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Shineman Foundation Announces Final Grant Awards of 2018

November 26, 2018 Contributor

Sixteen not-for-profit organizations received grant awards totaling $800,000 from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation at its November board meeting in the last of three 2018 grant rounds. All funded projects reach a wide range of people in Oswego County.

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State Police Search For Missing Hannibal Man

November 25, 2018 Site Administrator

Fulton State Police are searching for 26-year-old Kevin C. Ford of Hannibal. He was reported missing by family members on November 19, when he didn’t show up at work.

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National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division, the former 69th New York, pass through the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany as they assume occupation duties.

After the Great War Ends, New York Troops March into Germany, Meet Former Foes As Army of Occupation

November 25, 2018 Site Administrator

In just 24 hours, the warm welcome for New York National Guard Soldiers serving in the Allied Army of Occupation shifted 180 degrees. New York Doughboys marching into Germany in November 1918, just ten days after the armistice of World War I, were treated as liberators as they passed through Arlon, Belgium.

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SUNY Oswego senior biology major Manna Job recently earned Top Presenter recognition in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology category for college participants at the Sigma Xi International Conference for “Effects of Atrazine on Freshwater Mussels (Elliptio complanata),” research conducted with biological sciences faculty member Poongodi Geetha-Loganathan. The sign displays another honor at the conference -- the SUNY Oswego chapter earned a Sigma Xi Chapter Program of Excellence Award.

SUNY Oswego Student Research Earns International Recognition

November 23, 2018 Contributor

SUNY Oswego senior biology major Manna Job recently earned a top prize at the Sigma Xi International Conference for research on how a widely used chemical impacts the environment.

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Port of Oswego Sets Record Year In Grain Exports

November 23, 2018 Site Administrator

This year, the port exported more than 51,000 metric tons of soybeans to foreign markets which is a 325% increase from 2017. “The numbers are very encouraging for the entire Central New York region,” said Acting Port Director William Scriber. “The port now offers farm to ship direct loading which had not previously existed in Central New York.”

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The Oswego County Historical Society will host the annual Christmas Open House on December 2. A special theme for this year is “The 1918 Christmas to Remember” that took place at the Richardson-Bates House, as recalled by a young Sally Bates. Pictured is museum assistant Senna Handley preparing the decorations for the holidays.

1918 Christmas To Remember To Be Celebrated At Richardson-Bates House Museum Open House December 2

November 23, 2018 Contributor

The Oswego County Historical Society cordially invites the public to celebrate the holiday season for the annual Christmas Open House at the Richardson-Bates House Museum at 135 E. Third St. in Oswego on December 2 from 1 to 5 p.m. A special theme for this year is “The 1918 Christmas to Remember” that took place at the Richardson-Bates House as recalled by a young Sally Bates.

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Oswego Daily News

What Are You Thankful For?

November 21, 2018 Steve Yablonski

There is a lot to be thankful for this year. Several people have told Oswego County Today that they are thankful for snowblowers and plows that helped them cope with the recent visit from Old Man Winter. Others, like Adele DeSalvio, are giving thanks for their “family, friends and good health.”

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Public Hearing Set On County Budget Plan

November 20, 2018 Steve Yablonski

County residents will have a chance to speak on the proposed 2019 county budget early next month. The tentative 2019 spending plan carries a zero percent tax rate increase. The public hearing on the budget will be held at 7 p.m. on December 13

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Mayor Barlow Announces New Effort To Increase Tourism In Oswego

November 19, 2018 Site Administrator

The initiative consists of updated literature and new, five tri-fold marketing brochures highlighting key targeted areas (Downtown, Entertainment, Fishing, History and Maritime) to be used to generate economic activity and increase tourism.

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Fulton Begins Switch to LED Street Lights

November 18, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

After discussing the possibility to switch to LED street lights for years for the sake of cost savings, National Grid has given city of Fulton officials approval to begin the conversion. Fulton City Clerk Daniel O’Brien said National Grid gave a tentative start date between November 28 and December 5 to begin converting the first phase of street lights throughout the city.

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