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Penfield Library will host “Voices of Oswego Veterans” from March 1 to April 23 as part of the yearlong School of Communication, Media and the Arts project “Many Voices, One Oswego,” which promotes inclusion of many groups, including veterans, on the college campus.

At its meeting Tuesday night, the Administrative Services Committee gave a favorable recommendation to a request to help those touched by Autism Spectrum Disorder. Justin Rudgick, community development director, received a request from Julie Chetney on behalf of the Oswego County Autism Task Force to organize the Out Run Autism 5K event to be held on April 7.

It’s business as usual at SUNY Oswego’s School of Business and the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business acknowledged that recently by extending the school’s accreditation another five years. There have been continuous improvements and major changes since first being accredited in 2002 by the association, said School of Business Dean Richard Skolnik. The importance of the association and the accreditation is that it’s not just one individual objective being met, it’s a consistent approach across the years.

Mayor Billy Barlow’s proposed local law to aggressively increase the enforcement, fines and penalties for property maintenance issues such as tall grass, un-shoveled sidewalks, exposed garbage and other violations took a big step toward becoming a reality Tuesday night. The legislation would target property maintenance issues such as tall grass, un-shoveled sidewalks, exposed garbage and the tidiness of property visible from city streets.

The teen is accused of engaging in sexual contact with the victim being less than 11 years of age at a town of Palermo residence from 1/1/18 to 2/3/18.