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Oswego Council OKs One Local Law, Sets Hearing For Another

September 26, 2017 Steve Yablonski

At its meeting Monday night, the Common Council, councilors approved Local Law No. 5 of the Year 2017 – A local law adding Section C13-11 to the Charter of the City of Oswego With respect to the Department of Water. It gives the property owner a manner in which they can challenge their water or sewer bill. Also, a public hearing was set on a proposed local law that reduces the time allowed for redemption of residential and farm property that’s been foreclosed.

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Visitors view "the control room" as part of last year's event.

Exelon Generation Hosts Community Information Night on Sept. 28

September 26, 2017 Contributor

Ever wonder how nuclear power is generated or how a nuclear power plant works? If you attend Exelon Generation’s Community Information Night, you’ll find answers to these questions and many more. You’ll also see firsthand how the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant and Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station are safely producing energy in Oswego County to power nearly 2.5 million area homes.

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Motorist Hospitalized With ‘Life-Threatening’ Injuries, No Students Injured In Car-Bus Crash

September 26, 2017 Contributor

UPDATE: Drivers identified
On Monday State Police responded to the intersection of Barker Road and Shanty Creek Road for a report of a collision involving a Central Square school bus and a Subaru Impreza. The driver of the Subaru was extricated from his vehicle and transported to Upstate University Hospital where he is listed in critical condition.

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Body of Missing Fisherman Reportedly Recovered

September 25, 2017 Contributor

A body was recovered this afternoon (Sept. 25) in Lake Ontario. It is believed to be that of a Pennsylvania fisherman who went missing on Lake Ontario, according to the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office. The body of 56-year-old Mark Deiter was found in about 100 feet of water. He was reportedly still in his boat that had sunk.

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A worker at the county health department's mosquito laboratory in West Monroe separates species of mosquitoes for testing. Samples of mosquitoes that could carry the EEE virus are sent to the state Department of Health laboratory every week during the summer and tested to see if the EEE virus is present in Oswego County.

Oswego County Reports First Human Case of West Nile Virus This Year

September 25, 2017 Contributor

Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang reported today (Sept. 25) that an Oswego city resident is recovering at home after being diagnosed with West Nile virus. The adult resident was hospitalized and released and is doing well.

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REAL IDs Are Coming to New York State

September 25, 2017 Contributor

“New York State Department of Motor Vehicles has been working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to become compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005,” said Oswego County Clerk Michael Backus. “This legislation is a joint effort between states and the federal government to improve the reliability and accuracy of state-issued driver licenses and identification cards.”

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Phoenix will celebrate its heritage as a canal community Oct. 7, with music, food, crafts and vendors along the canal and throughout the village's downtown area.

Phoenix Hosts Locktoberfest Festival Oct. 7

September 25, 2017 Contributor

The village of Phoenix will celebrate its canal heritage with its third annual Locktoberfest, a day of music, crafts, food, and street performers from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 7. The event is one in a series of community festivals celebrating the fall harvest season along the state canal system and is sponsored by the Phoenix Rising, the village of Phoenix, Taste NY, the New York State Canal Corp., I Love New York, and the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.

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Search Under Way For Missing Fisherman

September 24, 2017 Contributor

UPDATE: The victim is still missing. The search will resume Monday morning.
Mark Deiter of Walnuttort, Pa., and two passengers were fishing on his 1994 Bayliner 23’ boat when at about 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23 the boat began to take on water and sink. The two passengers jumped from the boat, Mr. Deiter was on the boat when it went completely underwater and has not been seen since.

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A Penny For Your Thoughts

September 21, 2017 Intern

In the production of coins, according to treasury.gov, the US Mint buys strips of metal to manufacture the nickel, dime, quarter and half dollar.
The penny however requires a separate material.The cost to produce the one-cent penny rose to 1.5 cents in the 2016 fiscal year according to US Mint spokesman Tom Jurkowsky in a Forbes interview.

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From left to right is Past President William Cherry, Tioga County Chairwoman Martha Sauerbrey, Oswego County Administrator Phil Church, and NYSAC Executive Director Stephen J. Acquario.

Church Elected To NYS Association of Counties Board of Directors

September 20, 2017 Contributor

Oswego County Administrator Philip Church was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the New York State Association of Counties at the association’s annual meeting in Onondaga County last week. “County Administrator Church is an experienced and thoughtful county leader, and we are fortunate to have his expertise on the NYSAC Board of Directors,” said NYSAC President MaryEllen Odell.

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