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Generosity of Former Students Creates Large Scholarship in Phoenix

October 14, 2014 Contributor

Phoenix Central School graduates will soon have a new opportunity to assist with college costs thanks to a large scholarship fund recently established by an alumna of the district. After the March 2014 passing of Roberta Hurd, a graduate of the Class of 1939, the Robert and Roberta Hurd Scholarship Fund was established with a bequest gift to the Central New York Community Foundation – totaling upwards of $1 million.

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Ritchie Secures Nearly $70,000 To Improve Safety At Local Schools

October 14, 2014 Contributor

In an effort to improve safety and security at local schools, State Senator Patty Ritchie has announced nearly $70,000 in special funding to be distributed to districts throughout Central and Northern New York. “When children are in the classroom and when teachers are leading lessons, the focus should be on learning, not whether or not they are safe and out of harm’s way,” said Senator Ritchie.

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SUNY Oswego theater students work with crew from The Acting Company in February on the set shared by productions of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Tom Stoppard's tragicomedy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." The Acting Company has chosen SUNY Oswego to lead one of four regional consortiums in the famed touring troupe's new three-year performance and education initiative, featuring the Bard's "Julius Caesar" and a new play by Marcus Gardley based on the assassination of Malcolm X.

Acting Company taps SUNY Oswego for lead role in performance-education project

October 14, 2014 Contributor

The Acting Company has chosen SUNY Oswego as one of four lead institutions to participate in a new national performance and education initiative made up of colleges and universities, high schools and community organizations. Under the lead of SUNY Oswego, Arizona State University, Towson University and University of Missouri-Kansas City, each consortium will offer professional development opportunities with playwrights, actors, designers, directors and educators over the next three years.

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Oswego County Human Services Groups Invite Community to Go Purple on Wednesday

October 13, 2014 Janet Rebeor

October is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month. New York State has designated Wednesday (Oct. 15) “Wear Purple Day” so New Yorkers can show their support in ending domestic violence. Community members are invited to wear purple and join the group Wednesday in front of the Department of Social Services Building at 100 Spring St, Mexico, at 10 a.m.

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Oswego County Begins Demolition of ‘Old Jail’ – DMV and Records Center Open for Business

October 12, 2014 Contributor

The Oswego County Department of Motor Vehicles and County Records Center on East River Road will remain open for business over the next several weeks as contractors begin the demolition of the old Oswego County jail. County Clerk Michael C. Backus said parking spots on the north side of the “old jail” building will be restricted while the building is being demolished. The demolition project is expected to begin Oct. 20 and continue through late November.

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Lake Dredge Funds Delayed; Donation Challenge Issued

October 10, 2014 Janet Rebeor

Dredging of Lake Neatahwanta remains on hiatus as the city of Fulton awaits promised state funding, meanwhile councilors challenged other organizations to pony up $12.89 in support of the project.

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It’s Fulton’s biggest football game in years and we’ve got a preview

October 10, 2014 Contributor

Today’s News: Profiles of three members of the cast of The Pink Panther Strikes Again, new movie previews, thoughtful opinion columns and more in the Friday edition of RaiderNet Daily.
Due to the Columbus Day holiday, RND will not return until Wednesday, Oct. 14.

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Legislators Hear About ‘Great Things’ At CCC’s Fulton Campus

October 9, 2014 Steve Yablonski

“There is some exciting news at the Fulton campus. There are some great things happening there,” CCC Interim President Gregory DeCinque told members of the Oswego County Legislature Thursday afternoon. They are forming several community partnerships he pointed out. Some of their partners include the YMCA, BOCES and the city of Fulton. “It reduces duplication. It allows us to partner with mission appropriate organizations and some very, very good things are starting to happen,” DeCinque said.

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Central Square Woman arrested on Sex Abuse Charges

October 9, 2014 Contributor

On September 18, State Police in Fulton arrested Crystal M. West, 30, from Central Square, for one count of Criminal Sex Act 2nd, two counts of Sexual Abuse 3rd and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. West is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a 14-year-old girl on more than occasion in the towns of Hastings and Mexico.

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SUNY Oswego alumnus Al Roker, weather correspondent for NBC’s "Today" show, last did live national weather segments from SUNY Oswego in 2007. He is scheduled to appear again Oct. 16 in conjunction with the college’s 10th Lewis B. O’Donnell Media Summit.

Roker to broadcast two shows from SUNY Oswego

October 9, 2014 Contributor

Members of the Central New York community are welcome to join the Weather Channel and NBC “Today” show festivities beginning at 5:30 a.m. Oct. 16, at SUNY Oswego. Al Roker, a 1976 Oswego graduate, is scheduled to broadcast his remotes for NBC’s “Today” show from the college’s Marano Campus Center as well as the entire “Wake Up with Al” show on the Weather Channel.

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