Articles by Steve Yablonski

Mayor Tom Gillen recognized the efforts of a 10-year-old Oswego girl at a recent meeting of the Common Council. Madison Baum was honored at the beginning of the meeting by Mayor Gillen and Councilor Eric VanBuren for collecting cans to raise money for the SPCA.

Armed with candles, flowers and even a bottle of alcohol hundreds turned out Wednesday night to the scene of a triple fatal accident to remember their friends who died the night before. At times, around 9 p.m., the crowd swelled to more than 400.

Friends of the three young men killed in a one-car crash Tuesday night and two other critically injured in the same accident are having difficulty coming to terms with the situation. They are remembering the victims as someone who’d help anyone, had a good sense of humor and loved their children

UPDATE: Police ID victims; alcohol and speed likely factors in crash  Five people occupied the vehicle including the operator. Three of the occupants were confirmed deceased at the scene. The two remaining occupants were transported to Upstate Hospital in Syracuse, NY.