Oswego Daily News
Woman Crusades For Safer Sidewalks In Oswego
She went out and documented the condition of all the sidewalks in the city. This way, she says, the city can’t say it doesn’t know where the potentially dangerous areas are.
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Fulton Daily News
County’s Jobless Rate Jumps Above 10% Again
Oswego County’s unemployment rate jumped past 10% last month and is the third-highest in the state.
The county’s June jobless rate of 10.2% is up six-tenths of a point from May and a full three and a half points higher than a year ago.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Limiting Pre-K Program To Avoid Spending Tax Dollars
The Fulton City School District is limiting its successful universal pre-K program to keep it from costing local taxpayers any money. “I don’t want to cut our program,” a district official told the Board of Education, but, “I don’t want to have to come back to you and say I need help.”
Oswego Daily News
Coast Guard Station Oswego Welcome New Commander
Chief Boatswain’s Mate Joe Orlando took command of the station as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ursula Walther prepares to head to her new post in Miami. As Officer In Charge, Walther inspected her crew for the last time prior to being relieved of command by Orlando. It was also an opportunity for him to conduct a personnel inspection of those who will be in his new command.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton, Oswego Councilors Share Ideas To Improve Their Cities
Fulton lawmakers shared the best idea they think they’ve had in a while — renovating homes seized for back taxes and selling them at market value to generate more money to fix up more homes. Oswego lawmakers talked about their efforts to enforce housing codes in a city with lots and lots of college rentals and some notorious landlords.
It was the first time legislators from the sister cities had gotten together in one room in perhaps decades.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Board of Ed Names Leaders, Handles Annual Duties
Fulton’s Board of Education picked its leaders for a new year and plunged into the routine work that faces a school board at its first meeting of the new work year.
Board President Robert Ireland remained in the post. Former leader Robbin Griffin was selected Vice President. Brian Hotaling was named the board’s Clerk.
Oswego Daily News
Scene Around Town: Doggone Delicious
Brutus and his sister, Zoey, enjoy an ice cream sundae recently at West Second and Utica streets in the Port City.
The “Rover Sundae” is made specifically for four-legged patrons such as the two Pugs. It consists of vanilla ice cream with peanut butter swirls and crushed doggie biscuits sprinkled on top.
The canines’ human companions settled for more traditional fare.
Oswego Daily News
New SUNY Chancellor Visits Oswego
She answered questions on topics ranging from diversity to rising tuition costs. Partnerships among SUNY, the colleges and others will be increasingly important in the future, she pointed out.
Oswego Daily News
Oswego Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Child
Police charged Timothy D. Sheldon, 27, of 371 County Route 89, Oswego with criminal sexual act, sexual abuse and course of sexual conduct, all felonies, as well as a misdemanor count of sexual abuse and two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Construction Project On Schedule
The Fulton school district’s $23.6 million construction project is back on track.
After a minor delay caused by the accidental destruction of asbestos-laden floor tiles in the auditorium of the Education Center building, the pace of work has picked up and Jerry Seguin, the district’s point man on the big project, told the Board of Education Tuesday night that things are generally “right on schedule”.