The Oswego County Health Department announced today (June 26) that a bat captured in the town of Granby has tested positive for rabies. Bats are a common carrier of rabies, said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang.
Dave Turner, director of the Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning, said his office is not currently soliciting advertising for its visitor guide, and that any legitimate advertisement solicitations for Oswego County’s official visitors guide would come directly from the tourism office staff and not through a third-party vendor.
My name is Maverick. I am a big goofy black lab with a huge tongue, all the better to kiss you with! I am about a year and a half – old enough to sort of know stuff – but still a lot of fun. I can play catch, sit, and sometimes I roll over. (We may have to work on that a little more.) I get along with everybody, children, cats and other dogs.
On June 8, three new Fulton Police officers were sworn in by the Hon. David Hawthorne in Fulton City Court. Justin Sweeting, Jacob Chernesky and Joshua Levea completed a one-week orientation at the police department before starting their police academy training on June 15 at the Mohawk Valley Police Academy in Utica.
The Common Council held a special meeting Thursday to discuss a multitude of topics. First on the agenda, the council voted on an offer for a property the city had previously acquired through tax foreclosure. Other properties on the agenda included part of the former Nestles site.
At its meeting this week, the Common Council authorized the mayor to sign several documents that will save the city thousands of dollars. The mayor was authorized to sign change orders that decreased the the overall cost of the projects. And he was authorized to terminate a contract that could mean thousands more in revenue for the Port City
The traditional and famous Oswego Harborfest Children’s Parade is scheduled to begin on July 24 at 1:30 p.m. from Breitbeck Park and it will be composed of many local organizations as well as hundreds of children and a variety of surprises.
The Oswego County Legislature has adopted summer hours for departments in the Legislative Office Building at 46 E. Bridge St., Oswego. Beginning June 29 and ending Aug. 28, offices will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fulton’s Community Ice Arena was the hot spot for job seekers on Tuesday. Hundreds of area residents came looking for employment. Senator Patty Ritchie hosted the Oswego County Career Fair. The event brought a better turnout than expected, according to Sarah Compo, the senator’s communications director.
All martial arts teaches self-discipline, courtesy and respect. But the instructors at Master Pryor’s Taekwondo America want to make sure the kids remember what’s important in the community and the world around them. They recently encouraged their leadership group to organize and implement a community service project. When Zach Kinney (age 11) and Sage Moody (age 9) heard about the project, they jumped at the chance to help out the Oswego Animal shelter.
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