The Zonta Club of Oswego will honor Linda Eagan as its 2018 Amelia Earhart Woman of Achievement at its annual recognition ceremony on June 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center. The award is presented each year to a woman who has dedicated herself to her community and who serves as a role model for young women.
Fulton Board of Education Vice President Dan Pawlewicz was presented the Board Mastery Award at Tuesday’s (May 22) regular meeting. The award recognizes school board members across New York State that earned at least 250 points as recorded by the New York State School Board Association. Board members receive points by participating in any NYSSBA development activities.
More than 20 local residents gathered in Franklin Square (West) Park today (May 24) to urge Congressman John Katko to vote against President Trump’s and Congressional Republicans’ plan to make draconian cuts to the Children’s Health Insurance Program in order to pay for the $1.5 trillion tax break for the wealthy, which was passed in December.
Thomas Reynolds, assistant city attorney, received a request from The Broadwell Hospitality Group for an extension of the East Linear Park Transient Dockage agreement for an additional four years. In 2017, BHG was approved for management of the East Linear Park transient docking.
Oswego County STOP-DWI Coordinator Robert Lighthall announced today (May 23) that Oswego County police agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort to crack down on impaired driving. The statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown efforts start on May 25 and will end on May 29.
The city of Fulton will host its annual Memorial Day Parade on Saturday, May 26, at about 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the intersection of Division and South Fourth streets and will travel north on South Fourth Street, west on East Broadway and continue west on West Broadway to the Fulton War Memorial located at 609 W. Broadway.
Today’s News: Orchestra trip a success, despite rain; Lalik takes Class A title for Raider tennis; The yearbooks are coming: June 4; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
“Madame Guimaraes is a legendary woman in Oswego history, with a rags to riches tale,” said Justin White, OCHS board trustee and Oswego County Historian. Local author Ann Callaghan Allen profiles the businesswoman’s story in “The Extraordinary Life and Tragic Death of Madame Malvina Guimaraes.”
New York Sea Grant will host a Managing Great Lakes Residential Shorelines workshop for the owners of residential property along the shoreline of Oswego, Cayuga, Wayne and Monroe counties on June 13 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Fair Haven Beach State Park, Sabin Hall, 14985 State Park Road, Sterling, NY.
The Administrative Services Committee gave a favorable recommendation Monday night to Mayor Billy Barlow’s request for council approval to execute a grant agreement with the state. “This is $600,000 we set aside to help small businesses downtown, Mayor Barlow said. He’ll host two informational sessions on Tuesday (May 22); one from 5 to 6 p.m. and the other from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Oswego Canal Commons Conference Room at 197 W. First St. The public is invited.
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