In a rare and historic testimony by a New York State Senator before the Canadian Parliament’s Senate Defense and Security Committee, State Senator Patty Ritchie spoke in support of a measure that would improve relations between Canada and the United States, as well as boost tourism in the Thousand Islands region by easing strict reporting requirements for boaters.
Sen. Schumer said there are some members of Congress – including the nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary Rep. Tom Price – who have proposed to turn Medicare in to a voucher-based, privatized system, which would effectively gut Medicare, a program that provides affordable healthcare to countless New York seniors.
Upwards of 10 feet of snow in the past 10 days in Winona Forest will provide a spectacular winter wonderland and excellent conditions for the 37th annual Cross-Country Ski Tourathon Saturday, Feb. 11. Participants may choose from 12.5, 25, or 50 K distance races. All ages and abilities are encouraged to come out and enjoy the outdoors while participating in a healthy outdoor sport.
Today’s News: Sectional Win for Girls Bowling; The Drought is Over; Big Win for Raider Hockey; Winter Break Just Around the Corner; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
Many seasonal campers at Fulton’s North Bay Campground were outraged to learn that the Common Council had increased the season rate for the 2017 season. Last month, the council implemented a variety of new and increased rates including the seasonal site rate increase from $675 to $850. Some routine seasonal campers approached the Common Council at a regular meeting held Tuesday (Feb 7) to express their distaste in the rate changes.
State Senator Patty Ritchie will travel to Ottawa, Canada’s capital, to testify before the Canadian Parliament’s Senate Defense and Security Committee on Wednesday in support of a measure that will ease stringent reporting requirements for boaters, and in turn, improve tourism in the Thousand Islands region, as well as relations between the two nations.
State Senator Patty Ritchie is applauding Senate passage of a measure she supported that would bring ride-sharing to Upstate New York and in turn, expand transportation options for people, especially in rural communities, as well as boost the economy. Under the measure (S.4159), Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) like Lyft and Uber would be permitted to operate outside New York City.
The city took another step forward at Monday night in its efforts to rewrite and update its zoning codes. All of the councilors have probably received calls from someone, Mayor Billy Barlow said, “complaining about bureaucracy and redundancy in our current system.” A lot of that, in his opinion, is due to an antiquated building code that was adopted nearly 80 years ago, he added. The council hopes to have the updated zoning codes in place by the end of the year.
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.
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