Articles by Steve Yablonski

he Oswego County Department of Solid Waste confirmed that an accident involving a motor vehicle took place at the transfer station in Pulaski shortly after 12 p.m. today (June 25). After firefighters pulled the man from the vehicle, Northern Oswego County Ambulance Service transferred him to Upstate University Medical Hospital in Syracuse.

A Cleveland woman struck a man with a tree branch and then stole his wallet, according to sheriff’s deputies. At 5:49 a.m. on Friday, Sabrina E. Colvin, 26, of 243 State Route 49, Cleveland, was arrested for third-degree robbery, a class D felony.

After 13 years of school, it took less than 30 minutes Saturday to turn 279 OHS seniors into freshly minted graduates. The forecast for the Class of 2012 is sunny and bright, filled with some rough patches here and there, according to keynote speaker Dave Longley (OHS Class of 1990), chief meteorologist for WSYR News Channel 9 in Syracuse.

A Parish teen and a Mexico man are facing charges in connection with a theft at a National Grid site last month.

Academic Year in America is bringing close to 1,000 high school exchange students to the U.S. in August from more than 30 countries. With AYA’s tailored matching system, families have the unique opportunity to find a student who will be the perfect fit for their household. Each student arrives with full medical insurance, spending money and at least three years of English language study.

Nine Mile Point experienced a small fire that was in progress for greater than 15 minutes today. An Unusual Event was declared at 3:05 p.m. The fire was extinguished at 3:08 p.m. Nine Mile Point exited the Unusual Event at 4 p.m. “The event posed no risk to the public or to plant employees. Appropriate officials and personnel were notified,” a plant spokesperson said.