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Melissa Martin explains what her SUNY Oswego students could do to assist local non-profits. Looking on are TAC members Paul Lear of Fort Ontario and Justin White of the Oswego County Historical Society.

College Students’ Class Seeks To Boost Non-Profits

October 16, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Melissa Martin’s 307 Text and Image students at SUNY Oswego are looking for ways to help non-profit organizations get their message to the public. The course deals with the study and practice of conceptual approaches to graphic design, the former OHS art teacher told members of the Tourism Advisory Council on Tuesday.

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DSS Attacker Pleads Guilty, Sentenced To Prison

October 16, 2018 Site Administrator

On Monday (October 15) Steven Haynes of Oswego appeared in Oswego County Court and pleaded guilty to Attempted Murder in the Second Degree. Haynes was sentenced immediately after he entered his plea. The Hon. Walter W. Hafner Jr. sentenced Haynes to 20 years in state prison, followed by 5 years of post-release supervision.

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Oswego’s Rental Assistance Program Updated

October 15, 2018 Steve Yablonski

At Monday night’s Planning and Development Committee meeting, Mayor Billy Barlow and Nathan Emmons, Director of The Rental Assistance Program, presented highlights of the city’s Administrative Plan for the Rental Assistance Program. The council will now schedule a public hearing on the changes.

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Oswego Committees To Meet Monday Night

October 14, 2018 Steve Yablonski

A variety of topics are up for discussion at Monday night’s Oswego council committee meetings. At the Administrative Services Committee, Mayor Billy Barlow will ask that bids be sought for the following capital projects: General Contracting for building repairs to Safe Haven and the Theater Building located at Fort Ontario Building; Repairs to City Hall; and Street Restoration and widening to Munn Street.

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Albion Pair Facing Felony Drug Charges

October 12, 2018 Site Administrator

On Thursday, investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office and the New York State Police, executed a narcotics related search warrant at 13 Cemetery St. in Albion. As a result, materials used to manufacture methamphetamine as well as a small amount of methamphetamine were located and seized, according to police.

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UPDATE: Charges Filed In Sept. 13 Crash, Fire

October 12, 2018 Site Administrator

The arrest stems from the investigation into an incident that occurred on September 13. He allegedly stole a car in Oswego, robbed a store in Volney and led police on a chase that ended when he reportedly stuck another vehicle and then crashed into a house causing the vehicle and home to catch fire.

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Public Hearing Set On ‘Social Host’ Law

October 12, 2018 Steve Yablonski

The tentative local law would make it unlawful for any person older than the age of 18 who owns, rents, or otherwise controls a private residence, to knowingly allow the consumption of alcohol, alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs by any minor (younger than the age of 21) on such premises or to fail to take reasonable corrective action upon learning of the consumption of alcohol, alcoholic beverages or use of illegal drugs by any minor on such premises.

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Gillibrand, Schumer Applaude Fort Ontario Study Act Being Signed Into Law

October 11, 2018 Contributor

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer announced Wednesday that their legislation to begin the process of creating a national park site at Fort Ontario was signed into law Tuesday night. The Fort Ontario Study Act will authorize the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of incorporating Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum in Oswego County as a unit of the National Park Service.

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Mayor Barlow Announces Winning Projects For $545,000 Downtown Improvement Fund

October 11, 2018 Site Administrator

Mayor Billy Barlow announced today (October 11) the winning projects selected for the city of Oswego Downtown Improvement Fund, part of Oswego’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant secured in 2016. The $545,000 Downtown Improvement Fund project combines individual renovation projects carried out by existing, small business owners in downtown Oswego.

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Photo by Kara Alheim, Oswego County Tourism Office.

Katko Legislation To Advance Fort Ontario Signed Into Law

October 10, 2018 Site Administrator

Yesterday evening (October 9), bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced in the House by U.S. Rep. John Katko, the Fort Ontario Study Act, was signed into law by President Donald Trump. “Since coming to Congress in 2015, putting Fort Ontario on the path to becoming a National Park has been among my top priorities. Fort Ontario and Safe Haven National Refugee Shelter are important sites both in our regional history as well as the history of our country,”said Katko.

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