Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a Holocaust survivor, recently provided a message of hope, strength and love to the students of Central Square Middle School; a message that she has shared with the school for more than 10 consecutive years.
More than two dozen members of area law enforcement agencies were pounding the pavement in the heat and humidity for more than two hours straight today (May 31) for a good cause. Members of local law enforcement carried the “Flame of Hope” from Oswego Police Department to Fulton Police Department to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics New York athletes, and the 2016 Special Olympics New York Summer Games, June 10-12, at SUNY Brockport.
On May 27, at approximately 10:30 p.m., State Police stopped a 2016 Dodge Ram pickup truck on Blythe Road in the Town of Hannibal after observing the truck traveling west in the eastbound lane. While searching the vehicle, Troopers reportedly located a large amount of Crystal Methamphetamine and US currency.
On Friday, May 27, investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force executed Superior Court arrest warrants on Adam M. Bell and Karisha C. Loveless. The arrest warrants were issued by Oswego County Court as a result of a grand jury indicting the two for the possession and sale of heroin.
Once again, dozens of people visited Veterans’ Memorial Park on Monday to honor and thank the men and women who fought and died for our freedoms. Members of the area veterans’ and service groups spent the early morning visiting various parks and cemeteries in Oswego and surrounding communities paying tribute to our nation’s veterans. A few onlookers, several with flags and cameras, lined the parade route from West Park to Veterans’ Memorial Park shortly before 11 a.m. They applauded as the group marched by.
Memorial Day weekend kicked off in Fulton with a successful 35th annual Memorial Day Salute. Hundreds of community members and even some from neighboring communities lined the street to watch the Memorial Day Parade as dozens of entries supporting this year’s theme of “Support Our Veterans” enthusiastically marched across the city. The commemoration continued on Memorial Day (Monday, May 30) morning when a group of community members and veterans followed through a police escort to accompany the Honor Guard as they held ceremonies at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Mt. Adnah Cemetery and the Fulton War Memorial Veterans’ Area. The escort ended at Veteran’s Park across from Fulton City Hall where Fulton City Police blocked off the road to allow spectators to line the street to observe the ceremony held in remembrance of the many military members that took the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation.
The accident happened around 11 p.m. on Saturday (May 28) in the town of Theresa in Jefferson County. Jenny Bush, 33, of Parish, died following the one-vehicle crash on Cottage Hill Road.
A full-sound test of new emergency notification sirens for the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone surrounding the nuclear power plants in Scriba will be tested at 1 p.m. on June 7, Dale A. Currier, Director of the Oswego County Emergency Management Office, announced.
The Fulton City School District Board of Education approved four new course offerings that will serve as dual enrollment providing high school students with college course credits. The board heard from high school principal Donna Parkhurst as she presented the courses and what they offer to students. While the school already partners with Cayuga Community College, Onondaga Community College, SUNY ESF, SUNY Oswego and Rochester Institute of Technology to total more than 20 college courses already offered, the four new courses will be offered through CCC.
On Thursday, State Police arrested Kaitlin Johnson and Jesse Olcott, both of Elderberry Lane, Central Square, for Offering a False Instrument for Filing, a class “E” felony. Olcott was also charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the 2nd Degree. These arrests follow an investigation into a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred on US Route 11 in front of Brewerton Speedway on May 13.
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