after it has been filed by that office.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension staff member Linda Brosch (center), 4-H Youth Development Team coordinator and coach of the TaskMasters team of middle-school students working on robotics projects and participating in competitions, provides information to students attending the Youth Career Summit on March 18 on the second floor of Lanigan Hall. Organized by the Workforce Development Board at SUNY Oswego, the event attracted 450 eighth-graders from five school districts in Oswego County.

10th Annual Oswego County Workforce Development Youth Career Summit

March 27, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The Workforce Development Board of Oswego County, a branch of the SUNY Oswego Office of Business and Community Relations, hosted its 10th Annual Youth Career Summit recently in Lanigan Hall at the college, with 450 Oswego County eighth grade students in attendance. The students from Altmar-Parish-Williamstown, Hannibal, Mexico, Oswego and Pulaski school districts attended this free event to learn about career choices in our county from local business professionals.

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The Pet Of The Week – Suki

March 27, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Have you ever seen a cat quite so handsome as Suki? He is not even a year old yet and a big strong boy with beautiful markings (not chunky – just BIG). He LOVES the other cats in his foster home, absolutely loves them and is playful and loving with them.

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Shila, a two-year-old Siberian Husky gets her shot Wednesday evening.

County Rabies Clinics Get Under Way

March 27, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The county DPW garage in Scriba went to the dogs Wednesday – with a few felines thrown in for good measure. It was the Oswego County Health Department’s first rabies clinic of season. County health officials said they’d like to see a lot of people take advantage of the rabies clinics. Rabies is still out there, they warn. “If we protect our pets, we are also protecting ourselves. That’s the whole point of these clinics,” the county public health director said.

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Oswego Police, Fire Departments Welcome New Officers

March 26, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego City Fire Department increased its ranks by four and announced two promotions Wednesday afternoon. During the same ceremony, the Oswego City Police Department welcomed six new officers. They also announced five promotions. Mayor Tom Gillen welcomed everyone to the standing-room-only ceremony in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

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Oswego Police, Fire Departments Rescue Special Olympics Fundraiser

March 26, 2015 Contributor

The coldest winter in more than 100 years has left the Oswego Harbor locked in with more than four feet of packed snow and ice – making it impossible for participants to safely enter the water for this weekend’s third Oswego Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. Lt. Charlie Searor from the Oswego Police Department and Assistant Chief John Chawgo from the Oswego Fire Department immediately jumped into action on Monday to save the plunge.

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Panel, Contest To Address Making Region Retiree Friendly

March 26, 2015 Contributor

Anyone with ideas for products or services that will improve the lives of baby boomers as they age can attend an experts panel discussion and compete for cash prizes at an April 10 Careers in Aging Week event at the SUNY Oswego Metro Center in downtown Syracuse.

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Another order pops up on the counter ready to be delivered to a hungry guest.

Rudy’s Opening Heralds The Arrival Of Spring

March 26, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The calendar says Spring arrived almost a week ago. But someone forgot to tell Old Man Winter. Temperatures were in the 20s Wednesday morning and ice blotted out Lake Ontario’s water almost as far as the horizon. None of that mattered after 10 a.m.; the true harbinger of spring – Rudy’s – threw open its doors to usher in a new season.

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