Oswego County Legislature Elected Leaders at 2015 Meeting
Legislator Kevin Gardner of District 13 was reappointed as chairman at the Oswego County Legislature organizational meeting. State Supreme Court Justice Norman W. Seiter Jr. administered the oath. Linda Lockwood of District 11 was re-elected vice chairwoman and Wendy Falls as clerk of the Legislature.
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Kevin Gardner
Oswego County
State Supreme Court
Norman W. Seiter Jr
Linda Lockwood
Wendy Falls
New York Legislature opens with two day return to Albany
Lawmakers head back to Albany for two day session start with Assembly and Senate meetings. Teachers unions plan Capitol rally opposing more NYC charter schools while an Assembly hearing studies a proposed single payer health system. Schumer urges FDA action after rat infested warehouses flagged in 2014 warning letters.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
Assembly
Senate
Capitol
New York City
Andrew Cuomo
Sen. Schumer
FDA
U.S
Charles Schumer
Food and Drug Administration
Schumer
Oswego Considers Regional Solar Campaign Tonight
Oswego officials plan to join a regional solar initiative funded by state grants for municipalities and homeowners. Mayor Tom Gillen says the program requires no tax burden, with CNY RPDB handling administration and outreach to neighbors like Scriba and Minetto.
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Council
Oswego
Oswego County
New York
Tom Gillen
Gillen
Scriba
Minetto
Holocaust Remembrance Talk at Fort Ontario Jan 27
Shannon Cilento will deliver an illustrated lecture on Fort Ontario State Historic Site’s WWII post chapel synagogue history at 7 p.m. January 27 as part of observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The free event, in the Enlisted Men's Barracks, includes parking. Fort Ontario sheltered Jewish refugees August 1944 to February 1946 with ceremonies and life events in the chapel.
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Fort
United Nations General Assembly
Few NY parents seek teacher evaluation scores
In New York, parents have shown little interest in state mandated teacher evaluation results. AP interviews across districts from Syracuse to Long Island found almost no requests for teachers' yearly ratings, despite privacy limits. Buffalo area data suggest many teachers were deemed highly effective, while overall student proficiency lags.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Albany
Associated Press
New York
Syracuse
Michael Henesey
Rochester
Batavia
Amherst
Hudson Falls
Amagansett
Long Island
Binghamton
Andrew Cuomo
Samuel Radford
Thibodeau hearing opens over potential new trial
In Oswego, Gary Thibodeau, convicted of kidnapping Heidi Allen in 1994, faces a 9 am hearing on East Oneida Street before Judge Daniel King to determine if he deserves a new trial. New witnesses question the 1995 verdict and prosecutors argue against exculpatory disclosures.
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Oswego
Gary Thibodeau
Heidi Allen
Oswego County
Richard
Thibodeau
New Claims
James Steen
Roger Breckenridge
Michael Bohrer
Allen
Steen
Greg Oakes
Lisa Peebles
Tral
Appellate Division
Supreme Court of New York
Lisa Buske
United Way of Oswego County seeks new leader after Trexler departure
Executive director Melanie Trexler will step down this spring after two years with the United Way of Greater Oswego County. She cites a desire for new challenges and reflects on the nonprofit's mission to combat hunger and support children, with YMCA after-school funding noted as a key effort. Her last day is not specified in the readable text.
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Oswego
Melanie Trexler
United Way
Greater
Oswego County
Trexler
YMCA
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