Oswego Elks Fund Charity Drive Supports Backpack Program
Charlotte Sereno of Oswego Elks Club received a $2,000 Elks National Foundation grant for Blessings of the Backpack. The program, based at Church of the Resurrection, feeds over 100 children weekly by packing food for weekend use. Volunteers Carol Simpson and Beth Hallan were pictured.
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Charlotte Sereno
Oswego Elks Club
Elks National Foundation
Church of the Resurrection
Serena
Carol Simpson
Beth Hallan
EPA seeks proposals for Great Lakes restoration funding
The EPA announces up to 13.9 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for 2015 projects. Eligible applicants include state tribal interstate local governments colleges universities and nonprofits. Applications due September 28. An Aug. 13 online grant process briefing is planned. Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence calls it a strong opportunity for GL restoration.
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Detroit
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes
EPA
Susan Hedman
Brenda Lawrence
Michigan
Oswego permit clash fuels bickering over home rehab
Oswego officials clash over renovations at 54 W Fifth St owned by Westside Neighbors LLC as a stop work order, missing permits, and a deleted code entry spark charges of favoritism and frustration among homeowners and contractors. City records show code officer Sam Diak flagged work without a permit mid June. planning director Amy Birdsall later deleted the entry amid disputed misconduct versus personnel matter. Councilor Mike Todd and Mayor Tom Gillen weigh strict rule enforcement and equal standards for all.
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Oswego
Fifth St
Westside Neighbors LLC
Sam Diak
Diak
Amy Birdsall
Westside Neighbors Project
Birdsall
Mike Todd
3Rd Ward
Tom Gillen
Ex NY Senate leader Skelos heads to trial on bribery charges
A federal judge scheduled a November 16 trial for Dean Skelos and his son Adam in Manhattan. They pleaded not guilty to revised extortion and bribery counts alleging they pressured an executive to give the son a no show job in exchange for political favors.
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Senate
Skelos
New York
Manhattan
Dean Skelos
Adam
Long Island
New York State Senate
SUNY Oswego professor studies 2000 degree lava flows
SUNY Oswego’s Rachel Lee of the atmospheric and geological sciences department will study lava flows on Hawaii and in lab simulations with a two year NSF grant valued at 30000 dollars. Co investigator from University of Pittsburgh will analyze molten rock above 2000 degrees Fahrenheit to improve prediction of cooling behavior. Undergraduates will assist in data analysis and thimble size sample experiments.
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Oswego
Rachel Lee
Suny Oswego
Atmospheric and Geological Sciences Department
Island
Hawaii
National Science Foundation
University of Pittsburgh
Lee
Michael Ramsey
Atmospheric and Geological Sciences
Mount Kilauea
Oswego Tourism Surges 10 Percent in 2014
Oswego County tourism spending rose 10.2 percent in 2014, reaching over 135.3 million. The Thousand Islands region earned about 8 million in local taxes and 7.4 million in state taxes, with households saving roughly 338 dollars in taxes due to tourism activity. Legislator Morris Sorbello leads the Economic committee.
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Oswego
Oswego County
State Department of Economic Development
New York State
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence
Morris Sorbello
Rgranby
Fulton native charged in Rochester area murder
Fulton resident Jessica Soble, 34, is charged as a second degree accomplice in a Matag Motel 6 homicide. Police say she aided Donovan Zuhlke, 26, during the stabbing death of Jehon Gervalla, whose chest wound occurred in the motel room. The district attorney described Soble as a knowing accomplice.
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Fulton
Rochester
Jessica Soble
Jehon Gervalla
Matag
Soble
Donovan Zuhlke
Gervalla
Zuhlk
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