Ludwig Bemelmans, author of the popular children’s books about the little girl named Madeline, served as a Private in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Ontario in 1917. The 10-day Bemelmans Festival, May 12-21 will celebrate Bemelmans’s time in Oswego.
Effective immediately, Mayor William J. Barlow Jr. has issued a Travel Advisory in the city of Oswego due to heavy snow accumulations and white-out conditions in our immediate area. The Fulton Police recommend no unnecessary travel in and around the city of Fulton. The Travel Advisory will be in effect until 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Former vice presidential candidate Winona LaDuke, a sustainability and women’s rights activist and co-founder of Honor the Earth, will speak at 6 p.m. March 28, in Marano Campus Center arena, as part of SUNY Oswego’s I Am Oz Diversity Speaker Series.
A little communication can go along way in quelling quality of life issues regarding “problems” caused by college students in neighborhoods. At a special meeting Monday night, facilitated by Third Ward Councilor Nate Emmons, college and city officials gathered to discuss college-community relations. About a dozen residents and a handful of city employees attended the meeting.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today (March 13) declared a state of emergency across all 62 counties in New York ahead of the extreme winter storm expected to bring heavy snowfall and high winds. The Governor also directed non-essential state employees impacted by the winter storm to stay home from work on Tuesday without having to charge accruals.
SUNY Oswego students active in academics, research, leadership, athletics and community service will receive the 2017 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence — the highest student recognition through the statewide university system. Chancellor Nancy Zimpher invited them to attend the awards ceremony April 5, in Albany.
State Police arrested Lawrence J. Kline, 54, from Oneida River Road in Phoenix, for Assault in the second degree, a class “D” felony. On March 8, Mr. Kline was being transported by ambulance from his residence to SUNY University Medical Center in Syracuse for a complaint of back pain.
State Police arrested Matthew J. Peston, 32, from 142 Rainbow Shores Road in Richland, for Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 5th degree, a class “A” misdemeanor; Making a punishable false written statement, a class “A” misdemeanor; and (6) counts of Torturing or Injuring animals-failure to provide sustenance, a class “A” misdemeanor.
In a relatively short State of the County address Thursday, the Chairman of the legislature praised legislators for a job well done in 2016 while stressing more needs to be done this year to keep Oswego County headed in a positive direction. “Every one of you (legislators) has made a difference in making Oswego County great. Every one of you stood together and helped,” Chairman Kevin Gardner said. Great things have happened in recent years in Oswego County that have changed the perspective of how local government operates, Gardner added.
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