History buffs gathered in the Port City from across the U.S. and Canada to hear retrospectives at the fifth annual Oswego International War of 1812 Symposium. From April 17 to 19, attendees gained fresh insights about this campaign from a panel of esteemed historians at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center, 26 E. First St., Oswego.
Today’s News: Keeping children and pets safe, the meaning of Memorial Day and Section III tournament results are all in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.
Fulton residents took to their local polling places Tuesday to cast their votes for the 2015-2016 school elections. The proposed budget for the coming school year was approved with 368 votes in favor and 262 votes against. Voters approved the $68.6 million 2015-2016 school district budget, a $1.3 million increase from the current year’s budget. Incumbents Daniel Pawlewicz and Timothy Crandell sought re-election. They ran unopposed. Crandell received 396 votes while Pawelewicz, current vice president of the board, received 391 votes.
Garnering the most votes was Lynda Sereno, the current board vice president, with an unofficial count of 1,398. Tom DeCastro tallied the second most votes with an unofficial total of 1,310. The final count for the budget was 1,150 yes, and 1.079 no.
Voters approve Fulton school budget
At about 6:51 a.m. today (May 19), emergency crews responded to an East Sixth Street residence in the city of Oswego for a structure fire. As a result of the investigation, the Oswego City Police Department identified a 13-year-old as a suspect in connection with this fire.
On May 14, the Oswego County Drug Task Force with assistance from the New York State Police Financial Crimes Unit and Computer Crimes Unit executed search warrants for the residence and person of Dylan C. Soeffing at 210 Fifth Ave., Apartment # 7. Investigators seized 809 illegally possessed prescription Xanax pills, a small amount of marihuana and more than $170,000 in U.S. currency, police said.
The Wireless Zone held its grand opening on May 15 at its new location, 137 State Route 104, in the Price Chopper Plaza. Hours include: Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Students in the Fulton City School District recently received a firsthand account of life in Europe during World War II, as Holocaust survivor and author Marion Blumenthal Lazan spoke to fifth and sixth grade students about the troubled childhood she was forced to live in Nazi Germany. For nearly two hours Lazan shared her life story, and often paused to reinforce the importance of perseverance, determination, faith and most importantly, hope.
Today’s News: A Blast from the Past and so much more is in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.
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