Marta Jean Nolen, 31, of Hannibal, and Matthew Alan Merrill, 28, of Fulton, were arrested this week following a joint investigation by the Oswego County Drug Task Force, the Fulton City Police Department, and the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department. A search warrant was conducted on March 20, 2013, and resulted in the recovery of a large amount of heroin.
Award winning performances and evaluations have become a tradition for the staff of the Oswego High School Buccaneer Bulletin. Once again, the Buccaneer Bulletin received a gold medal for being the best all around school newspaper in New York State. Each fall, the students and advisors joined with other scholastic journalists and photographers for the annual Empire State School Press Association gathering at Syracuse University.
The second public hearing regarding the proposed Renaissance Charter School drew a small gathering Thursday afternoon in the second floor conference room at the Oswego Education Center. Two of the three speakers were in favor of moving forward to provide an alternative to public schools. The district’s interim superintendent pointed out that studies have shown that charter schools’ achievement is “indistinguishable” from that of traditional public schools. Nationally, he added, charter schools have a dismal record of success.
State Police in Pulaski are investigating a reported strong-arm robbery that occurred on Tuesday at approximately 10:30 p.m. along Salisbury Street near the I-81 overpass, in the village of Sandy Creek. Anyone who may have been in the area or witnessed any suspicious activity is asked to contact State Police in Pulaski.
The new mini-series titled “The Run,” which aired for the first time this summer on the Sportsman Channel, is now up for four Sportsman Choice Awards. The 2013 Sportsman Choice Awards are voted by the viewers and run through Dec. 1. The four awards up for nomination include best fishing show, best educational/instructional show, best host (local cast), and best new series.
The American Farmland Trust, an organization seeking to expand market competitiveness for local farmers, recently won a $99,427 federal grant to work with Oswego, New Paltz, Oneonta and the University at Albany to increase the use of fresh, frozen and processed vegetables raised by New York farmers as part of a pilot program that eventually would target all colleges and universities statewide.
At SUNY Oswego’s Media Summit, a range of topics was covered from sports branding to hyper-local markets, but the real story of the Media Summit is high school sports and the impact to the children participating.
Cub Scout Pack 809 is planning a pancake breakfast; a fundraiser for the pack. The breakfast will be held on November 10 from 8 – 11:30 a.m. at the Oswego Elks Lodge, 135 W. Fifth St. The menu will consist of pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, orange juice and coffee.
According to unofficial vote results from Tuesday night show trouble for four legislators. Republican Louella LeClair has come up short in her bid for a new term. And, Doug Malone, the long-time representative of Oswego Town, is also on the short end of vote. Absentee votes will likely decide Malone’s fate next week.
The historic lodge at Camp Zerbe will be repaired in 2014 and made available to the public, thanks to grants from the Shineman Foundation and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Camp Zerbe, a 364-acre nature park located in the town of Williamstown, is owned by Oswego County and operated by the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau.
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