Oswego Rotary welcomes Karasek auditing homes for safety
Oswego Rotary guest James Karasek, ARISE aging in place specialist and Oswego County legislator, spoke on auditing residences for safety in order to reduce injuries and help residents age in place. Audits cover entryways, hallways, doors, stairs, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms and living areas. Karasek, Sabine Ingerson, ARISE director, and club president Richard Tesoriero attended.
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Fulton district proposes $68.6 million budget with no restorations
Fulton City School District lists a 2015-16 budget of 68.6 million with no restorations or enhancements. The plan shows a 1.91 percent overall rise and a 1.75 percent tax levy increase, staying under the state tax cap as district keeps levy increases modest over four years.
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Oswego Chamber of Commerce honors small businesses
In Oswego, the Greater Oswego Fulton Chamber of Commerce celebrated National Small Business Week with local leaders at the American Foundry. Speakers praised small enterprises as the backbone of the economy and highlighted resources helping businesses grow, including Bosco Geers Market's Theresa Himes noting her family's firm has faced and navigated setbacks using available supports.
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Skelos leadership wanes as corruption charges grow
Albany NY AP reports support for Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos eroding after his federal arrest on charges of using office to arrange payments to his son. State Sen Kathy Marchione joined others calling for his resignation as Republicans in the chamber rally behind Skelos while he fights the case.
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Hannibal BOE approves 2015 16 budget plan
Hannibal school board held a hearing to present the proposed 2015 2016 budget totaling 30.66 million dollars. The plan reflects a 1.89 percent increase driven by program and instruction costs. Superintendent Donna Fountain cited long range planning for college and career readiness and added new instructional positions including a full time music teacher a literacy coach and an elementary librarian.
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Monitoring program grows in Oswego County
Oswego County's Alternatives to Incarceration Advisory Board discussed the expanding electronic monitoring system used by the county probation department. Director Deborah Meyer noted the program, started in 2013, grew significantly and pairs with enhanced pretrial release, though some defendants remain ineligible due to violence or noncompliance concerns.
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