Several Oswego County and local agencies are continuing to monitor flooding conditions and offer assistance to residents along the Lake Ontario shoreline. The Oswego County Health Department is offering Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccine at no cost to Oswego County residents who have been affected by the high water levels.
Michael Harter, a lifetime resident of the city of Oswego, has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Common Council as First Ward Councilor. Raised in the Oswego community, Harter is the father of two sons who attend Oswego city schools. He has been a technology teacher in the Phoenix Central School District for the past 19 years and is actively involved in many youth sports programs.
At some recent public events, the governor has taken to playfully discussing spooky happenings at the Executive Mansion, his 160-year-old Eagle Street home. The only known person to die at the mansion is a former pastor from Oswego, NY.
Next week marks the official start of the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Tunes in June concert series. The concert series is presented by Pathfinder Bank and will run each Wednesday in June at the downtown gazebo on South First Street in Fulton.
Members of local law enforcement carried the “Flame of Hope” 12 miles from the Oswego Police Department to the Fulton Police Department on Wednesday in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New York. Oswego Police Department, Fulton Police Department, Oswego County Sheriff’s Department and New York State Police participated. They were joined by members of Team Red, White and Blue.
Today’s News: Hoops for Hope Donation; Senior Trip Was Busy and Exciting; National Technical Honor Society Induction; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
Matthew Wood, the newly-hired coordinator of recreation and youth development for the Oswego County Parks and Recreation Department, was born and grew up in Oswego County. “I am a Fulton native and I still think it can be and is the ‘City with a Future.’ I still dream of waking to the smell of chocolate and knowing that means it’s going to rain,” he said. “I believe that there are many areas in the county that are underutilized. We have such a wealth of natural areas and resources to explore and many people don’t even know they exist.”
Governor Cuomo announced $7 million in state funding to assist homeowners that have been impacted by flooding along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. The new investment program will provide up to $40,000 for homeowners to support interior and exterior repairs to structural damage caused by flooding, as well as the repair or replacement of permanent fixtures. This funding is in addition to the $10 million in state funding announced for eligible municipalities, and the up to $5 million in grants announced for small businesses with physical damage or loss as a result of flooding.
The Most Reverend Robert J. Cunningham, Bishop of Syracuse has released the most recent pastoral appointments and changes in the Diocese of Syracuse. Rev. Joseph E. Scardella, currently serving as pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption in Baldwinsville, has been appointed as pastor of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Fulton, effective July 1.
For many veterans, to stand in the rain may be but a small inconvenience when compared to the tribulations of battle. To stand through the rain while honoring their fallen comrades, however, is no inconvenience at all but instead, an honor. Several veterans of various distinctions representing local veterans services organizations came together this Memorial Day (May 29) to pay tribute to the fallen through a ceremony organized by the Fulton Veterans’ Council. They paired with elected officials, local law enforcement, and a large number of members of the Fulton community to recognize the many local heroes who lost their life in the name of freedom.
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