Oswego Daily News

UPDATE: On June 13, 2017, The New York State Police responded to the area of Route 80 and Gatehouse Road in the town of Tully to search for the missing individuals when a Trooper discovered damage to the guard rail and a stop sign. Further investigation led to the discovery of the missing vehicle submerged in the Gatehouse Pond. The bodies of 34-year-old Jamie A. Bell, 26-year-old Melissa M. Avery and 5-year-old, Maryssa F. Houston were located inside the vehicle.
They had been reported missing on June 13.

After thirty years of working, volunteering, and raising children in Oswego, Susan McBrearty is running for Common Council in the First Ward. Calling this a “critical time” for the city, McBrearty says Oswego needs to maximize the opportunity presented by the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and implement a carefully considered waterfront development project.

An outdoor interpretive panel describing the historical significance of the World War II Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter will be unveiled at Fort Ontario State Historic Site as part of worldwide observances of United Nations World Refugee Day on, June 20. An introductory program and unveiling of the panel begins at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a short walking tour of the former shelter led by historian Rebecca Fisher.

Prior to the start of Monday night’s Common Council meeting, Kimberly Baptiste, AICP project manager, for Bergmann Associates, the project consultant, presented an overview of the potential for Bridge Street. Over the past several months, the “Complete Streets” process involved an evaluation of the Route 104 corridor in the context of providing safe, convenient access and mobility for users of all ages and abilities. Members of the public, people of all ages and abilities, made several recommendations to the plan.

The Oswego County Special Operations Rope Rescue Team put its training and skills to the test on June 3. At approximately 5:46 p.m., the group was notified by the Orwell Volunteer Fire Department of an incident in the Salmon River Falls gorge area located off Falls Road in the town of Orwell.

Most people believe the right way to retire an American Flag is to burn it – whole. However, that is not entirely correct. On Saturday, historic Fort Ontario hosted several representatives of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Oswego Lodge #271 as well as a large contingent of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. They conducted a U.S. flag retirement program outside the entrance of old fort Ontario.