Opinion

There have recently been questions posed in regard to my petitions being invalidated at the BOE. I am very grateful for the Republican and Conservative committee members for honoring me with a chance to enter the primary.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute recently released the annual County Health Rankings report.

Isn’t it Take from the Rich and give to the Poor? That is what Robin Hood and his Merry Men used to do. Yes, that is what Robin Hood used to do and say. But at the Oswego County Legislature the Band of Merry Men( in the Majority Caucus) feel that they should take from the Poor but give to the Rich.

All, I’ve never been one to champion the memorializing resolutions, concerns etc that we may have about proposals from Albany, but this is quite possibly the most outrageous I’ve seen in my career. I hope we all read this and take up the call.

In the year of 1902 the villages of Fulton and the village of Oswego Falls merged to become the city of Fulton, NY. The year of 1902 is the first year residents were to vote for any elections in the newly formed city of Fulton, NY. From that date there were at times polling sites in every available location.

Thank you to everyone who came to the 18th annual Valentine’s Day Lasagna Dinner. We served 77 dinners and profited $1,000 after all expenses were paid.

Oswego Harborfest conducted a “Half-Way to Harborfest” chicken BBQ on February 2 at Gibby’s Irish Pub. Oswego Harbor Festivals, Inc., would like to thank all those that supported this special event including Gibby Thompson, owner of Gibby’s Irish, along with the following businesses:

Captain Heather Odom and Lieutenant Alberta Rakestraw and the members of the Oswego County Salvation Army Advisory Board offer their sincere thanks to the people of the county for their generous response to the 2018 Christmas kettle fundraising campaign.

I would like to thank Jim and Wendy Mirabito for taking on the 2018 food drive. Their staff at Save-A-Lot was great to work with.