July 2016 was a warm, sunny and “dry, very dry month.” The average temperature last month was 73.0 degrees, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. However, he is quick to add that “it’s no biggie. We’re way down on the all-time warmest list of Julys.” Precipitation for July was a derisory 0.52-inch. Going back to 1844, July 2016 is the second driest on record.
The Oswego City School District’s central offices will likely relocate into a section of the Leighton Elementary School, pending the sale of the Education Center. The plan would also include relocation of the high school’s main office to make room for the technology department. “Certainly we’re not going to take a loss on the sale of the Education Center. If we don’t find a happy balance where we net a significant amount of money, we’ll hold on to it,” Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey said.
Fourteen Central New York not-for-profit organizations, a large percentage of which are based in Oswego County, received grant awards from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation in its second grant round of 2016. Projects encompass a wide range of focus areas, including workforce training, education, health and welfare for families and seniors, arts and culture, human services, and capital campaigns.
The tour will start at the overlook parking lot and will be led by fort historian Rachel Ruller. The event is free and open to the public, and will last approximately an hour and 15 minutes. The Fort Ontario Post Cemetery contains the remains of 77 men, women, and children who were connected with Fort Ontario throughout its history.
On July 31, at approximately 11 am., State Police responded to 12 Dunlap Road in the town of Richland for a complaint of two dogs that were left unattended and a foul odor emanating from the residence. When Troopers arrived, they discovered two small dogs left unattended inside the residence along with dog feces and urine all over the floor.
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.
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.
The subject is wanted for questioning in regards to a Grand Larceny investigation that occurred in Oswego County in June 2016.
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.
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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