At Monday night’s meeting of the Administrative Services Committee, councilors recommended a budget transfer to address the city’s skunk nuisance. The animal control officer requested a transfer of $8,000 to cover the cost of nuisance wildlife trapping services in the city for the 2017 trapping season provided by O’Gorman’s Wildlife Removal.
On Friday, August 4, at approximately 8 p.m., State Police in Fulton responded to 253 County Route 57 in the town of Schroeppel for a reported man trapped under a vehicle near the Oswego River. When Troopers arrived, they discovered a man was pulled to safety by three men who heard him yelling for help.
Following the discovery of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a mosquito borne illness commonly known as EEE, in Oswego County, State Senator Patty Ritchie announced on today (Aug. 4) that she has secured $175,000 in funding to help protect the public from mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
Oswego Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 6:35 p.m. Thursday. On arrival, Oswego FD command (Capt. McCullough, DC Engle) reported smoke showing and fire near the electrical service on the side of the house. No injuries were reported.
The Oswego County Health Department announced today (Aug. 3) that Eastern equine encephalitis virus was detected in bird-biting mosquitoes collected last week near the Toad Harbor Swamp in the town of Constantia. Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang said the county health department is working closely with the New York State Department of Health to monitor EEE virus activity in Oswego County.
Today (Aug. 3), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released its Northern Border Threat Assessment. The issuance of this report was the direct result of legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. John Katko that was signed into law last year, the Northern Border Security Review Act. Katko’s measure required the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a much-needed analysis of current and potential threats along our nation’s northern border.
Further investigation into this accident has revealed that on August 1, at approximately 12:35 p.m., the victim, 13-year-old Lucas Delong and his 12-year-old friend, left the Delong residence on River Road en route to the Northwest YMCA, which is also located on River Road, in very close proximity to the Delong residence. While walking southbound on the east shoulder of the road, Lucas noticed that his cat had followed them from his residence and was walking with them.Lucas picked the cat up and both boys turned around and began to walk north, to return the cat to the Delong residence.
On August 1, State Police arrested 28-year-old Keith A. Holley from Hannibal, for 2 counts of Petit Larceny. He was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in the Town of Granby Court on August 7 at 7 p.m.
Jennifer Mays, an Oswego business owner, is running to represent the city’s Fourth Ward on the Common Council. Mays, the owner of outdoor recreation company Oswego Expeditions, is committed to promoting both physical and economic health for the Fourth Ward and the city as a whole.
The Oswego school board and audience members at Tuesday’s meeting were treated to a tour of the section of Leighton Elementary that will soon be home to the district offices. The northeast wing of the school is currently undergoing a renaissance from elementary classrooms to administrative offices and meeting space. “The main entrance will be on the north end of that wing,” Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey said. “The main entrance faces Liberty Street.” The offices will be ready by the opening of the 2017-18 school year, he added optimistically.
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