 07/02/10 View full sizeJim Commentucci / The Post-StandardThe APW marching band practices in the school's parking lot Thursday in preparation for an upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. -- The marching band from Altmar-Parish-Williamstown High School leaves Saturday for Washington,...
06/26/10 Parish, NY -- When Parish Elementary School closes in June 2012, Parish village residents likely will see their sewer bills skyrocket. The Altmar-Parish-Williamstown school district contributes about $25,000 a year to the village sewer budget, or roughly 12 percent, Mayor...
 05/17/10 With a decrease in state aid awarded to the nine school districts in Oswego County during the last three years, and this budget season looking just as bleak, about half of the school districts dipped into their reserve fund balances to help close the gap, and the majority increased their budgets during the last two years and have proposed to continue that trend in 2010-11.
 05/17/10 The Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) program in the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown (APW) Central School District is accepting registrations until August 6, 2010 for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. The program, taught by a highly qualified New York State certified teacher and teaching assistant, is open to children turning four years old on or before December 1, 2010. The UPK [...]
 03/18/10 When Ted Kawryga arrived in the Dolgeville Central School District in July 2005 he said that he was right where he wanted to be.
03/17/10 The recent Winterguard Home Show hosted by the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown School District brought together teams from all over the Central New York Region in a spectacular evening of entertainment.
 03/08/10 Are you planning to learn English as a second language? The best place to learn it is to go to count...
03/02/10 While the world was busy watching the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on television, another Olympics was taking place on the playing fields outside of Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Middle School. Teams of families, friends, and at least one middle school student competed for medals in the first ever Olympic-themed snow sculpting contest. The brain [...]
02/27/10 Gary Walts / The Post-Standard Alex Lafond, of Oswego, fires a musket while portraying a soldier from 1868 at Fort Ontario in Oswego on June 28, 2009. Looking on is Ian Mumpton, of Altmar.
02/16/10 New York City is a desirable student travel destination with many educational and recreational oppor...
02/12/10 Education is the only way to prosper in life. A student who excels in educational field leads a succ...
01/07/10 Ready to climb sheer faces of vertical ice this winter, go back in time for a leisurely ski through a frosty pioneer village or a sleigh ride past venerable Victorian architecture, or jump into the shocking St. Lawrence River in February for a good cause?
 01/05/10 WEDNESDAY Board of Education, 7 p.m. District office, 409 Bell Road. Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m. Hearings on: larger sign at 924 Turin St.; 100 apartments at 450 Geiger Road, used auto ...
 12/25/09 The American Red Cross is assisting a family and their houseguests after a fire caused major damage to their home Thursday night. Five fire departments responded, and a 63-year old...
10/29/09 Oswego, NY -- Long-time Oswego County Democratic election commissioner William Scriber is planning to leave his job at the end of the year to join the Port of Oswego Authority staff.
 10/22/09 Brooklyn, New York-based photographer Robert Hooman wins a Photo District News (PDN) Self-Promo Award in the new category of Digital Media for his Self-Promotional multi-Media Piece "Lurking."
10/22/09 Parish, NY -- Pupils at Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Middle School have been dismissed for the day because of a toilet problem at the school. Toilets have all backed up, leaving none usuable at the school. This is affecting only the middle school and not the high school, which is across the street.
10/22/09 Parish, NY -- A T-shirt or sports jersey seem to be the culprit in the toilet problems at Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Middle School Thursday. Superintendent Gerry Hudson said all of the 22 toilets in the school backed up and were unusable. This resulted in pupils being dismissed at 1 p.m.
09/29/09 Gloria Wright / The Post-Standard Zachariah Neupert,a fourth-grade student at Michael Maroun Elementary School in Phoenix, looks over his lunch choices in the school cafeteria Wednesday. Oswego County has started the Smart Choices Cafe program to put healthier food in front of kids in school.
09/27/09 Altmar, NY -- A fire at a camp at 78 Lorton Lake Drive was reported at 11:45 a.m. Working at the scene are firefighters from several companies, including Orwell, Williamstown, Redfield and Altmar, according to Oswego County 911.
09/21/09 Parish, NY -- The Altmar-Parish-Williamstown school district ran up deficits in two years of more than $1 million after officials overestimated how much in revenues the school district would take in and underestimating how much it would spend.
09/20/09 There will be activities, seminars, and demonstrations throughout the day. Salmon River Corridor outdoor recreational opportunities will be highlighted in each program. Activities, programs and demonstrations will be geared towards hands on activities for youth and families. The open house will be held rain or shine, and admission is free.
09/15/09 Syracuse, NY -- There's a slight chance of showers today, with a high temperature of 73 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Wednesday's forecast looks to be the nicest of the week: sunny, with a high of 70 degrees. | 
