Even though this is the 38th year of the Great American Smokeout, tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable disease and death killing more than 25,000 New Yorkers every year. Locally, a group of health and human service providers are launching a new cessation program for pregnant and parenting women as part of the Great American Smokeout.
The statue that had sat at its highest peak since the building’s creation in 1905, seemed destined to be demolished along with the rest of St. Mary’s School. One woman, however, was determined not to let that happen and rounded up a posse of volunteers.
Sylvia Bonadio, 57, of Jersey City, NJ, was operating a 2013 Nissan Sentra eastbound when she struck pedestrian, Lee Bond, 49, of Harwood Drive Lacona, troopers said. Bond was crossing the dark roadway at the time. No charges are expected.
Oswego Mayor Thomas Gillen recently proclaimed November 15 through December 24 to be Salvation Army Kettle Fund Drive Season and encouraged “. . . all Oswego citizens to support the very dedicated people of the Salvation Army in this very worthy cause.”
Those planning on parking along West Mohawk Street in the future may soon have to keep one eye on the clock. At its meeting Monday night, the Administrative Services Committee moved ahead with plans to implement a two-hour parking restriction on a huge chunk of the street.
UPDATE: State Police have released the name of the victim: Kyle M. Brown – 23 – of Turin, NY.
.A member of the construction crew on site was in the process of installing metal roofing on the new building, about 24 feet off the ground, when a gust of wind blew him and a piece of the roofing off of the roof structure at the F.X. Caprara construction site Monday afternoon.
On November 6 the Oswego County Health Department held an informational program for some of Oswego County’s largest employers regarding ways of protecting their most important assets, their employees, during a biological threat. The program was provided by the Bio-Defense Network and designed to enhance the ability of the County Health Department to distribute medication to all county residents in case of a declared disaster.
The film, created by a group of local friends will debut at 7 p.m. Nov. 27 at the McCrobie Building on Lake Street. “Paths” is a film about the moments in life worth taking advantage of; these moments potentially leading us to bigger and better things.
In 2005, the Oswego County Humane Society received a donation from the Flora Living Trust, which had been established by John and Evelyn Flora, residents of the village of Mexico. In late October this year, the Humane Society received a check in the amount of $25,000 from the estate of John Flora, who had been predeceased by his wife, Evelyn.
Legislators approved contracting with Cayuga Centers of Auburn to provide MultiSystemic Therapy effective Jan. 1, 2014. It would end the Youth Advocate Program which has assisted families in the county for more than 15 years. Youngsters and adults shared their experiences with YAP in an effort to persuade lawmakers to save the program. A public hearing on the county budget plan will be held early next month.
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