Oswego Daily News

Governor Andrew Cuomo today, Oct. 31, announced the state is providing $43 million to advance 31 projects in Oswego and Cayuga counties as part of the first round of funding under the Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative. The Port City secured $12.6 million in grant funding from the program.

Mayor Billy Barlow’s proposed Keep Oswego Clean Initiative was approved 7-0 Monday night. Prior to the Common Council meeting, two people spoke at the public hearing on the proposal. Both were in favor if it.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James today, Oct. 28, announced the guilty pleas of 63 individuals for their roles in two major narcotics trafficking operations that transported heroin, fentanyl and cocaine to Onondaga County, St. Lawrence County, Oswego County, Oneida County and Jefferson County.

Today, October 27, at 3:39 p.m., State Police responded to I-81 north, two miles north of Exit 33, in the town of Parish, for a one-vehicle rollover. The driver was uninjured and subsequently arrested for DWI.

SUNY Oswego senior Henrry Leon was recently one of 42 students in SUNY’s Educational Opportunity Program to receive the inaugural statewide Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence, recognizing ability to overcome obstacles to achieve success.

The deadline is fast approaching for the public to apply for a seat on the sanctuary advisory council for the proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary in eastern Lake Ontario.

State Police in Pulaski is investigating a vehicle-Amish buggy crash that occurred on State Route 3 in the town of Mexico. Two people were injured; their two horses were severely injured and were euthanized.