by Nicole Reitz Alfred Myhill, an 87-year-old native of Fulton and World War II veteran, has been named the 2012 Veteran of the Year by the Fulton Veterans Council. From 1941 to 1943, Myhill worked at a farm in Fulton where he fed, tended and milked cows and operated a tractor and other farm machinery.(…)
by Carol Thompson The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, released its decision in the case of People v. Alan Jones today. The court reversed Jones’s conviction for the crime of murder in the second degree (depraved indifference murder) for causing the death of his 11-year old stepsister, Erin Maxwell, while in their Town of Palermo home(…)
by Carol Thompson Oswego County, known to be a stronghold for the Republican Party, once again supported a Democrat in the race for the White House. President Barack Obama won the county this year, which he did four years ago. Obama took 54.6 percent of the vote to Romney’s 44.8 percent. Democrat Dan Maffei won(…)
The 40th annual House Tour event sponsored by the Heritage Foundation of Oswego County is scheduled for 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 in the City of Oswego. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the house tour, Heritage Foundation is introducing the Oswego Downtown Living Tour. It features six historic mixed-use commercial/residential properties and(…)
The New York State Field Band Conference commenced the march to the Carrier Dome last Saturday night as high school bands were active throughout Central New York. The Marching Buccaneers headed west to East Irondequoit to compete against two other National Division bands. Oswego came home with a second place finish with a score of(…)
The Oswego Alumni Association and the Laker baseball team will welcome back former players, families, friends and fans for a special reunion Sept. 21 to 23. Anyone who has ever been associated with the Oswego State baseball legacy, either on the field, in the stands or elsewhere, may take part in a golf tournament, special(…)
Rita Hooper I’ll be leaving for Orlando on the 17th to attend the triennial conference of Presbyterian Women. So I thought it would be a good time to do a blast from the past! The following is gleaned from the summer columns of 1992. Peter Freyer and Kari Burns were valedictorian and salutatorian, Frank Ferrando(…)
Rita Hooper I understand that the commencement speaker at Hannibal this year was retired Air Force Lt. Colonel John E. Norvell. He was a member of the Hannibal Class of 1962. He graduated from Hobart College 1966 with high honors in American history, earned his M.A. in American history from the Maxwell School of Citizenship(…)
Rita F. Hooper Remember when you looked forward to getting the mail? Long letters from your favorite aunt, handmade Valentine cards, love letters from a special someone, notes from your parents while at college or in the military Now it seems the only mail I get is related to money. How about you? I(…)
