A State Health Department report claims teens, like established adult smokers, smoke the top marketed brands of cigarettes. Teens, however, say they’re influenced more by their peers rather than advertisements.
A 19-year-old girl reported to police that on Wednesday, at approximately 10:20 a.m. while she was walking in the area of East 10th ½ and Mitchell streets, she was followed by an unknown man for several blocks. A separate 19-year-old girl told police she was also approached on Wednesday, at approximately 2:11 p.m. while she was walking in the area of State Route 104 and East Ninth Street,
19-month-old Keaton Davis of Pennellville samples some food from his great-grandmother’s plate on Wednesday. The youngster was at the Church of the Resurrection in Oswego for the annual Lenten lunch.
Oswego Middle School Principal Bonnie Finnerty is one of two finalists in the search for a new superintendent at the Schroon Lake Central School. On Wednesday, she was informed by the president of the Schroon board of education of the decision. Finnerty was named OMS principal in July 2008.
Administrators in Hannibal added to the list of programs and positions that they say should not be cut, but might have to be.
The district is facing a budget deficit of more than $600,000. Board of Education members reviewed a long list of possible cutbacks a week ago. Wednesday night, they were shown a few more, along with some details on cuts they’ve discussed before.
A food festival was a resounding success. Also today: three Raider athletes compete in an all-star game, and why students should do some homework before they pick next year’s courses.
Members of the Women’s Chorus showed up to sing for Fulton’s Board of Education this week. The song they sung: “Don’t Stop The Music”.
Then they asked the board to avoid making cuts that would stop their music.
According to Bill Gregway, local observer for the national Weather Service, Oswego received 1.2 inches of snow. “There was a lot, an awful lot, to our south and west,” he said. “It caused a lot of accidents and closings elsewhere. For us, it was no big deal.”
The Oswego City Police Department has made another arrest as a result of the search warrant executed March 4 at 8 Niagara St., which also included “The Pet Store,” 388 W. First St. On March 21, at 1:15 p.m., James W. Libbey-Stone, 23, of 34 E. Albany St., Oswego, was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony.
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