The Oswego County Bicentennial Photo Contest Committee recently announced the winners of the competition. Twenty people submitted nearly 80 photos to the contest. Finalists were displayed at the Oswego County Fair in Sandy Creek where the public was invited to vote for their favorite picture in eight separate categories.
The Nerds got their ROWvenge on Saturday afternoon. ROWvenge of The Nerds rowed to first place in the annual Oswego Dragon Boat Festival competition. Money raised from the festival provides access to youth, families and seniors in the Oswego County community to YMCA programs.
The New York State Police in Pulaski is attempting to identify the woman in the security photo above regarding a stolen credit card investigation. The stolen card was used on August 9, at several locations in the village of Central Square.
On Saturday (August 20), at about 6:20 p.m., Oswego Police officers, and other emergency services personnel responded to Lincoln Avenue in Oswego for a possible suicidal subject. At 12:50 a.m. today (August 21), after approximately 6 ½ hours of negotiating, the subject complied with law enforcement and voluntarily surrendered outside of his residence where he was taken into custody without further incident.
“This is a positive step forward that will benefit the health of our employees and residents,” said Legislator John Proud, District 7, chairman of the County Legislature’s Health Committee. “Studies show that smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, and e-cigarettes also emit pollutants. We need to be pro-active about tackling these important health issues.”
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.
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