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Oswego City School District Conducting Family Engagement Survey

March 14, 2015 Contributor

The Oswego City School District is conducting a Family Engagement Survey in order to assess the current functioning of the district, from the perspective of families who have children in the the schools. PLS Associates, Inc., based in Florida and New York, is conducting the online survey that is now available on the district’s website at www.oswego.org The survey is password protected and entitled “Oswego City Schools Family Survey 2015.”

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Fulton Pair Facing Felony Drug Charges

March 13, 2015 Steve Yablonski

On Wednesday investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Fulton City Police Department, arrested Thomas Knopp, 31, and Tifffany M. Braunig, 27, both of 121 W. Broadway, Fulton. The arrests were based on arrest warrants that had been issued by Oswego County Court as a result of Knopp and Braunig being indicted by an Oswego County Grand Jury, police said today (March 13).

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Pet of the Week – Little Girl

March 13, 2015 Steve Yablonski

She is about three now, a pretty, laid back, unassuming charmer. She lives with other cats and dogs but mostly ignores them. She is all about people, but not in a pushy way, more in a let’s take a nap together way. She’ll nap with grownups – she’ll nap with toddlers. She just likes human companionship.

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SUNY Chancellor Awards Honor Five Oswego Students

March 13, 2015 Contributor

This year’s Oswego honorees for outstanding achievements inside and outside the classroom are Dianora DeMarco, a five-year accounting-MBA major; Joshua Drake (of Fulton), a biology major; Molly Matott, a meteorology major; David Owens, a studio art major; and Eyub Yegen, dual major in finance and applied mathematical economics.

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Fulton Hosts The All-County Orchestra Concert

March 13, 2015 Contributor

Today’s News: This weekend’s new movies, and Friday the 13th are in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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County Chairman Delivers 2015 State of the County Address

March 12, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The Chairman of the Oswego County Legislature delivered his State of the County Address at Thursday afternoon’s meeting. While the county has and will continue to face challenges in the coming years, the chairman highlighted several things that will help alleviate the burden on county taxpayers in the future.

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Phoenix Substitute Teacher Charged With Sexting With A Student

March 12, 2015 Steve Yablonski

State Police in North Syracuse arrested Patrick J. Goodwin, 24, from Baldwinsville, for Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree, a class “D” felony and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class “A” misdemeanor. Goodwin, a substitute teacher at the Phoenix Central School District, was charged on Wednesday with sending and receiving sexual images and videos of a female student.

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Music in Our Schools Month is Under Way

March 12, 2015 Contributor

Today’s News: A sure sign of spring and use the food plate in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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Congressman John Katko, right, chats with Oswego Councilor Bill Barlow prior to the listening session Wednesday night.

Katko Listens, Shares Ideas For Economic Development

March 12, 2015 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego Common Council Chambers were filled to standing-room-only capacity Wednesday. For about an hour, freshman U.S. Congressman John Katko responded to questions regarding economic development in Oswego County. For a time, he met one-on-one with some people following the session. Katko said he was overwhelmed by the attendance. It shows that the community cares and that’s a really good thing, he said.

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Students First: Senate Budget Adds $1.9 Billion For Local Schools

March 11, 2015 Contributor

Senator Patty Ritchie announced that the Senate’s proposed budget plan would hike aid to schools by $1.9 billion, and completely eliminate the aid-cutting GEA, or Gap Elimination Adjustment, that’s been squeezing local schools to balance the state budget, when the funds should be going into classrooms. The Senate’s increase is $800 million more than that proposed by the Governor.

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