Articles by Steve Yablonski

Housing Visions held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday to mark the completion of the Oswego Hamilton Homes redevelopment. Through the coordinated efforts of Housing Visions and various state and local agencies, more than $40 million was reinvested into the redevelopment to improve the apartments for another 50 years.

The school board reviewed a draft document Tuesday night. It outlined what the responsibilities are for everyone in the district regarding incidents or threats of sexual violence or other serious incidents. It also dealt with the rights and responsibilities of the victim and alleged aggressors.

The Oswego Common Council approved Local Law No. 2 of 2012 Monday night without any discussion. The discussion took place prior to the regular meeting. It is an attempt to ensure proper background checks are done on potential taxicab drivers, explained Third Ward Councilor Mike Todd. Taxi companies will have a two-week grace period to get the background checks done after the new law goes into affect.

The new book deals with one of John Canale’s favorite subjects – politics. “A Handbook on Participation In Government in Oswego Politics,” is intended to be a source of information for Oswego High School students taking the Participation In Government class, the author said.

The summer of 2012 was a warm one; but it wasn’t a record-break, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. The average temperature was 71.2 degrees. That is 2.7 degrees warmer than average, Gregway said. Going back to 1855, that ties with the summer of 1876 for fifth warmest on record.