Oswego Daily News

At about 9 this morning (Saturday, July 28), Oswego Police were dispatched to a call of a male who could be heard yelling in the area of East Second Street near Hubbard Street. Oswego Police arrived on-scene and tracked the subject to the bank of the Oswego River near Lock 7. The subject was located in the river.

Hundred of youngsters, their friends and families, marched from Breitbeck Park to the Novelis Family Park (West Park) on Friday in idyllic weather. The annual Children’s Parade is considered by many to be the official start of Harborfest. The parade drew an unofficial throng estimated at about 1,000 participants, from infants to adults.

Mayor Billy Barlow said he hopes everyone has a happy and safe Harborfest weekend in the Port City and doesn’t mind the condition of some city streets. The only street closure for Harborfest is West Schuyler Street between First and Second streets for the Midway, he said. “We will have one lane closure, northbound on West First at Bridge Saturday evening / night only to assist with pedestrian traffic at that intersection the night of the fireworks,” he explained.

On 7/26/18 at 12:10 p.m., Drew M. Pelkey, 27, of 131 Creamery Road, Oswego, was arrested for three counts of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor. The arrest stems from the investigation into larcenies that occurred on 7/11/18 in the town of Scriba where items were stolen out of vehicles. He was also charged in connection with several other crimes.

Harborfest turned 31 on Thursday night. The festival was greeted by some clouds, humidity and some sprinkles. The hundreds of people, young and old, crowded into Breitbeck Park, didn’t seem to mind. Nik and the Nice Guys rocked the stage at 7 p.m. as the crowd continued to grow larger. Almost Queen kicked the party into high gear at 9 p.m.

Historian Ted Panyatoff returns to Oswego to deliver a free presentation about the “Forts of the Endicott Period Coastal Defense System.” The discussion begins at 7 p.m. on August 3 in the Enlisted Men’s Barracks at Fort Ontario State Historic Site on East Fourth Street.

The Mexico Historical Society, the caretaker of museum’s artifacts for the 40 plus years since the transfer of the original collection to the society from the Mexico High School Museum, has been unable to open the museum due to a dispute with the Town of Mexico, owner of the museum building.

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum on West First Street Pier in Oswego will present Oswego Paddlefest as part of its ongoing bicentennial celebration of the New York State Canal System. The fifth annual event is scheduled for August 18 and encourages paddlers to enjoy and appreciate the unique beauty of the historic Oswego River and Canal by “locking through” four canal locks.