The mayor and chamberlain were authorized to execute all documents necessary pertaining to the State and Municipal Facilities Program for the restoration of the Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse as well as improvements to Breitbeck and Shapiro parks and the expansion of the Animal Control Center.
Ferial Govashiri, personal aide to former President Barack Obama, will make the keynote presentation for the SUNY Oswego Student Leadership Conference at 7:30 p.m. March 3, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium. Her talk is free and open to the public.
The Children’s Museum of Oswego is pleased to announce that it has received a $30,000 gift from Oswego Family Dentistry, the office of Dr. Kristin Nylen for the Build, Play, Grow Campaign. The gift will be used for continued development of permanent exhibits at the museum.
State Police in Pulaski arrested Gary A. Bubis Jr., 36, from Pulaski, for Unlawful Imprisonment 2nd degree, a class “A” misdemeanor; Criminal Mischief 4th degree, a class “A” misdemeanor; Criminal Obstruction of breathing, a class “A” misdemeanor and Harassment 2nd degree, a violation.
On Tuesday, State Police stopped a vehicle on State Route 690 in Lysander for operating with a suspended registration. Troopers interviewed the operator, Ronald Bacon, and determined he allegedly possessed a revoked license, and the vehicle he was driving was not insured.
The Upstate Energy Jobs Coalition released the following statement in response to a study released by Alliance for a Green Economy. For more than a year now, we have heard opposition groups voice disapproval of the Clean Energy Standard’s nuclear provision. The study released Monday (Feb. 13) is no different and, more importantly, unsubstantiated.
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Common Council authorized the mayor to sign all documents necessary to accept the proposal submitted by Wladis Law Firm for revisions to the Zoning Ordinance and further authorized the transfer of funds for same. It will be the first significant update to the ordinance since 1980.
On Sunday, February 19, the Oswego County Humane Society will have some of the Boylston “Sweet Sixteen” cats for adoption at the PetSmart store at Lowe’s Plaza in Oswego as part of PetSmart Charities’ National Adoption Weekend. They will be available for adoption from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
We just learned that U.S. Department of Agriculture suddenly removed inspection reports and other information from its website about the treatment of animals at federally licensed research laboratories, zoos, dog breeding operations (puppy mills) and other facilities. The USDA cited court rulings and privacy laws for the decision. The removed documents will now be accessible only via Freedom of Information Act (FOIL) requests, a cumbersome, expensive and slow process at best.
“Defining ‘fake news’ is a really challenging thing. It’s one of the topics we’ll be discussing at the panel,” Brian Moritz, Assistant Professor, Digital Media Production and Online Journalism Communication Studies Department, said. The panel will explore the causes and impacts of the rise of “fake news,” as well as what educators, students, journalists and citizens can do to promote healthy journalism and news literacy.
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