Schools across the state want to know when the new federal education aid to hire teachers will show up. In Hannibal, the Superintendent of Schools worries it won’t show up in time to hire teachers before school begins, and even if it does, the district may end up laying off those teachers next year.
The Water Department, DPW and City Engineer were authorized to move forward with cleaning and lining of the necessary Hillside Avenue water mains with an approved coating system. The cost of the project is not to exceed $35,000. Several residents there have water, they say, unfit to use.
The New York State Department of Health has sent letters of reprimand to 39 members of the Oswego Fire Department. The action is a result of the state’s probe of the department’s ambulance service.
The state’s sudden change in scoring its statewide grades 3 through 8 tests dealt a cruel blow to some students and possibly a very expensive blow to school districts, including Fulton. Hundreds of students who had scored as proficient in math or English found themselves in the not-proficient category after the tests were rescored. And that could cost the district money it doesn’t have to help those students.
Oswego homeowners and businesses will soon pay a lot more for the use of the city’s sewer system. The Common Council voted Monday night to increase sewer fees by 50% to pay for a court-ordered separation of the city’s west side system.
Statements made by Joyce Malone to police in the hours after her husband’s death can be used at her trial, a judge has ruled. Oswego County Court Judge Walter Hafner denied defense attorney James Eby’s attempt to suppress his client’s statements.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Beginning today (Aug. 9), crews will be making the change over, opening the north side of the Utica Street Bridge and closing the south side of the bridge. This change will most likely take all day to complete. As has been the case, the bridge will remain open during the project with one lane available for traffic in each direction.
The USTA Tennis Program teaches basic tennis skills and give the kids a chance to get outside and exercise, said the program’s coordinator. A carnival was held to give them a chance to show off what they’ve learned.
A cluster of writers has scheduled an event at Camp Hollis on the Lake Ontario shore in Oswego Town for Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Relaxation, Reflection and Writing†will give participants the time to express themselves through words.
They’re checking under the sofa cushions for cash these days at Fulton City Hall.
The Common Council recently approved hiring a company called Computel Consultants to go through the city’s cable TV franchise agreement to see if the city was overbilled, said Mayor Ron Woodward.
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