Fulton Lions Club backs United Way with $1000 donation
Paul Foster of the Fulton Lions Club presented a $1000 gift to United Way of Greater Oswego County for Stone Soup Too luncheon. Ali McGrath of United Way praised the Lions for longtime support aiding hunger relief in Oswego County. Nearby, Central Square Middle School was evacuated Friday after a noncredible bomb threat was found, with state police conducting a sweep and K 9 search before confirming no danger.
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Fulton Lions Club
Paul Foster
United Way of
Greater Oswego County
Kay Duguay
United Way
Ali McGrath
Oswego County
Fulton Salvation Army
Hannibal Resource Center
Catholic Charities
Central Square
Center For Instruction, Technology and Innovation
Jack Keller
Keller
Oswego County Land Bank lays groundwork to fix zombie properties
Oswego County Land Bank Corporation holds its second meeting as a new nonprofit aims to control vacant abandoned and tax delinquent properties. Chairman Shane Broadwell says the group will spread its mission across towns and pursue long term funding while planning a logo and website.
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Land Bank
Oswego
Oswego County Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors
Oswego County
New York State
Shane
Broadwell
Roswego
Seth Wallace
Port of Oswego earns Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award
The Port of Oswego Authority was named a Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award winner, one of six U.S. Great Lakes ports, for 2015 navigation season gains in international cargo tonnage. Oswego saw a 20 percent rise with windmill parts refinery gear generators and containers driving exports and imports, plus a growing grain business and nearly $5.5 million in revenue. Executive Director Zelko Kirincich praised the repeat award and anticipated a strong 2017 import-export market benefiting the local economy.
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Washington, D.C
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Port of
Oswego
Zelko Kirincich
Oswego District Sees Rising State Exam Refusals
In Oswego County, three through eight grade students increasingly refuse New York State Common Core tests. Oswego City School District reports 2016 ELA refusals at 22 percent and math refusals at 28 percent, up from 15 percent last year, reflecting nationwide protests over test design and stakes.
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Oswego
New York State
Oswego County
New York State Department of Education
NYSED
Oswego City
Fulton expands Recreation Park with land donation
Fulton expands Recreation Park by declaring an adjacent city parcel as parkland to add to the 21.5 acres. The site near the War Memorial will host a teen-focused play space funded by a state grant of up to 292,409 dollars. Students from Fulton Junior High School and G Ray Bodley High School influenced the design.
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Fulton
War Memorial
East Broadway
Ccw Barret Drive
Bullhead Point
Recreation Park
Barry Ostrander
Friends of Fulton Parks
State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
New York
Fulton Junior High School
G. Ray Bodley High School
Friends of Fulton Parks Board
Kelley Weaver
Friends
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