Voters elected newcomers: Sue McBrearty (D) in the First Ward, Linda DeMassi (R) in the Second Ward, Kevin Hill (R) in the Third Ward, Robert Wilmott (R) in the Fourth Ward, and Ron Tesoriero (R) in the Sixth Ward. Two incumbents: John Gosek Jr. (R) in the Fifth Ward and Robert Corradino (R) in the Seventh Ward were re-elected.
At Monday’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, Justin Rudgick, Community Development Director, requested a public hearing regarding the NYS Lake Ontario Flood Relief Program. He also requested a public hearing regarding Preserving Landmarks of Oswego West (Round 5 Restore NY Communities Initiative). The proposed project includes two properties in the Fifth Ward, the mayor said – the Railroad Freight House at 20-24 W. Utica St., and 1830 Bridie Square (Bridie Manor).
State Police in Hastings are investigating a one car fatal crash that occurred around 1 p.m. today (Nov. 6) on Salt Road in the town of Constantia. The preliminary investigation has revealed a 2004 Ford Ranger pickup operated by Terence J. Fries, 52, from Bernhardt Bay, was headed south on Salt Road when it left the roadway for an unknown reason.
The town of Oswego Planning Board has begun the process of updating the town’s comprehensive plan. The planning board will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Oswego Town Hall, 2320 County Route 7, to gather public input and begin revising the first two sections of the plan.
The nominations, which reflect the striking diversity of New York’s history, include the Mount Hope Cemetery in the Finger Lakes where both human rights pioneers Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony are buried, four sites significant in African-American history, an Off-Off-Broadway theater in New York City that is important in LGBT history, and a piece of Oswego’s railroad history – The Oswego & Syracuse Railroad Freight House on West Utica Street.
Supported by Governor’s Adventure NY Initiative to Connect New Yorkers with Nature New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today (Nov. 3) announced the completion of $150,000 in improvements to the Salmon River Fish Hatchery in Altmar. The improvements represent the first phase of renovations planned for the hatchery in the coming year.
On Wednesday (November 1), members of the Oswego City Police Department arrested 35-year-old Jason J. Bryan, of Oswego, after an investigation determined that the subject allegedly had sexual contact with a person less than 11 years old.
State Police in Fulton arrested Shane M. Thomas, 27, from Hannibal, and Cody A. Thomas, 18, from Fulton, for Assault 3rd degree (as a Hate Crime), a class “E” felony. The arrests resulted from an investigation into a complaint by a 19-year-old transgender individual, who was assaulted by both subjects during two separate incidents on November 1, 2017, while the victim was riding a bicycle along State Route 3, according to police.
The grave of Brig. Gen. Julius Hayden in Oswego now displays a veteran’s marker. The Civil War and Mexican-American War veteran is buried with his wife on the grounds of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Oswego’s Historic District. A native of New York City, Hayden was the son of an Army officer who served in the War of 1812. He joined the Army himself when he was 18 years old and for a time was stationed at Fort Ontario.
SUNY Oswego, consistently ranked a top school for its military-connected and veteran population, will celebrate veterans and the active military with several observances the week of Nov. 7 to 11, including Military Appreciation Night at a men’s ice hockey game on Veterans Day. On Tuesday, Nov. 7, a panel of U.S. military veterans from the SUNY Oswego community and members of the college’s faculty and staff will talk about life during and after military service. The event, starting at 6 p.m. in Sheldon Hall ballroom, is free and open to the public.
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