The Oswego community has rallied around the effort to provide a safe and secure environment for those students attending the annual prom. Saturday night, the annual Oswego High School prom was scheduled and once again the SADD Club, advisors and community organizations and businesses have come together to promote the post prom party.
A mock DWI fatal car crash was staged in front of OHS students to drive home the fact that drinking and driving can be a lethal combination. “If we convinced just one person not to drink and drive then we got our message across,” said OHS counselor Shaun Caroccio, coordinator of the event.
Vice Chairman Kevin Gardner was voted the legislature’s new leader with Terry Wilbur receiving the nod to fill Gardner’s former post. Also, James Weatherup was sworn in the fill Fred Beardsley’s vacated seat in District 9.
The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Fulton have arrested three teens as a result of an investigation into a stolen assault rifle. On Tuesday, May 7, the State Police in Fulton received a report of a stolen rifle from a residence in the town of Granby.
On May 3, individuals involved in law in Oswego County ranging from judges to lawyers to law secretaries gathered in the Oswego County Courthouse to recognize Law Day. The afternoon was organized by Oswego County Bar Association President Kristin Shanley. Members of Oswego Players took to the front of the courtroom to stage an adaptation of “Susan B,” a play by Gary Paul Lehmann.
At about 6 a.m. today (May 8), members of the Oswego City Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division arrested 31-year-old Kevin J. Ridlon of 59 W. Fourth St.. Oswego, in regards to a burglary that had occurred on Sunday April 28 at 7 Third Ave., commonly referred to as “C’s Market.”
Tuesday’s night public hearing on the 2013-14 Oswego City School District budget quickly digressed into a full-blown discussion for several minutes involving the speaker, board members, a union official and audience members.
Paul Sherman, an art teacher at G. Ray Bodley High School and a performer of many
musical instruments, sent out a notice to all teachers hoping to form a faculty band. Due to lack of interest and available talent, Paul talked to Carol Fox about the possibility of forming a community band and thus there was a beginning.
A local tavern owner’s request for a waiver of the noise ordinance created a din at Monday’s Planning and Development Committee meeting. Don Wahrendorf, representing The Sting, 49 W. Bridge St., requested the variance for the summer months for live acoustic music on the patio. The request failed to get a favorable recommendation.
The Oswego City School District will conduct the annual public hearing on the proposed 2013-2014 budget on Tuesday evening. It will be held in the board room of the Education Center on East First Street. The public hearing will be called to order at 6 p.m.
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