Articles by Steve Yablonski

UPDATE: The victim struck by a vehicle at the intersection of East Seventh and Bridge Streets in the city of Oswego earlier today has been pronounced dead at the Oswego Hospital, as a result of injuries suffered in the accident.

Police say an 80-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of East Bridge and East Seventh streets.

The people spoke and the council listened Monday night. The Common Council voted 3-4 against a zone change for 134 and 140 E. 13th St., from R-3 Residential to B-1 Neighborhood Business. Chris LaBarge sought the zone change in order to purchase the property and build a hotel there.

However, nearly a dozen residents of the area spoke out against the plan for an hour at the council’s public session.

In county court this morning (Feb. 27), Quentin J. Hicks accepted a plea deal in his case. Earlier this month, he was offered a sentence of 2 to 8 years in state prison if he accepted a deal to plead guilty to second-degree attempted conspiracy. He admitted in court that he tried to hire a hit man to kill his wife, going as far as providing a sketch of the home.

The Sackets Harbor resident is coming back to her hometown so people can get reacquainted wth her and hear why she is seeking the Republican nomination and ultimately the congressional seat in New York’s 23rd District.