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AmeriCorps Helps Communications Student Develop Her Leadership Skills

May 1, 2015 Contributor

Last summer, Vanessa Langdon served as an AmeriCorps member at the Fulton Public Library. She initiated a successful Teen Advisory Council and oversaw a group of teens who met weekly to improve the library’s teen book section and participated in a book club. They also did a cleanup project that beautified the library grounds. She will return for her third term of service with Oswego AmeriCorps this summer.

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City To Explore Creating A Microgrid

April 30, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Microgrids are a good idea, according to First Ward Councilor Fran Enwright. In the event of an emergency such as a in ice storm or wind storm that disrupts power, the independent microgrid would be able to provide power to places like the hospital and water plant, he explained. NYSERDA is offering up to 100 percent funding of up to $100,000 for a stage one feasibility assessment with NY Prize proposals being accepted until May 15.

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A Big Win For Girls’ Lacrosse

April 30, 2015 Contributor

Today’s News: A look at the rioting in Baltimore, and a blast from the past of GRB prom royalty are in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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Business Community, World Of Academics Come Together

April 29, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Some Oswego High School students got a jump on honing their interview skills Wednesday at the OHS Media Center. Dozens of local professionals volunteered to conduct mock interviews to help prepare students for college and […]

Lockdown Takes Place at G. Ray Bodley High School

April 29, 2015 Steve Yablonski

At about 12:10 p.m. today (April 29), G. Ray Bodley High School was notified by police of a “suspicious individual” in the vicinity of the school. Superintendent Bill Lynch said a lockdown of the school then ensued. “The individual was found not to be a threat and the school then went back to business,” said Lynch. The person in question never entered the school.

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Motor Vehicle Collision Injures One

April 29, 2015 Steve Yablonski

A single-vehicle accident sent one driver to the hospital today (April 29), and left a portion of State Route 48 closed. The collision occurred around 2 p.m. as the vehicle left the east side of the road and struck a utility pole, shearing the pole near the ground and leaving low hanging power lines. A section of State Route 48 between Munn Street and O’Brien Glenway remains closed to allow National Grid to make repairs to the electrical service.

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Bodley Seniors Are Honored

April 29, 2015 Contributor

Today’s News: The yearbook is almost here, third quarter honor roll and Tuesday night sports are all in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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Fulton YMCA Hosts Healthy Kids Day

April 29, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The event offered family fun activities, snacks, entertainment and information regarding health and wellness for families. Family director at the YMCA, Amy Leotta, explained that Healthy Kids Day is a national event for all YMCA’s across the country during the weekend of April 24-26. The overall intention of the event is to “promote better health and wellness for families,” Leotta explained.

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OCO Tree Planting Recognizes Oswego County Crime Victims

April 29, 2015 Contributor

Staff from Oswego County Opportunities Services to Aid Families program welcomed state and local officials and community members for a tree planting ceremony at William J. Farley Jr. Community Park in Phoenix. Held in recognition of National Crime Victims Week and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the tree planting honored victims of crime in Oswego County.

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Some signs of hope could be found among the backpacks.

Group Shines Light On Issue Of College Student Suicides

April 28, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Recently, hundreds of SUNY Oswego students and staff walked past more than 1,000 backpacks displayed from one end of the campus center to the other. The 1,100 backpacks weren’t abandoned by their owners; they were meticulously scattered about the facility on purpose. Many of them had the names of their “owners” affixed to them. They came from a myriad backgrounds and hometowns; names like Ariel, Chelsea, Tim and Drew. The common thread that will forever tie them to each other – they were all college students who took their own lives.

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