Operators returned Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 1
to full power early this morning (April 7), successfully completing a scheduled refueling outage that began in late March. More than 1,200 additional workers joined the Nine Mile employees to complete the refueling outage.
The Children with Special Needs division of the Oswego County Health Department provides a variety of services for children from birth through 21 years of age. As children with special needs travel through the many phases of life, the Children with Special Needs Division helps families navigate through the educational and health care systems to find services that best suit their needs.
When people watch police themed TV shows or movies, they must remember – it’s reel. Area law enforcement members tell Oswego County Today that real police work is quite a lot different than what you see on the TV or movie screen. There’s a lot more action on TV, they say, because nobody would watch a show like – CSI: Paperwork!
SolarizeCNY will host a free workshop on solar energy systems from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20 at the McCrobie Building, 41 Lake St., Oswego. The workshop will include a presentation on the basics of solar electric systems for the homeowner, as well as a new way of using solar energy called community solar. Representatives from several solar energy companies will be on hand with information and displays, and will be available to answer questions from workshop participants.
The Diocese of Syracuse will once again observe Holy Week in the days leading up to Easter Sunday, beginning with The Light is On for You Campaign on Monday, April 10. The Light is On for You is an annual opportunity for faithful to participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation in preparation for Easter.
We all may have wondered at one time or another, how clean is the kitchen at my favorite restaurant?
However, few of us may know that the guardians who protect the community from potential environmental health risks on a daily basis are the well-trained environmental health team members of the Environmental Health Division of the County Health Department.
The Children’s Museum of Oswego is pleased to announce that it has received a major gift from Burke’s Do It Best Home Centers for the Build, Play, Grow Campaign. The gift will be used to create a hardware store exhibit as part of the museum’s plans for a 1,500 square foot “town square” area. The child-sized Burke’s hardware store will feature opportunities for children to utilize tools and various home building materials as well as learn about how plumbing and electrical systems work in our homes.
Twelve years ago, Debbie Anderson sat around her kitchen table and started to think about how to change the Habitat for Humanity chapter of Oswego. Habitat for Humanity, a worldwide non-profit organization was founded in 1976 outside of Americus, Georgia, according to habitat.org. Millard and Linda Fuller, the eventual creators of the company, coined the term “partnership housing,” determined to provide affordable and decent homes for those in need. Like the Fuller family, Anderson, president of the Habitat for Humanity chapter of Oswego, was innovative in her efforts to impact her surrounding community.
The Health Department’s Preventive Department takes the lead role in preventing the spread of disease and related disabilities. This is achieved through disease investigations, providing immunizations and monitoring immunization rates, reviewing and following up on lead test reports for county children, collaborating with area health care providers, and educating the public. In 2016, the Oswego County Health Department conducted about 800 investigations related to reportable diseases.
The district was expecting additional state aid, according to Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey. However, due to the late state budget, the district use the (lower aid) figure contained in the Governor’s proposed budget. Dr. Goewey said he will arrange a budget workshop for next week to hash out the 2017-18 budget.
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