Ontario Soap Company owner visits Rotary
Heather Shambo founder of Ontario Soap Company spoke at the Rotary event with past president Sue Witmer and president elect Dr. Richard Tesoriero. Shambo, who started the business in 2014 after leaving Oswego County, markets soaps at Oswego Farmers Market and online, and was a Next Great Idea runner up.
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Ontario Soap Company
Sue Witmer
Shambo
Oswego County
Ontario
Oswego
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Kindergarten registration in Pulaski May 2015
Pulaski district announces kindergarten screening and registration for the September class at Lara M. Sharp Elementary School. Sessions on May 12 and 13 will last about one hour. letters go out in April. Call 298-2412 to confirm eligibility. Children must be five by December 1 to enroll.
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Judge condemns Novelis in labor ruling
An administrative law judge upheld NLRB findings that Novelis at Oswego engaged in anti union conduct before last year’s narrow union vote. The judge ordered bargaining with USW after confirming intimidation, removal of pro union materials, Sunday pay changes, and mandatory meetings pressuring workers.
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Aluminum Company
Michael Rosas
National Labor Relations Board
Oswego
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Rosas
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District Four
New contract agency for Focus on Families program in Oswego
Oswego County Human Services Committee moved to end a drought of court mandated home family counseling by changing agencies after the first provider stopped services. Focus on Families, in place for over a decade, was contracted to Huntington Family Center for up to 250000 annually. The program offers licensed therapists who visit families deemed at risk by a family court judge. Thirty families served under Elmcrest Children’s Center have not received services since 2015.
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County Human Services Committee
Oswego County
Gregg Heffner
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Huntington Family Center
Elmcrest Children’s Center
Elmcrest
NY Assembly faces historic leadership changes
In Albany the race to replace longtime Speaker Sheldon Silver narrows to Carl Heastie as the front runner with Catherine Nolan as the remaining challenger. Nolan argues against secret deals while Heastie would be the first African American speaker and Nolan would be the first woman. Silver exited after 21 years amid federal kickback allegations.
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New York Assembly
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Diner Helps Girl With Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
Four year old Harley Loomis, blind except for bright light perception, receives support from Wade's Diner staff and sponsor Tracy Fox. Loomis's grandmother notes her memory and verbal recall, while therapy advances and braille learning bring gradual independence. Her sister Tatiana is praised for support.
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Wade
Tracy Fox
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Foultz
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Fox
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