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A sign from a previous winter season's alternate parking ban

Oswego Residents Weigh In On Winter Parking Proposal

August 1, 2016 Steve Yablonski

Assistant City Attorney Thomas Reynolds presented a tentative local law regarding winter parking at the request of First Ward Councilor Caitlin Reynolds. Reynolds’ proposed parking ban would be effective automatically every year from Nov. 15 of each year through March 31 of the following year. It would be an odd – even ban lasting a full 24 hours on the side on which the parking is banned. The law would allow parking on odd days on the odd side of the street from 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the following even day. And, it would allow parking on even days on the even side of the street from 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the following odd day.

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Upstate Energy Jobs Coalition Applauds Gov. Cuomo For Implementation Of CES That Keeps Nuclear Plants Operating

August 1, 2016 Contributor

Today (Aug. 1), the Upstate Energy Jobs Coalition, a group representing hundreds of business, education and labor leaders throughout upstate and central New York, released the following statement in response to the implementation of the Clean Energy Standard (CES), a measure that mandates that 50 percent of all electricity consumed in New York by 2030 come from clean and renewable energy sources.

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State Police Seek Public Assistance With Identifying Individual In Security Photos

August 1, 2016 Contributor

The subject is wanted for questioning in regards to a Grand Larceny investigation that occurred in Oswego County in June 2016.

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Oswego County Health Department Reports Two More Cases of Rabies

August 1, 2016 Contributor

The Oswego County Health Department today (Aug. 1) reported two new cases of rabies in Oswego County. A raccoon in the city of Oswego and a skunk in the town of Schroeppel have tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was located on East Fourth Street in Oswego, in the neighborhood of Fort Ontario State Historic Site. The skunk was found near county Route 54 in Schroeppel.

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Barclay – Ritchie: PSC Makes Right Decision in Adopting Clean Energy Standards

August 1, 2016 Contributor

Assemblyman Will Barclay released the following statement today in reaction to the PSC’s decision to adopt the new Clean Energy Standard. “I am pleased the PSC has ruled in favor of the new Clean Energy Standard and I am hopeful a deal to keep FitzPatrick operational is put on the fast track because of it.”

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A Look Back At Harborfest 2016

July 31, 2016 Steve Yablonski

OSWEGO – Despite a few “bumps” here and there everything went rather well for the 29th edition of Harborfest, according to Pete Myles, executive director. “We had some real good crowds and there were no […]

Hannibal Man Robbed at Gunpoint, Shot Reportedly Fired

July 31, 2016 Contributor

On Saturday night (July 30), members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office were sent to the Oswego hospital emergency room where a man was reporting that he was the victim of a robbery involving a firearm and that he had been possibly shot in the head.

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Three people, including two young children, and two dogs were saved today from this apartment during an early morning fire. (OFD Photo)

Residents, Dogs Rescued From Burning Building

July 31, 2016 Contributor

The Oswego Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire with trapped occupants at 8:16 a.m. today (July 31). Upon arrival, OFD command reported heavy fire conditions in the front of the two-story multiple-occupancy and confirmed victims in a second story window. Two young children, an adult and two dogs were rescued.

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2008 photograph of the Enlisted Men’s Barracks at Fort Ontario. Members of Cushing’s Battery, 4th US Light Artillery Regiment, are moving two m.1861 3”Ordnance Rifles in front of the barracks, one of the most common and accurate field pieces of the Civil War. (Photo courtesy Fort Ontario State Historic Site.)

Historian Tom Ebert To Lecture Aug. 17 at Fort Ontario

July 31, 2016 Contributor

Lt. General Robert E. Lee issued what is known today as General Order No. 9, sometimes referred to as his farewell address to the Army of Northern Virginia, on April 10, 1865. Lee declared that, “After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.”

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Harborfest Fireworks Light Up The Oswego Harbor

July 31, 2016 Steve Yablonski

There were fireworks Saturday night – but there is more Harborfest on Sunday

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