The New York State Senate Majority today (Jan. 25) pledged an additional $5 million in State and Municipal Facilities funding to bolster previous relief and provide necessary financial assistance to the flood-stricken regions near Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.
After a lengthy investigation, University Police at SUNY Oswego arrested two students for criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree, both felonies.
Today’s News: Hockey Team Grinds Out Huge First Win with Shutout; Fulton Wrestlers Win Section Title; Time for Stalking Awareness; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
A sudden resignation last month left the Fulton City School District Board of Education grappling with options regarding the vacant seat. After soliciting letters of interest from community members willing to fill the position, five people came forward with interest in the position. After reviewing the interested parties, board vice president Dan Pawlewicz made a motion to appoint Christine Plath to the position at Tuesday’s (Jan 24) regular meeting. The motion was approved with four votes in favor and one abstaining vote from board member Lynn Lyons.
Two weeks after the Federal Energy Commission rejected a Department of Energy proposal for federal subsidies to prop up uncompetitive nuclear plants , the New York State Supreme Court in Albany County rejected motions to dismiss a lawsuit challenging billions in ratepayer subsidies for aging nuclear plants in New York’s Clean Energy Standard. The case is now headed to trial.
Trinity Catholic School, as one of 22 Catholic schools within the Diocese of Syracuse, will once again celebrate Catholic Schools Week, January 28 – February 3. Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States, said Barbara Sugar, principal. On a designated day during Catholic Schools Week, schools in all four regions of the diocese will focus on giving back to their communities.
Fred Reed and Mikayla Kemp sat down with Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. in his office to get “Fulton’s Five Minutes.” In this edition, Mayor Woodward addresses some of the projects the city will be undertaking in the coming year and highlights some of the programs he is excited to see progress in 2018. Stay tuned for next month’s edition to stay up to date on Fulton’s happenings with Oswego County Today’s new monthly segment, “Fulton’s Five Minutes.”
State Senator Patty Ritchie today (Jan. 23) voted for legislation that would block a hidden, $1.5 billion hike in state tax bills affecting nearly every single New York taxpayer as a result of recent changes to the federal tax code. It would allow New Yorkers to continue to claim tax-saving deductions on their state returns, including allowing full deductions for school and property taxes, medical expenses and charitable contributions.
The arrest stems from the investigation into an ongoing incident that occurred from May 2017 until January 2018 at a business in the town of Constantia. She was in the office of treasurer and allegedly wrote checks to herself in the amount of more than $50,000 and took the cash.
The Winona Forest Recreation Association kicks off its season of winter events Jan. 28 with the Empire State Snowshoe Championship Race and the Stone Wall 5K Walk/Run through the sprawling 9,000-acre state forest in northern Oswego and southern Jefferson counties. “The Winona Stone Wall has evolved into one of the Northeast’s premier snowshoe events,” said race director Rich Shumway.
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