Oswego Daily News

The statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown efforts start on August 19 and will end on September 5. New York State Police, county sheriff and municipal law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force.

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum will host a replica Viking long-ship, the Draken Harald Hårfagre, Aug. 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The ship will be docked at the north end of the West First Street pier in Oswego. The Draken Harald Hårfagre is a Viking long-ship built in the Nordic style of over-lapping planks and is a reconstruction of the “great ships” that were referred to in Norse sagas.

Now in finishing its eighth year, the Springboard Mural Project is dedicated to the beautification of the river walk at West Linear Park. Community youth paint murals along the river walk, both sharing their art with the community and helping cover up graffiti.

Addiction has been in the news a lot. There is an urgent need for more information, education and awareness about the Opioid Crisis and addiction in general. Families and friends are in a unique position to help their loved-ones through their addiction recovery, and could benefit from additional resources to help.

The Oswego City School District named Kara Shore as the new principal at Leighton Elementary School on Tuesday night. She comes to the Port City from Cicero. She was employed at the Baldwinsville Central School District where she was the principal at VanBuren Elementary school. She begins her duties on Wednesday, Aug. 17.

In the middle of one of the hottest, driest summers in Oswego history, the Administrative Services Committee was once again focused on the city’s winter parking policy. For about an hour Monday night councilors and residents discussed concerns and possible solutions to the city winter parking problems. Currently, the plan is “a work in progress.” A final resolution has yet to be proposed.