While buying artificial trees is an option, many still prefer cutting down a farm fresh tree. “It is simply the smell of the tree that really brings the holiday cheer in. Something you don’t get from an artificial tree,” Wyatt DeMarree, 20, said. “My family has gone to get a real tree every year.” Beckwith Family Christmas Trees farm, located at 189 Mill Street in Hannibal, helps families carry on the holiday tradition.
Governor Andrew Cuomo will announce the winners of the 2017 Regional Economic Development Council Awards on December 13 at 11 a.m. in Albany. The CNY REDC selected 38 priority projects that were submitted to the state for funding through the CFA process. Of the 38 projects submitted, eight (21%) are in Oswego County.
One of the Oswego City School District’s most anticipated holiday traditions, the Polar Express Pajama Party, celebrated its 10th anniversary last week having raised a total of more than $10,000 for the Kingsford Park Home and School Scholarship Program.
New York’s electric system has the capacity to meet demand for electricity and the necessary operating reserves during extreme cold weather conditions through the 2017-2018 winter season, according to the New York Independent System Operator.
This morning (Dec. 5), the Board of Directors of the Port of Oswego Authority accepted the resignation of the POA Executive Director Zelko N. Kirincich.
On Monday (Dec. 4) at 12:16 p.m., sheriff’s deputies arrested Rodney McCormick Sr., 46, of 205 Middle Road, Apt. 27, Oswego (Scriba). He was charged with seven counts of first-degree sexual abuse, a class D felony, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor. He allegedly had sexual contact with the victim being less than 13 years of age.
On July 26, 1973, Martha Louise Allen was reported missing by her grandfather from their residence in Oneida Castle. He had last seen her on July 25 at approximately 8:30 a.m., when he left the residence to go to the Syracuse area for the day. On August 17, 1973, a boater on Black Creek, in the area of Verona Beach State Park, located a partially decomposed female body in the water. The body was later identified as Martha L. Allen.
The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to hospitalization or death. People of every age, including people in good health, are at risk of flu. People who get the flu vaccine also protect the people around them,
Mayor Billy Barlow requested consideration from the Common Council to adopt a resolution establishing Energy Benchmark Requirements for city-owned municipal buildings. Collecting, reporting and sharing building energy data on a regular basis allows city officials and the public to better understand the energy performance of municipal buildings relative to similar buildings nationwide.
Patients at Oswego Hospital can now take advantage of a perk that will keep them warm and dry when they arrive by vehicle at the healthcare facility: free valet parking services. Oswego Hospital began offering the complimentary valet parking service today (Dec. 4) to patients using one of the hospital’s many services. Motorists, who wish to take advantage of this new patient initiative, need to just drive up to the hospital’s main covered entrance between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
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