Voters in the Oswego City School District returned two incumbents to the board of education and picked a new member. The voters also approved the $74,744,748 budget for the 2011 – 2012 school year. They also OK’d Proposition No. 2 – the purchase of 10 new school buses. Sam Tripp, John Dunsmoor and Bill Myer won the three open seats.
The city’s one-year lease deal with the port for the marina ends on June 30. The council is considering the port’s $2.1 million offer to purchase the waterfront property.
The youngsters invited them into their classrooms for some light refreshments and handmade gifts. For special after lunch treats, students helped make miniature cherry cheesecakes for their moms and dads.
Oswegonians know all about the legendary Oswego Sub Shop. Now, the federal government does, too. The shop’s owner received an award from a federal business-development agency for its excellence.
Sandra Harrington allegedly stabbed her husband following a domestic dispute. The victim was transported to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, where he underwent surgery and is currently listed in guarded condition. Oswego Police are continuing to investigate the exact circumstances surrounding the incident.
At about 11:59 a.m. today (May 14), Oswego City Police responded to the parking lot of Water Street at West Bridge Street where it was reported that sometime during the night someone had broken into a locked van and stole medication. Some of the medication may be very dangerous, police said.
Local business Oswego Sub Shop was honored last Monday with an SBA Small Business Excellence Award at the DoubleTree Hotel in East Syracuse. The U.S. Small Business Administration and the New York Business Development Corporation hosted the 13th annual luncheon to recognize the achievements of local small businesses.
Legislators recognize Ted Jerrett for his more than three decades of service to Oswego County and its residents. County lawmakers also voted to approve extending the 1% sales tax.
Two brief programs providing an overview of the Oswego City School District proposed budget and the bus proposition have been produced by Oswego High School television station WBUC. The programs will be broadcast over Channel 16 on Oswego Time Warner and will also be available on the district website www.oswego.org
Oswego City School District voters will be going to the polls on May 17 from noon to 9 p.m. at 10 polling places spread throughout the district. This year the voters in the fifth district or fifth ward in Oswego will be casting their ballots at the Cullinan Ice Rink, located directly behind Kingsford Park Elementary School.
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