On Tuesday, May 2, the Oswego City School District Home and School Associations and the Oswego Classroom Teachers’ Association will host a “Meet the Candidates Night.” The forum will take place at the OHS cafeteria right after the budget hearing and the school board meeting.
The search for a new principal at the Fulton Junior High School has come to an end as the Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Christopher T. Leece, effective July 1, 2017. “I really think we made a great match,” Superintendent Pulvino said.
On April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Fulton Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
Gov. Chris Christie, who is leading the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, hosted Rep. Katko and a small group of Congressmen and women from across the country to focus on legislative ideas for combating drug abuse.
Day by day, the iconic Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse is coming back to life. At Monday’s Common Council meeting, Mercedes Niess updated councilors on the progress made last year by the lighthouse restoration committee and a cadre of volunteers. After nearly 2,200 volunteer hours, the Port City landmark is well on the way to restoration. The first-ever public tours of the lighthouse were offered in 2016.
On Sunday (April 23), at 2:24 p.m., Eric N. Rumble, 20, of 86 Delano St., Pulaski, was arrested for two counts of first-degree rape, a class B felony; two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor; second-degree rape, a class D felony; and second-degree criminal sex act, a class D felony.
On Saturday, with Canal Clean Sweep and Oswego County Earth Week occurring together, volunteers from the Minetto Beautification Committee with several others participated in a litter cleanup. On Sunday, recognizing Oswego County Earth Week and Canal Clean Sweep, volunteers worked on projects at Great Bear Springs Recreation Area.
On April 24, through April 28, the Fulton Police Department, along with law enforcement officers around the state, will participate in the “No Empty Chair” campaign. During the campaign, officers will conduct details focusing on different traffic safety threats each day.
When he attended Arizona State University, Oswego native William Barlow Jr. never thought he would run for office or be involved in politics. Now, Barlow, the youngest Oswego mayor, said it is a fulfilling feeling helping and serving the people in the Port City. “I never thought I would really run for office or be involved in politics at all,” Barlow said. “But once I got involved being a city councilor, I really enjoyed doing it. I felt like I was making a difference.”
State Police in Fulton are investigating a one-car crash that occurred around 10:30 a.m. today (April 23) on 66 road in the town of Hannibal. Investigation revealed that Nicole E. Smith, 23 from Fulton, was operating her 2007 Toyota Yaris north on 66 road when she drifted across the center of the roadway and struck a guardrail on the Sterling Valley Creek bridge. Smith is listed in critical condition. A 5-year-old child passenger was uninjured in the crash.
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