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Hearings Set On Oswego Proposed Local Laws

February 26, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Mayor Billy Barlow proposed Local Law No. 1 of 2018. It would aggressively increase the enforcement, fines and penalties for property maintenance issues such as tall grass, un-shoveled sidewalks, exposed garbage and other violations. The public will have its chance to weigh in on the proposal at 7:05 p.m. March 12. A public hearing on proposed Local Law No. 2 of 2018 was also set for 7:10 p.m. on March 12. The local law would amend Chapter 249, Vacant and Occupied Property Maintenance.

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Fulton Eyes Free School Meals Program

February 26, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Fulton City School District officials are eyeing a possibility to enter a program allowing free breakfast and lunches for all students in the district. The Community Eligibility Provision under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 allows high-poverty schools or entire districts to offer all students breakfast and lunch for no charge due to funding from state and federal sources.

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Public Meeting to Discuss Study of Multi-Use Trails in Fulton

February 26, 2018 Contributor

The City of Fulton will host a public outreach meeting on Tuesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in the upstairs courtroom of the Fulton Municipal Building located at 141 South First Street to gather input on the multi-use walking trail feasibility study currently underway. The study, once complete, will outline the development of seven multi-use trails in the City of Fulton. The public is invited to view preliminary sketches and provide valuable input on the future planned trails.

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University Police Charge Oswego Resident With Felonies

February 26, 2018 Steve Yablonski

The 22-year-old was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a Class E felony; driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor; aggravated driving while intoxicated with blood-alcohol content of 0.18 or higher, an unclassified misdemeanor; speeding; unsafe lane change and uninspected motor vehicle, all infractions; and failure to yield right of way to emergency vehicle, a violation.

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John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields” inspired the adoption of the poppy as the symbol of remembrance for military veterans in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, and other allied countries.

Annual Fort Ontario Conference on History and Archaeology Set April 21 – 22

February 26, 2018 Contributor

The annual Fort Ontario Conference on History and Archaeology will be held at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center, 26 E. First St., Oswego, April 21 and 22. “This conference celebrates the significance of Fort Ontario State Historic Site and the importance of this region in determining our nation’s destiny,” said David Turner, director of the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning.

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A memorial message at the site of the school shooting earlier this month.

Teachers: Armed Educators Not The Answer To School Violence

February 25, 2018 Steve Yablonski

In the wake of yet another deadly shooting spree at a school, president Trump has suggested arming teachers would help put an end to the carnage. The notion of arming teachers should only be considered only after all other options have been exhausted, an area teacher told OCT, and others agree. The sad truth is that very few options have been looked at or attempted in large part because of the NRA’s financial grip on the legislative branch, one area teacher said.

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Opioid Overdose Training Offered on March 6

February 25, 2018 Contributor

The Oswego County Office for the Aging will host a free training session March 6 for those interested in learning how to respond to opioid overdoses. The training will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Oswego County Health Department Training Room on the first floor of the Nick Sterio Public Health Center, 70 Bunner St., Oswego.

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Youth Bureau Hosts Bowling Party

February 25, 2018 Steve Yablonski

More than four dozen kids and their families enjoyed two games of bowling as well as pizza and drinks provided by Lighthouse Lanes. Trophies were awarded, in two age groups, for the highest and lowest games, most strikes and most spares.

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Phoenix Business Supports Fulton Block Builders

February 23, 2018 Contributor

Fulton Block Builders has been receiving strong support from within the Fulton city limits but for the second year in a row, business support has come from outside of the city with a donation from Sweet-Woods Memorial Co. in Phoenix.

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Fulton Council “Cleans Up Codes” After Six Public Hearings

February 23, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

A scarce audience provided no feedback in any of six public hearings at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting in Fulton. “The council has been busy trying to clean up the charter and clear up some loose ends,” Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. said. Read the full article for information into each of the six public hearings.

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