A lifelong Sixth Ward city of Oswego resident, Ron Tesoriero, has announced his candidacy for the Sixth Ward seat on the Oswego Common Council. Tesoriero is a 38-year member of the Local 73 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union and is currently the plumbing inspector for the city of Oswego, a job he will abdicate should he win the election later this year.
On Monday, sheriff’s deputies arrested Gary Francis Floss, 74, of 422 US Route 11, Central Square. He was charged with first-degree rape, a class B felony. He allegedly engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim being less than 11 years of age.
This Saturday (June 10) Friends of Fulton Park, as sponsored by Oswego County Federal Credit Union, will present a day full of free fun at Fulton’s Foster Park. The event will include music from KingKat DJ Music, an inflatable obstacle course, bottle flipping contests, horse rides, an animal show, face painting, games, and more.
Each year Santa Claus visits the Oswego Children’s Tree Lighting Ceremony. The tree and Civic Plaza are gaily decorated. And children turn out by the dozens for an early chance to share their wish lists with the Joly Old Elf. At Monday night’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, Jennifer Losurdo of the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau discussed the estimated cost for this year’s event – which includes a couple of live reindeer.
The Fulton Block Builders has awarded the first matching grant check to homeowners in the city that were selected for the program. Based off the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative, Fulton Block Builders is a grassroots, non-for profit neighborhood revitalization program that offers homeowners partial recovery of their home improvement expenses. After completing more than $2,300 worth of exterior enhancements to their property, Albert and Ellen Zaranka only requested a $500 return despite the possibility to have received more.
My Father’s Legacy is an audio podcast series produced as a tribute to the life of Alan Spawn. The series was recorded by his son, Mark, after he discovered several thoughtful, motivational and inspirational writings which had been preserved following Al’s death in 2003. My Father’s Legacy episodes range from inspirational stories to thought provoking studies and a short biography of Alan’s younger years. Available on YouTube and in the podcast section of the iTunes Store – search for My Father’s Legacy.
The three recently completed refueling and maintenance outages at Exelon Generation’s upstate New York nuclear energy facilities, R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, James A FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant and Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, are already demonstrating the value of the Clean Energy Standard and its zero-emissions credits first-hand. In total, the three refueling outages resulted in a combined investment of $310 million.
Dozens of motorcycle riders and a myriad other volunteers turned out Saturday to help support ARISE’s ramp program. ARISE has installed many ramps to ensure more and more people have access to a home environment, James Karasek said. The event was hosted by Oswego Speedway and Lighthouse Lanes.
The Oswego Renaissance Association held its fourth annual “Awards Reception” June 2 and formally awarded 15 Oswego city neighborhoods, representing more than 150 homes, the “Renaissance Block Challenge Grant” totaling more than $160,000. Additionally the ORA awarded 16 “Neighborhood Pride Grants” to 16 different resident groups, totaling more than $30,000. Another 20 homes that are being re-painted in historic colors were awarded “Paint Oswego Grants” totaling $20,000.
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