The Oswego County Tourism Advisory Council awarded its 2012 Tourism Ambassador Hall of Fame Awards to two members of the Oswego County Legislature who have given unselfishly of their time and energy to support tourism in the county for many years.
This past weekend marked the first of two Maple Weekends in Upstate New York. These are the two weekends when sap is running strongest and sugarhouses all over Oswego, Oneida, Jefferson, and Lewis counties will open their doors to the public.
Inside, visit Maple Hill Farms in Hannibal and see a gallery of photos.
And from our archives, visit the county’s two other maple farms: Maple Hollow Farm in Hannibal, which we visited in 2010, and Red Schoolhouse Maple in Palermo, which we visited last year.
The woman murdered in what State Police call an apparently random attack worked for 14 years as a librarian in the Oswego City School District. District Clerk Bill Foley said Lori Bresnahan was beloved. “She loved being a librarian, she loved the kids,” he said.
Her alleged killer also has ties to Oswego.
In the past several days, the OPD’s Anti Crime Team has made arrests stemming from an alleged illegal bookmaking operation as well as several drug related investigations.
Today’s News In The Raider: Bowlers roll to fifth place in state tourney
And, St. Patrick’s Day: the story behind the holiday
Continued cloudy on Saturday with highs in the 30s.
The symposium runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 6 and from 9 a.m. to noon on April 7. There will be a meet-and-greet social with cash bar, a presentation of the painting of the U.S. Brig Oneida by Tim Ames, and early registration from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 5.
Hayley, Camille, Kelly, and Rachel kicked off Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting and Music In Our Schools Month in style. The four sixth graders from Granby Elementary stood in front of the room and played a violin rendition of Musette by Johann Sebastian Bach.
VIDEO: See a video of their performance, inside!
Read the entire State of the County address here
While Oswego County is doing well in some areas, leaders on both sides of the aisle in the county legislature say they must all work together to hold the line on taxes and spur the local economy. Currently, county taxes are all used paying for just some of the unfunded state mandates.
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