Articles by Steve Yablonski

The circus is coming to town, thanks to a former Port City resident. David H Dice said he is giving the Oswego Railroad Museum the circus layout he built over the last few years. “I want people to in joy it. My grandchildren and there children and family can see it and say, ‘My Grandfather made this.’ I am so happy to be able to do this,” he said.

“Take advantage of opportunity and believe that you can do things that others may not believe you can accomplish. Don’t allow negativity to influence a direction that you believe can be achieved. Be confident of yourself, continue to learn, and continue to strive to be the very best you can be every day. If you can dream it, you can do it. So, I say…Dream Big!” Superintendent Bill Crist told the Class of 2013.

The New York State Police in Pulaski investigated a two-vehicle minor personal injury accident that occurred on Interstate 81 northbound in the town of Richland at approximately noon June 21. Both drivers were taken to Upstate Hospital, Syracuse, and treated for minor injuries. One of them was charged with DWI.

At its meeting this week, the Administrative Services Committee recommended turning a “lake” back into a “pond.” Tony Leotta, city engineer, and Mike Smith, DPW commissioner, requested the purchasing agent seek proposals to clean out the culvert, beneath the approach to East Seneca Street Bridge to correct the flooding problem. The existing 24-inch diameter culvert under the easterly approach to the East Seneca Street bridge is plugged and is creating a large “lake” on the property between Route 104 and East Seneca Street adjacent to the CSX Railroad, Leotta said.

Summer arrives at 1:04 a.m. on Friday. It leaves behind a rather average spring. The average temperature was nearly 2 degrees warmer than average. While the area has been stymied recently by heavy rainfall, for the spring the total was 2.22 inches below average.