At its meeting Monday night, the Common Council approved Local Law No. 6 of the year 2016. The local law amends Chapter 228, Taxicabs, of the Code of the City of Oswego. The councilors waived the rules of the council to present a resolution from the floor without committee consideration. They then approved appointment of Nancy Sterio as personnel director. She will take over from Rita Tickle who is retiring.
State Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred at approximately 11:40 a.m. today (Nov. 28) at the Fulton Savings Bank located at 45 Redfield St., Constantia. Troopers are searching for a man who entered the bank, displayed a weapon and demanded money from the tellers.
Snow? Oswego didn’t need no stinkin’ snow to get into the holiday spirit. The Port City had the likes of Jennifer Losurdo (chief elf), Nate Emmons (MC and holiday music guru for the event), Kevin Carracioli and their legion of tireless volunteers. The Port City officially lit up for the holidays on Saturday. Hundreds of people throughout the day enjoyed Light Up, Oswego, a community-wide, all-day event that welcomed the holiday season in Oswego at myriad locations.
Kristopher D. Paro, 24, left his residence alone to go hunting in an area behind his residence, located at 310 Kehoe Road in the town of Sandy Creek. His father, Kevin, was mistaken for the deer, and was shot police said.
At 4:41 p.m. today (Nov. 24), State Police in Pulaski responded to a residence on Kehoe Road in the town of Sandy Creek for a report of an individual shot in a hunting accident. NOCA Ambulance transported the individual to Oswego Hospital, where the individual was pronounced deceased, police said.
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2 was manually shut down today (Nov. 24) at 1:36 p.m. for technicians to repair one of the unit’s two reactor recirculation pumps. Technicians are working to repair and test the pumps prior to returning the unit to service.
We reached out to several people, young and old, this holiday season to ask what are they thankful for. Their responses, in no particular order, are listed below. Please add your thoughts in our comments section.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, cooking is the leading cause of home fires on Thanksgiving Day. A cooking fire is three times more likely on Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year. “Most fires on Thanksgiving occur between noon and 4 p.m. – the peak cooking hours,” said Lt. Paul Conzone. “A lot of those fires can be easily avoided by staying alert and in the kitchen while cooking.”
Several members of the Oswego Fire Department continued a long-standing Thanksgiving tradition on Tuesday. Hundreds of local families will have a happy Thanksgiving due to the efforts of Human Concerns and the firefighters.
The Tuesday after Thanksgiving – November 29 – is #GivingTuesday, a global giving movement with a hyper-local focus that has been driven by individuals, families, organizations, businesses and communities in all 50 states and in countries around the world.
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