The Fulton Public Library 2014 Memoir Project, a writing program designed to preserve personal memories of Fulton’s history, will take place Sept. 25 at the new Cayuga Community College event center in the former K-Mart Plaza at 6:30 p.m. and the community is invited to attend the free event.
The two year legal land battle between the city of Fulton and the town of Granby was put to rest last week when the Fulton Common Council took the last step and voted to approve the new city map, which now includes the Wastewater Treatment Plant on city-owned property. “This is the last leg of the annexation,” Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward said during the council meeting Sept. 2.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Oswego Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire at 101 West Utica Street. The minivan sustained heavy damage to the engine compartment and an office building received minor smoke damage. No injuries were reported.
The Oswego County Health Department reported that the Eastern equine encephalitis virus has been found in ten new mosquito samples collected last week. Five of the samples were taken from West Monroe’s Toad Harbor Big Bay Swamp area, two near the village of Central Square, two from the town of New Haven, and one near NYS Route 104 in the town of Albion. The West Nile Virus has been found in one mosquito sample collected near the village of Central Square.
SUNY Oswego’s 28th annual ALANA Student Leadership Conference multicultural celebration Sept. 18-24 will feature performances, presenters, a peace walk through the city of Oswego and a mini-carnival highlighting festivals from across the globe. A collaboration of student organizations under the banner African, Latino, Asian and Native American organization, the ALANA team this year chose “Carnivals and Festivals” as a theme to celebrate all cultures, whether minority or not.
The mayor said he created the city of Oswego Promotion and Tourism Advisory Board to promote city activities and showcase Oswego’s rich culture and history. The Common Council sailed through a relatively light agenda in about 15 minutes Monday night.
Feeling artistic? The Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce will host a Pumpkin Carving Contest during this year’s CNY Great Pumpkin Festival to be held October 4 and 5 in Oswego’s Washington Square Park. Planning committee members have their sights set at breaking the official record for the most lit jack-o-lanterns in one location. That record, which is currently held by the Keene, NH, Pumpkin Festival, is a total 30,581 jack-o-lanterns.
In support of Fulton’s school children, the community and the efforts of the school district to continue to improve the high school graduation rate, the mayor and Common Council joined with the Fulton City School District to acknowledge how crucial attendance is to the learning process.
Onions, apples, meats and more, all are grown right here in Oswego County. To celebrate the rich bounty of local food Oswego County produces Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County is holding the fifth annual Oswego County Harvest Dinner. The popular event will this year take place on October 3 at The American Foundry.
Thanks to the Make A Wish Foundation and dozens of local volunteers and supporters, four-year-old Sadie Wilson and her twin sister, Layla, will be headed to Disney World in a couple of months. The girls were surprised by the announcement on Sunday at a special ceremony at the Kingsford House.
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