Articles by Steve Yablonski

Route 104 Complete Street plan unveiled
Oswego Daily News

Route 104’s Potential Makeover Unveiled

March 22, 2016 Steve Yablonski

Beautifying the main corridor is a top priority of Mayor William Barlow’s. The multi-year project will encourage private investment in homes and businesses as well as increase property values and it will increase business, city officials said. Some of the things they will consider going forward with the plan are sidewalks, bike lanes, paved shoulders, bus lanes, pedestrian amenities, traffic calming areas and more. Work could begin in early 2017.

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Pet of the Week – Snickers

March 21, 2016 Steve Yablonski

Don’t worry about Snickers’ eye. It’s fine, she just ALWAYS closes at least one eye when you try to take her picture. She is a pretty muted calico tortie with an impish personality. She’ll play with people, just not “up close” – so laser pointers and fishing pole type toys are her favorites. She happily sleeps with the other cats in her foster home and plays with them, too.

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Oswego Daily News

Senate Calls For Increased Funding To Fight Rabies Epidemic

March 20, 2016 Steve Yablonski

Following the discovery of seven rabid skunks in the city of Watertown and recent cases of potential human exposure in St. Lawrence and Oswego counties, State Senator Patty Ritchie announced the addition of $875,000 in new funding in the Senate’s budget plan to fight and prevent the deadly disease. “We did see rabies activities earlier this year than in past years and attributed it to unusually warm winter that kept many wild animal active,” said Jiancheng Huang, Oswego County Public Health Director.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego District Proposes Cuts; Still Face Nearly $1 Million Gap

March 15, 2016 Steve Yablonski

More than two dozen cuts loom in the tentative 2016-17 Oswego City School District budget, Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey told the school board Tuesday night. “We want to build a revenue based budget on the money that is coming into the district,” he said. The gap was originally $5.6 million. It shrunk to $4.9 million last month. Now it’s less than $1 million – but at a cost.

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