Excess military equipment, some headed for the scrap yard, is finding new life and helping to stimulate the economy in Central New York. Zelko Kirincich, executive director and CEO of the Port of Oswego Authority, has recently purchased nearly $1.2 million of cargo handling equipment for less than $42,000.
The Oswego County Health Department reported today (Sept. 1), that the Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE) was detected in four mosquito samples in the Toad Harbor area. These samples were collected last week during routine testing conducted by the county and state health departments. The county plans to conduct aerial spraying Friday evening, September 4 in the Big Bay/Toad Harbor Swamp area.
At its meeting Monday night, the Common Council adopted the city’s spending plan (as amended) for 2016 by a 6-1 vote. Second Ward Councilor Pat McLaughlin cast the lone nay vote. The mayor has 10 to, if he wishes, veto the budget vote. The tax increase dropped to nearly 1 percent.
Tessa was a scrawny thing rescued from under a porch with a bunch of kittens. She was scared and we thought she may be too unsocialized to be adopted and would have to go to a barn. But we were wrong. As soon as she didn’t have to fight to protect her babies, she turned into her real lovey-dovey self.
A vehicle fire was reported behind the Lonis-Moreland residence halls’ dining hall on Sixth Avenue on the SUNY Oswego campus. It happened shortly before 1 p.m. Friday. Westside units from Oswego Fire Department responded to a working cargo van fire near Mackin Dinning Hall.
Cloudy and cool with early showers possible, then increasing sun today. High near 70.
US Rep. John Katko helped the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday afternoon to launch its series of monthly economic development meetings with members of the Oswego County business community. The meeting provided Katko an opportunity to share his work on initiatives in Congress to strengthen Central New York’s economy, as well as gain valuable feedback from business owners, managers and community residents, explained Greg Mills, chamber director.
On Tuesday Jonathan A. Baldwin, 30, of Oswego, appeared in Oswego County Court and was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in state prison, along with 3 years post-release supervision, based upon his conviction for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B Felony. At a prior court appearance in June, Baldwin pleaded guilty “as charged” to the sole count of an indictment, that he knowingly possessed heroin with the intent to sell in the town of Volney on February 10, 2015.
The Oswego County Health Department reported today that the Eastern equine encephalitis virus was detected in a sample of mosquitoes collected last week near the village of Central Square. Monitoring shows that although the Aug. 16 aerial spraying was very effective in reducing the number of mosquitoes near the north shore of Oneida Lake, the EEE virus is still present in the environment.
New York Sea Grant has announced the publication of Dogs and Harmful Algal Blooms. Harmful algal blooms, also identified as HAB, especially in fresh water, are overgrowths of cyanobacteria, or blue green algae, that cause water quality problems in lakes and ponds, including the occasional production of potent toxins. These toxins can poison people, household pets, waterfowl and livestock.
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