At approximately 5:30 p.m. today (Oct. 5), an Oswego County jury convicted 32-year-old Chad R. Burman of Cicero, NY, of the felony offense of Assault in the Second Degree. The prosecution alleged that Burman assaulted and physically injured a 69-year-old man on June 3, 2016, in the parking lot of the Waterfront Tavern, a restaurant located along the Oneida River in Hastings.
Lucas Bohn has always been “very interested in comedy.” On Saturday he’ll use his talents to benefit the Fulton’s Future Project to build a better future through the arts. CNY Arts Center will host the national touring comedian at the Oasis at Thunder Island for “an evening of fun and celebration.” Assemblyman Will Barclay will serve as honorary chairperson. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Bohn is set to hit the stage at 8 p.m.
The diocesan Office of Communications will present a day of learning, collaborating, and networking for parish communicators Nov. 9 at Immaculate Conception Church in Fayetteville, featuring international speaker and digital communication expert Sister Helena Burns, fsp.
Today’s News: Families Enjoy Block Party, Open House; New Addition to Fulton Athletics; Travel Experiences Shared at LOTE Club; Football Says Goodbye to Seniors; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
Recently, Oswego County Health Director Jiancheng Huang confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus in Oswego. The report of the virus in this area has raised some concerns among students on the SUNY Oswego campus. “It’s scary how western medicine still can’t defeat old diseases,” SUNY Oswego Junior Cliff-Simon Vital said.
Working closely with the City of Fulton, Fulton Fire Department, and National Grid along with the guidance of third ward councilman Don Patrick, the Litwik Street and Bakeman Street groups designed a “Welcome to our Neighborhood” sign to be erected where the streets intersect.
Oswego County has the highest rate of childhood obesity in New York State and the adult obesity trends are higher county wide than state wide, according to the county health department. “In Oswego, 33.8 percent of adults are overweight or obese, compared to the New York state average of 24.6 percent,” said Senior Public Health Educator Diane Oldenburg.
The New York State Police continue to investigate the missing person case of 62-year-old John Sapienza. Sapienza has been missing since February 24, 1997, from St. Johnsville, NY. A friend reported him missing on February 27 after receiving a phone call from Sapienza’s wife that his vehicle was found abandoned in a grocery store parking lot in New Hartford, NY. A manager confirmed the van had been there for about four weeks.
Last year Chad Tucker placed third with a 1,381.0-pound entry. This year, the Brushton, NY, resident’s entry was only 1,135.5 pounds. However it was huge enough to claim top honors at the 2017 edition of Oswego’s Great Pumpkin Fest. “I have been growing great pumpkins for five years now,” he told Oswego County Today. “It’s my second time here in Oswego.”
He has been identified.
In the early morning of May 7, 2017, the subject entered the Nice and Easy in Williamstown and allegedly paid for a transaction with counterfeit currency.
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