Helen Hoefer can sum up the pace of her business in one word: “Booming”.
That’s not good news. Hoefer runs the food pantry and other emergency services for Catholic Charities of Oswego County. “Our numbers are up about 33% and I think it’s going to get a lot worse,” she said.
Today inside G. Ray Bodley High School, we get a preview of the winter sports season, which begins this week. Also, the dance team, above, prepares a tribute to Michael Jackson. A look at this week’s holiday chorus concert, a commentary, the morning announcements and more.
We’ve gone 235 days without measurable snow. While Syracuse has gone longer — 277 days — a local observer of the weather sees something else in the numbers. Bill Gregway thinks we might be in for a winter of very little snow.
Dede Scozzafava says she’d do pretty well on a proposed “purity test” for future Republican candidates.
Scozzafava, the Republican Assemblywoman who dropped out of the race for Congress days before the election and endorsed Democrat Bill Owens, appeared on CBS’s Face The Nation (video below) Sunday to debate the idea.
U.S. News & World Report has listed SUNY Oswego — and four other SUNY campuses — on a list of just 30 well-regarded colleges nationally that offer small classes without high prices.
“Attending a big, affordable public university doesn’t doom a student to huge lecture halls. U.S. News has found dozens of lower-priced colleges in which at least half of all classes have fewer than 20 students,” the magazine’s Kim Clark wrote Nov. 24.
This week, city lawmakers and the Mayor agreed that perhaps those two things should not happen at the same time.
We’d add only one thing to that list: Consider buying from local merchants whenever you can. They tend to be more willing to work with you if there’s an issue and your money stays right here in town.
The general election earlier this month went smoothly, despite a couple bumps in the road, according to Oswego County’s two elections commissioners. The bumps, however, were greatly magnified due to the intense scrutiny focused on the special election for the 23rd Congressional District, which was held in conjunction with the regular general election.All Content Copyright Dot Publishing 2024. All Submissions Become Property of Dot Publishing All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.