
Harborfest 2013 Wraps Up On A High Note
Harborfest 2013 is history and organizers are already looking to the future. Despite some showers, the 26th annual festival enjoyed mostly good weather and large crowds.
Harborfest 2013 is history and organizers are already looking to the future. Despite some showers, the 26th annual festival enjoyed mostly good weather and large crowds.
Investigators with the New York State Police in Fulton have arrested Matthew E. Arnold, (11/30/89) of 821 State Route 176, Fulton. The arrest was the result of an incident that occurred on 7/24/13 in the town of Granby. Arnold was alleged to have had forcible anal sex with a 13-year-old.
Once again, Entergy Nuclear will sponsor the “Fireworks Spectacular by Grucci” and highlight the festivities of Oswego’s Harborfest, New York State’s premier admission-free festival. The fireworks are synonymous with Harborfest and are even a part of the logo for the festival. The “Fireworks Spectacular by Grucci” seems to get better with each passing year and there is little doubt that the 26th version of this world class display will be the best yet.
With headliners Foghat and Blue Oyster Cult taking the stage Friday night Breitbeck Park was crowed with people both from Oswego and out of town for Harborfest.
Breitbeck Park in Oswego was full of people Thursday for opening night of Harborfest. With a countdown led by Mayor Tom Gillen the festival was declared “open.”
No injuries were reported in a fire Wednesday in Oswego. The cause of the early afternoon house fire at 80 E. Mohawk St. is under investigation by the city of Oswego Cause and Origin Team. Numerous people inside the building exited on their own.
Veteran Oswego City School District Board of Education member James Tschudy has announced his resignation. Tschudy delivered his resignation notice to District Clerk William Foley and indicted that it would be effective on Wednesday morning, July 24.
The collaboration between the Fulton Family YMCA and the Oswego YMCA has a new executive director who has a record of strengthening the community. Greg Mills of Oswego will lead the two YMCAs starting July 29. To take the post, he will step down as a longtime board member of the Oswego YMCA and as assistant director of the city of Oswego Community Development office.
All the way from Valencia, Spain, the Divisi Children’s Choir performed at Fulton Alliance Church on Tuesday night. The choir is currently touring through Washington DC, New York City and Boston, but made sure to pay a visit to Fulton. Two of the choralists, Sofia and Raquel Genoves, are daughters of a former Fulton resident, Renee Rice. Their grandparents, Richard and Joyce Rice, still live in Fulton.
At its regular monthly meeting tonight (July 23), the Cayuga County Legislature approved the College’s 2013-14 budget, which includes a 3.5 percent, or approximately $140 a year, increase in tuition. The 2013-14 annual tuition will be $4,090 for full-time students, and the part-time rate will be $165 per credit.
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