Submitting petitions and indicating their intention to seek a seat on the Oswego City School District Board of Education are Kathleen Allen, Heather DelConte, Michael McLaughlin and James Tschudy. The terms of incumbents Kathleen Allen and James Tschudy expire on June 30.
One of the official signs of summer in Oswego is the Independence Celebration, which will be held on July 7 beginning with the 50th Anniversary Annual Independence Parade at 1 p.m. The theme for this very special event is “Fifty Years of Family, Fun and Fireworks!” The annual celebration began in 1963 and was originally organized by the Jaycees, a local service organization in the community at the time.
The Leadership Oswego County’s Class of 2013 will be delivering special gift bags to area seniors. The group has been gathering things to help make life a little easier and more enjoyable for those residing in area senior sites. They have put together more than 530 bags.
A local physican’s failure to maintain accurate patient records and negligence has resulted in his ability to practice being limited. Dhanraj J Soogree, MD, of 144 W. Fourth St., Oswego, was cited recently by the the NYS Department of Health. The limitation is effective as of May 2, 2013.
On December 28, 2012, the Oswego County Legislature passed a reapportionment plan, which re-drew the boundaries of the county’s 25 legislative districts. This plan received opposition back in December and today (April 30), Legislator Dan Farfaglia announced he and fellow Democrat legislators Amy Tresidder and Doug Malone seek to have the redistricting plan declared illegal.
UPDATE: Tentative cause said to be heat generated from a torch or similar device while contractors were performing work on the front porch roof earlier in the evening.
There were no injuries reported in the fire late Monday at 85 E. Utica St., according to Jeff McCrobie, fire chief. The fire was noticed by one of the occupants of the home and reported at 10:49 p.m.
At the recent Common Council meeting, it was announced that Senator Patty Ritchie was able to obtain $200,000 to put towards the Lake Neatahwanta cleanup effort. The money will be split evenly between the city of Fulton and town of Granby. Once the lake is clean, the goal is for families to use it again.
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