Kevin Powell, activist, author, pop culture curator and co-founder of multicultural civil and human rights organization BK Nation, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16, in Sheldon Hall ballroom as part of SUNY Oswego’s I Am Oz Diversity Speaker Series. Doors will open for the free public appearance at 6 p.m.; a question-and-answer session and book signing will follow.
Oswego County residents are reminded that they must dial the area code when placing both local and long distance calls beginning Feb. 11. The regional overlay of a new area code will begin in March. Any new telephone numbers issued in Central New York will be assigned the ‘680’ area code. It will not replace the ‘315’ area code in any phone numbers currently in existence.
Kevin Gardner, Chairman of the Oswego County Legislature, has declared a State of Emergency in Oswego County beginning at 4:04 p.m. today (Feb. 3) due to heavy lake effect snow occurring in the northern portion of the county. A travel ban for the Redfield-Boylston area in the northeastern part of the county was issued by Oswego County Sheriff Reuel A. Todd earlier today due to extreme heavy snow.
Due to extreme heavy snow falling in Redfield-Boylston in the eastern part of Oswego County, Sheriff Reuel Todd has requested no unnecessary travel for those affected areas. More heavy snow is forecast for tonight and tomorrow and into Sunday. Conditions are extremely dangerous.
“We have reinvented economic development from the ground up. That is certainly helping Oswego and all of Central New York,” Brian Stratton, director of the NYS Canal Corporation said. He talked about what the state plans to do to lower the cost of prescription drugs, lower taxes, improve roads, bridges and other infrastructure, enhance upstate tourism and other topics. He also cited moral progress.
At 7:25 a.m. today (Feb 2) the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow at Gobbler’s Knob to determine whether winter would stay for six more weeks.
The Port of Oswego Authority received $2.1 million. The funds will be used to construct additional rail tracks and expand cargo handling facilities, the port director said.
The nationally-ranked Oswego State men’s ice hockey team will host its annual Whiteout Weekend – when fans are encouraged to wear white – on Friday and Saturday, with Saturday’s contest yielding a special celebration. During the first intermission, Oswego will recognize the 10th anniversary of the college’s only team national championship by honoring several 2006-07 teammates on the ice.
This past weekend was the setting for Random Acts of Warmth and Kindness at Great Bear Springs Recreation Area. A local knitting and crocheting group of ladies decorated the Apple Trail and Alec’s Trail.
Today’s News: The STAR Test and Why It Matters; New Year, New Technology Community Giving Project Helps Many; 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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