Articles by Steve Yablonski

According to the Oswego Fire Department, an adult male was hospitalized after an overnight incident at Wright’s Landing in Oswego.

In the middle of a blizzard, the new Oswego Common Council was sworn in at City Hall. At the council’s organizational meeting Jan. 1 night, five of the seven members sworn in by Oswego County Supreme Court Judge James W. McCarthy were freshmen. Rob Corradino was appointed president of the council. Kevin Hill was named vice president.

After a brief, balmy stretch recently, Old Man Winter has returned just in time to ensure a white Christmas. Though things are likely to warm up again in a few days, December 25 will be white. It will be “seasonal” Christmas Eve with lows lingering in the mid 20s with some lake effect snow. Temperatures will be near 30 with the snow tapering off around mid-day on Christmas Day.

Youngsters are asking Santa for robot dogs, video games, smart phones and even smarter watches as well as computers. And, Alexa can answer any question these days. A sampling of newspaper ads from years gone by provides a glimpse into a different shopping for the holidays approach.

“NORAD has supported Santa Claus’ Christmas Eve operations for 60 years and we are always delighted to help,” said Col. Emil J. Filkorn, EADS Commander. “I can assure everyone that EADS will do everything in its power to assist Santa with his critical mission.”