Oswego County will hold two “KI Distribution Days” in Oswego and Mexico to distribute potassium iodide (KI) to people who live in the 10-mile emergency planning zone surrounding the nuclear power plants in Scriba. The county will distribute one 65mg tablet for every child weighing less than 150 pounds, and two 65mg tablets (totaling 130mg) for every adult in a household.
Oswego County Salvation Army is asking area businesses to act as a host for the Paper Kettles included in the upcoming Red Kettle Campaign. The campaign begins November 14 and runs through December 24.
Five-year-old Declan Nickerson’s idea to raise money for the Fulton Public Library’s LEGO Club was a true success. Members of the LEGO club and some of their friends had a lemonade stand in front of the library Aug. 28 and netted more than $200 for the library club.
The Oswego County Probation Department is experiencing delays in service to customers as a result of a power outage that occurred at the Oswego County Public Safety Center Sept. 5. The Public Safety Center experienced an unusual power failure which caused the computer servers to go off-line, and the Probation Department has been unable to access information and data critical to day-to-day operations.
As the summer ice cream season cools down, the competition between Fulton’s local brick-and-mortar businesses and the Bull Head Point seasonal food truck vendors appears to be heating up.
New York Sea Grant has announced the publication of Dogs and Harmful Algal Blooms. Harmful algal blooms, especially in the state’s fresh water, are overgrowths of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that cause water quality problems in lakes and ponds, including the occasional production of potent toxins. These toxins can poison people, household pets, waterfowl and livestock.
Village of Phoenix Administrator James Lynch invited the community to attend Phoenix’s Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony this evening.
“On behalf of Honorable Mayor Anthony Fratto and the village trustees, I would like to say that we are proud to be one of the few communities who continue to recognize the victims of 9/11 and the sacrifice the first responders made that day,” Lynch said.
Fulton City School District’s commitment to parent engagement is launching a series of events called the Family Academy. The Family Academy is collaboration between the Fulton City School District and community-based partners to acknowledge and support family involvement in student achievement.
For this year’s campaign, they are focusing on three of the county’s most pressing issues, ending hunger, the success of children and youth, and the overall well being of families. “United Way is all about results. It is inspiring to see the remarkable ways in which the United Way of Greater Oswego County utilizes donors’ dollars to support programs that produce measurable results by providing services that provide comfort, support and empowerment to those in need,” said Bill Crist, board president.
U.S. News Media Group counts SUNY Oswego among the top 15 public regional universities in the North for 2015 in rankings released Sept. 9. The college advanced 13 places — to No. 56 — on the overall list of public and private regional universities in the North. Oswego is No. 14 on the U.S. News accounting of the best public institutions in the Northern region this round, up from No. 16 previously.
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