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Hundreds of young trees and shrubs were planted this summer and last fall in Fulton and Oswego as part of an urban tree project coordinated by the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning and Atlantic States Legal Foundation. They included several varieties of young oak trees and shrubs near the Oswego Speedway. The project was funded by a grant from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through the USDA Forest Service.

Cities Receive Hundreds of Native Trees Through Great Lakes Grant Project

July 16, 2017 Contributor

Over the past several months hundreds of native trees and shrubs have taken root in selected locations in Oswego and Fulton through an urban forestry project coordinated by the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning. The department and the Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. of Syracuse received a grant from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through the USDA Forest Service to plant more than 600 trees and shrubs at brownfield sites in Oswego County.

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Ritchie To Honor Local Heros At Veterans’ Hall Of Fame Ceremony

July 16, 2017 Contributor

State Senator Patty Ritchie will honor 27 veterans of the United States Armed Forces at her annual “Veterans Hall of Fame” ceremony on July 17 in Ogdensburg. Honorees were nominated by family, friends, co-workers and fellow veterans for their military service to our nation, and their continuing work and involvement in causes that benefit and improve our local communities.

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FFD Purchases Tools Through SUNOCO Donation

July 15, 2017 Contributor

Through a donation from the Fulton SUNOCO Ethanol plant, the FFD was able to purchase a new fire fighting vent saw, rechargeable hand lights and a new set of Iron’s (axe/halligan) all to be placed on the departments newly acquired 1998 Pierce 100′ Platform ladder truck.

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Updated Save-A-Lot Packs A Crowd For Grand Re-Opening

July 14, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The official grand re-opening of the Fulton Save-A-Lot store under new ownership drew a large crowd to showcase the store’s many updates. “It’s cleaner, brighter, our produce section has been updated and expanded. Now when you walk in, it just kind of jumps out at you,” said new owner and Fulton native Jim Mirabito, whose family is well known in the grocery business. Jim, acquiring ownership alongside his wife, Cindy and daughter, Whitney, have made several changes to the store that improve the customer experience. Though the Fulton Save-A-Lot store is a new venture for the Mirabito family, the grocery business is an utterly familiar part of their lives.

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Rabid Cat Found in Volney; Next Rabies Clinic is Aug. 9

July 14, 2017 Contributor

The Oswego County Health Department reported today (July 14) that one person is receiving post-exposure rabies treatment after being bitten and scratched by a stray cat in Volney. The health department received confirmation on July 13 that the cat tested positive for rabies.

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Legislator Frank Castiglia makes a point earlier in the meeting.

Tensions Erupt Between Legislator, Challenger At County Meeting

July 13, 2017 Steve Yablonski

Tempers boiled over at Thursday night’s Oswego County Legislature meeting as the Democrat representing Fulton nearly came to blows with his likely GOP (Conservative) challenger in this fall’s election. At the end of the meeting, Marc Holliday spoke at the public session. “I’m here today to speak about Michaud. Frank Castiglia is my representative for the 25th District. I am running against Frank. However, that’s not why I’m here,” he began. At that point, Legislator Dan Farfaglia (D-24th District) of Fulton jumped up and accused Holliday of campaigning on the floor of the legislature.

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Pictured from left with Senator Patty Ritchie are museum board members David Granoff, Banna Rubinow, Audrey Hurley, Kevin Hill, George DeMass and David Roman.

Ritchie: $100,000 Will Help Upgrade Exhibits At Safe Haven Museum

July 13, 2017 Contributor

State Senator Patty Ritchie announced she has secured $100,000 in state funding for the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum at historic Fort Ontario in Oswego. The grant funding to the museum will help keep alive the stories of nearly 1,000 World War II refugees, mostly European Jews fleeing Nazi persecution, who were brought into the United States as “guests” of President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1944 and 1946.

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Volunteers Improve Fulton’s Voorhees Park

July 13, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

To improve health and safety at Voorhees Park, it was spruced up this week by Block-Builder neighbors, city council members Norman Foster and Larry Macner, and the City Parks Department. A new Dog Waste Station was added near the center sidewalk as a convenience to dog-walkers. Enjoy beautiful Voorhees Park bordered by South Fourth and South Third streets and Buffalo and Academy streets, and join Oswego County Federal Credit Union for “Movie Night at Voorhees” on Wednesday, July 26.

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The condition of the section of the former Nestles site designated to Aldi supermarket, on the corner of Fay and S. Fourth Streets as of May 8, 2017.

Legislature Works to Improve Communities County-Wide

July 13, 2017 Contributor

The Oswego County Legislature took several steps aimed at improving neighborhoods and enhancing the quality of life for residents during its June meeting. Legislators voted unanimously to authorize the transfer of nearly a dozen tax-foreclosed properties to the Oswego County Land Bank for rehabilitation or demolition. They also voted unanimously to authorize a reduction in tipping fees for the disposal of materials from both municipal residential demolitions and the former Nestlé site in the city of Fulton.

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Schumer: Our Highest Priority Should Be Protecting Our Critical Infrastructure From Cyber-Attacks

July 12, 2017 Contributor

On the heels of news reports revealing that hackers may have launched cyber-attacks on nuclear power plants and other energy facilities, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today (July 12) said Upstate New York’s nuclear power plants like Ginna, FitzPatrick, Indian Point, Nine Mile, and The Niagara Power Project could be vulnerable to future attacks. Schumer said that we must do everything we can to mitigate threats like these and improve our critical infrastructure defenses.

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