Shel te r Box program highlighted by Oswego Rotary
Tom Denson presented Shelter Box to Oswego Rotary as the largest Rotary project in over a century. A survival kit in a box, it provides a year of basics including shelter, warmth, water, a simple kitchen, tools, and means to begin rebuilding, with deployments in Haiti, Syria, the Philippines, and northern California.
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Watertown Rotary Club
Tom Denson
Oswego Rotary
Shelter Box
United States
Rotary Club of
Lakewood Ranch
Fla
Haiti
Syria
Philippines
California
Denson
Center
Rick Tesoriero
Sue Witmer
Oswego County matches private gifts to fund One Stop Center
Oswego County officials announced the successful completion of a fund matching plan for the One Stop Center. Aimed at closing a projected 50 thousand dollar shortfall for 2016, private donations totaling 50 thousand dollars triggered a county match to keep the program open. The center helps county residents gain job training and employment, with the 2013 annual report noting 2,305 people found employment. Legislator Jim Karasek commented on the measure's one time nature and thanked donors and SUNY Oswego officials for support.
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Oswego
Gregg Heffner
Department of Social Services
Joe Rotella
Suny Oswego
Office of Business and
Legislature
Oswego County
Rotella
Jim Karasek
R-Granby
Pink ribbon display boosts awareness at OCO health center
The sixth straight year the pink ribbon is formed at OCO Re productive Health Center in Fulton to raise awareness. A public health fair draws attendees at night to collect information and engage the community.
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OCO
Casino project offers hope to struggling Southern Tier
In Owego New York Chris White built Redneck Boot and Western Wear despite naysayers. A proposed resort casino with 1000 jobs sparks cautious optimism across the Southern Tier where factories and jobs disappeared. Residents like John Ghinger of Johnson City recall lost paychecks as talk turns to a casino’s potential impact.
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Owego
N.Y
Chris White
New York
Southern Tier
Susquehanna River
Long Island
Pennsylvania
John Ghinger
Johnson City
Binghamton
Fulton County legislator Castiglia seeks reelection District 25
Fulton native Frank Castiglia Jr. campaigns for re election to District 25 of the Fulton County Legislature saying he is not done protecting taxpayer dollars and will keep shaking up Oswego governance. First elected in 2013 after defeating Louella LeClair he faces her again this year on Democratic Conservative and Every Bodys Party lines. Castiglia, 68, appeals as an iconoclast on Economic Development and Public Safety panels with a pledge to avoid rubber stamping and to offer alternatives rather than simply saying no.
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Fulton - Frank Castiglia Jr
Oswego
Louella LeClair
Everybody’s
Castiglia
Fulton
Stratford Business School
Carrier Corporation
Fulton City
LeClair aims to regain Fulton County District 25 post
Fulton native Louella LeClair seeks her old county legislature seat, vowing experience and vision to grow business and jobs. A former District 25 legislator and Economic Development chair, she highlights Oswego County tourism programs and Ambassadors as proof of impact and advocates Fort Ontario historic designation.
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Fulton
Louella LeClair
LeClair
Rochester Business Institute
Fulton-Oswego
Patty Ritchie
Dennis A. Pelletier County Government Institute
County Tourism Department
Oswego County
Oswego
Fort Ontario
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