Councilors took a step toward having paperless meetings Tuesday night. Councilor Robert Corradino requested authorization for Mayor Billy Barlow to enter into an agreement with NovusAgenda for the purchase of its paperless agenda software. The Administrative Services Committee gave a favorable recommendation.
Recently a group made up of the WRVO news director and SUNY Oswego communication studies faculty members discussed ways to identify what is fake news and how to stem the flow of fake news in today’s social media world. The onus is on the “consumer,” according to the panel. If an article seems to be too good to be true, too crazy to be true than it probably isn’t true, they said.
At about 8:47 a.m. today (Feb. 19), members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fire on Crim Road in Parish. The caller stated that there was a man yelling from a window that he and his wife were trapped inside. Members arrived on the scene and attempted entry into the residence but were unsuccessful due to heavy smoke and flames. The male victim has been identified, the female victim hasn’t. The investigation is continuing.
Sullivan based State Police charged an Oswego man with DWAI-drugs after his vehicle was observed stuck in a ditch by a passing trooper Thursday evening in Kirkville.
As part of their efforts to make the penal law more responsive and realistic, Assemblymen Bob Oaks, Will Barclay and Senator Pattie Ritchie have introduced legislation (Assembly bill 5268 and Senate bill 4022) that would add a new section of law that creates the Class E felony crime of aggravated assault in the third degree. The impetus for this law was an assault on a female bartender in Oswego Town in July of 2016.
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer today (Feb. 17) called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse its decision to remove inspection reports on animal facilities and related animal cruelty information from its website. The USDA annually inspects approximately 9,000 licensed facilities including dog and cat breeding facilities, laboratories and more.
The Zonta Club of Oswego will be hosting a celebration of International Women’s Day at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation, 179 County Route 64 in Mexico on March 5 from 1-4 p.m. Zonta has planned an interactive program for women and girls age 10 and up that promises an afternoon of entertainment, learning and fun.
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.
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