A former Oswego County AmeriCorps member has taken it to the next level. He has joined the Peace Corps and is currently serving in Africa. “Throughout my education at Fordham University, I had spoken with several of my friends, as well as attended several career fairs, about my post-graduation life. One topic that seemed to come up continually was serving with the Peace Corps,”Ben Boltz said.
Central New York residents are encouraged to pay their respects to a deceased Korean War veteran whose remains are being returned to Fulton on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Cpl. Joseph Trepasso of Fulton is being re-patriated back home after being identified as a casualty of the Korean War.
Oswego County will partner with the American Red Cross to host a community blood drive in honor of former Legislator Douglas Malone. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, November 7, at the Oswego County Legislature Office Building, fourth floor, 46 E. Bridge St.
Join the Friends of History in Fulton as they host a far out party to “Remember the ’60s” on Friday, November 4, at Tavern on the Lock located at 24 S. First St.
Representatives of more than two dozen human services agencies from Oswego County (and Syracuse) gathered this week to learn and share information about programs available to youth and families. Elim Grace Church, West First Street, played host to the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau’s forum in partnership with the United Way of Greater Oswego County.
Roughly 40 people took turns searching out anything paranormal that hides in the dark, eerie corners of the historic Fulton buildings that are home to the public library and the John Wells Pratt House Museum. A non-profit paranormal activity team based in Auburn, Soul Searchers has returned to these two Fulton buildings for the second year, again finding considerable evidence of paranormal activity in both buildings during preliminary investigations, said Soul Searchers founder, Shawn DiBello.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today (Oct. 28) that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Cpl. Joseph Trepasso, 20, of Fulton, will be buried Nov. 5 in his hometown.
Longley Brothers Dodge recently made a donation for the total amount of $1800 to four Fulton youth sports organizations.
The Fulton Public Library has announced the date for its 2016 Memoir Project presentation. The project is a local history program designed to commemorate significant events in Fulton by helping its residents preserve their memories. The presentation will take place November 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cayuga Community College’s Fulton campus community room.
SUNY Oswego reinstituted a Homecoming celebration in 2015, and decided it was so successful that the 2016 celebration has been expanded to two days. Homecoming 2016 will take place Nov. 4 and 5 at various locations around campus and the city of Oswego. In 2015, hundreds of students, alumni and friends of the Oswego college community participated in Homecoming events.
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