On November 8, at about 12:50 a.m., the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office investigated a personal injury motor vehicle crash that occurred on County Route 57 in the town of Volney, north of the city of Fulton. The driver and several passengers were injured. The driver was charged with DWI. Investigation is continuing.
At Monday night’s meeting of the Planning and Development Committee, Councilor John B. Gosek rolled out some new wording regarding his proposed changes to the city’s Taxicab Ordinance (Chapter 228). The wording is based on federal immigration guidelines After receiving a favorable recommendation from the committee, the plan will now go to the full council for consideration.
Deborah F. Stanley, president of SUNY Oswego, assumed the chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Board of Directors during the association’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 1. In her role as chair of AASCU, President Stanley will lead the national association in its vision to influence American public higher education through advocacy, leadership and service.
“Adapting means we cut or we trade this for that. We tend to be bartering within our own districts. We’re adapting to the situation and there’s not a lot of value added there. All we’re really doing is trying to make sure we’re putting out the best program we can for kids,” he explained. “What I’m proposing – it’s an out there thought – is we stop adapting and we start evolving. Evolution is adapting with some value added.” He proposes doing a large regionalized study looking at programs and program equity; try to do our best looking at fiscal projections.
With the turning back of the clocks this Sunday, November 6, the Oswego Fire Department wants to remind all residents to check the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. These devices have proven many times over to be lifesavers.
Oswego County E-911 director Michael Allen reminds residents that a new 680 area code overlay is being added to the geographic area served by the 315 area code. Because more than one area code will serve the same geographic area, Central New York residents who have a 315 or 680 phone number will need to enter the area code for all calls – including calls within the same area code. The new calling procedure will be required for all calls beginning Feb. 11, 2017.
State Senator Patty Ritchie announced she secured $75,000 in special state funding for law enforcement and emergency service programs in Jefferson and Oswego counties, which will help them to improve community safety and enhance their efforts in the fight against drugs.
On October 28, State Police conducted an Underage Drinking Initiative throughout Oswego County. Troopers checked 11 establishments in the towns of Granby, Schroeppel, Palermo, Volney and the village of Phoenix. The detail resulted in 3 arrests at 3 different convenience stores.
A former Oswego County AmeriCorps member has taken it to the next level. He has joined the Peace Corps and is currently serving in Africa. “Throughout my education at Fordham University, I had spoken with several of my friends, as well as attended several career fairs, about my post-graduation life. One topic that seemed to come up continually was serving with the Peace Corps,”Ben Boltz said.
Oswego County will partner with the American Red Cross to host a community blood drive in honor of former Legislator Douglas Malone. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, November 7, at the Oswego County Legislature Office Building, fourth floor, 46 E. Bridge St.
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