The Fulton Common Council heard public comment in three separate hearings for the proposed local law to amend city code sections: streets and sidewalks; brush, grass, and weeds; and property conservation.
The district was expecting additional state aid, according to Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey. However, due to the late state budget, the district use the (lower aid) figure contained in the Governor’s proposed budget. Dr. Goewey said he will arrange a budget workshop for next week to hash out the 2017-18 budget.
Block Builders fundraising has been so successful that the deadline for Pre-Applications is being extended to Friday, April 14, 2017 to accommodate more blocks wishing to participate.
The Port City’s new fire chief was officially sworn into office Monday evening prior to the start of the regular committee meetings. Mayor Billy Barlow said he feels the community is lucky to have Chief Randall Griffin at the helm of OFD. The chief’s first day was March 31. He and the mayor had an orientation meeting with the members and staff of the department.
OHS grad Michael O’Neil, an assistant professor of mathematics at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, will receive a 2017 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator award to pursue a new generation of simulation and design tools for computational electromagnetics using fast, high-order, analysis-based algorithms.
The Oswego County Hospice provides comprehensive care and support to terminally ill individuals throughout Oswego County. The hospice program is primarily a service delivered in the home or in a contracted nursing home, by a team of Hospice professionals and volunteers. “We are proud to be a local hospice, providing local care,” said Judy Lester, Director of Patient Services for the Oswego County Health Department.
Fifth Ward Councilor John Gosek is seeking consideration from the Common Council to authorize the use of funds and public space of the city to support and sponsor the theatrical production of the recounting of the building of the Oswego Canal. At its meeting Monday night, the Administrative Services Committee gave a favorable recommendation to a retooled version of the request the council vice president made a few months ago.
The Anti-Defamation League today (April 3) welcomed the decision by the CiTi BOCES program in Oswego County to remove an inappropriate classroom lesson plan that asked students to write an essay arguing for or against the Nazi perspective on the “Final Solution,” the term used for a plan to eliminate the Jewish people during the Holocaust.
(Part 1 in a series of articles marking Public Health Week in Oswego County) One function of the Oswego County Health Department’s public health mission, which often goes unnoticed, is planning for public health emergencies. Disasters and emergencies can happen at any time, often without warning. Knowing which disasters can happen in your community and how to prepare for them can help you be ready in times of emergency.
The third annual Parent University was “phenomenal,” said Geri Geitner, the director of student support services at Fulton City School District. “The best part for me, was to see everyone having fun. To see that school is fun, learning is fun, and to see parents and children getting to enjoy that together,” she said. The event, in its third year, has grown bigger and better with each passing year. Saturday, (April 1) G. Ray Bodley High School hosted the event with five hours of free family fun.
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