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UPDATE: District Responds To Threat At G. Ray Bodley High School, Search Yields No Findings

March 9, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Superintendent of Schools for the Fulton City School District, Brian Pulvino issued an important notice to all parents of students within the district regarding an incident at one of the schools this morning (March 9.) “G. Ray Bodley High School administration was informed by a student at 8:15 a.m. this morning that another student at GRB made an alleged threatening statement about initiating harm to others at the school,” the letter detailed.

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BRADSTREET's RAID ON FRONTENAC - Historian George Bray will open the Fort Ontario conference April 22 with a presentation on Lt. Colonel John Bradstreet’s raid on Fort Frontenac in Kingston, Ont.

Oswego was a vital staging area for invasions of New France

March 9, 2017 Contributor

The Fort Ontario History and Archaeology Conference will be held at the Great Lakes Event and Conference Center at the Best Western Hotel in Oswego. Renown historians will speak at the conference, which explores the history and archaeology of warfare and human conflict in the United States and Canada from its earliest evidence around 5,000 BC to the 21st century War on Terrorism.

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Child Abuse Increase Seen In Oswego County

March 8, 2017 Submitted article

In 2016, more than 3,200 child abuse cases were reported to the state from Oswego County, an increase in recent years reported by the Oswego County Department of Social Services.

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Last Call for Heroes! Shavees Needed For St. Baldrick’s Day in Oswego

March 8, 2017 Contributor

The 2017 St. Baldrick’s Day in Oswego is less than three weeks away, and this year the numbers of volunteer “shavees” is down. Event organizer Dan Witmer wants to make one last call for volunteers to “brave the shave” and help raise money for life-saving childhood cancer research. The Laker lacrosse team arranged a ‘St. Baldrick’s Night’ at YoBerry for Thursday, March 9, and another ‘St. Baldrick’s Night’ at Fajita Grill on Monday, March 20.

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The Addams Family Opens Tomorrow

March 8, 2017 Contributor

Today’s News: Inspiring Day in English 12; New Courses Coming to GRB; Weightlifters Win Big at Tournament; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.

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Change Your Clocks, Check Your Batteries

March 8, 2017 Contributor

As New Yorkers prepare to set their clocks forward one hour, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) urges all New Yorkers to check their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to ensure their homes are properly protected.

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Oswego School Board Receives 2017-18 Budget Update

March 7, 2017 Steve Yablonski

Currently, the Oswego City School District’s tentative 2017-18 budget is $61,516,384. That is a five percent increase over the current school year’s spending plan. At Tuesday night’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey shared some details explaining the program budget segment of the overall spending plan to this point.

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Route 48 To Be Closed From Burden Drive to Munn Street

March 7, 2017 Contributor

All motorists and residents are advised that State Route 48 from Burden Drive to Munn Street will be closed to through traffic, effective Wednesday, and continuing for the remainder of March. The closure is in order to facilitate tree removal along the Country Club side of Route 48. This work is in preparation for the road repairs to be made in that area.

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Rhonda L. Hutchins is pictured with her father, the late Duane A. Kerfien, during a happier time in the family's lives. Hutchins and her family chose the Oswego County Health Department's certified hospice program to help them through the illness and death of her father. (Photo courtesy of Rhonda Hutchins.)

Oswego County Health Department’s Hospice Continues to Serve Patients Across Oswego County

March 7, 2017 Contributor

Each year for more than 25 years, across Oswego County, the Oswego County Health Department’s certified hospice program has provided support services to hundreds of terminally-ill county residents and their families.

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Council President: Talk To Us, Not Social Media, To Solve Problems

March 6, 2017 Steve Yablonski

Members of the Common Council have taken exception to comments made on social media regarding requests for certain special events. Council President Eric VanBuren spoke briefly prior to the start of Monday’s committee meetings regarding issues some people have with the council’s special events policy. “You can take whatever stance you like on social media,” he said, adding that if you have a problem with the council – come to the council and discuss things.

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