Articles by Steve Yablonski

Superintendent Ben Halsey updated the board of education Tuesday night regarding three county-wide programs. The Oswego superintendent is part of a sub-committee developing programs with CiTi to better enhance and collaboratively serve the different student populations in the districts in the county. There were three programs in particular the group was focusing on. Two of the three are up and running.

Mayor Tom Gillen has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing new coastal studies and risk analysis for Oswego County. The engineering firm Risk Assessment Mapping and Planning Partners (RAMPP) will be performing land use reconnaissance surveys for these new coastal studies. These studies are for the entire shoreline along Lake Ontario within Oswego County.

A total of $345,000 had been budgeted and passed for Fire Department overtime. That was divided into $145,000 for department overtime; $100,000 for codes and the remaining $100,000 was moved to an overtime contingency account. The chief requested the contingency funds be returned to his department’s budget. The full council will vote on it at its next meeting.

Holly is seven months of big goofy playful happy affectionate lab-mix lovableness. She adores other dogs, cats, little kids, big kids, grownups. You name it. She loves it. She lost her first home only because her dad’s job transferred him quite unexpectedly.