Wednesday (July 20) the counties of Oswego and Wayne released a joint resolution in support of the New York State Public Service Commission’s responsive proposal, which acknowledges the tremendous economic, energy and environmental attributes of upstate nuclear energy plants as a component of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Clean Energy Standard.
Kinney Drugs, the drug store division of KPH Healthcare Services, Inc., received the top honor after raising $30,000 during its 2016 Heart Health campaign. This donation edged out all other companies in the nation, including Wall Street financial firm Morgan Stanley, which ranked number 2 with a donation of $29,969.
The Fresh Air Fund has brought more than 60 kids from the bustling streets of New York City to the quiet countryside in the Central New York area. Oswego chairperson for Fresh Air Fund, Kathy Froio described the organization as “a cultural exchange that allows children from different boroughs of NYC to get a taste of rural life.”
On Tuesday, Shaun MacIsaac, of Oswego, was arrested for first-degree sexual abuse, a class D felony; first-degree disseminating indecent material to minors, a class D felony; third-degree sexual abuse, a class B felony; and two counts of forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor. The arrest stems from the investigation into an incident that occurred in Oswego.
The Oswego City School District’s Education Center could be sold in nine to 12 months; or, maybe even sooner. Or it could take quite a bit longer to find a buyer for the 120 E. First St. property. At Tuesday night’s board of education meeting, the district approved Pyramid Brokerage Company as the authorized broker for the sale of the Education Center.
Back in June, the staff at Mexico Point Park thought they’d never see “Hoover” again.
“I didn’t think it would happen. But, two boys saw Hoover on a lawn (in a nearby town),” Sandra Scott of Mexico Point Park said. “The owner said his son gave it to him. He said he found it in a storage locker.”
This year’s edition of Super Dirt Week will look significantly different for dirt race fans while for Oswego Speedway their facility will have a new makeover. It is less than 80 days to the beginning of Super Dirt Week and the process is well under way. Sitting down with World Racing Group Director of Events Jeff Hachmann at the site of this year’s event, he explained how SDW got to where it is. “In novice terms, wood chips will be put down to keep moisture and then 12-15 inches of clay will go down. We will water, roll and till the track just like a gardener would. There will be 600 loads of clay going down,” he said of transforming the Steel Palace into a dirt track once again.
On Sunday (July 17), at approximately 12:27 p.m., State Police stopped an unregistered vehicle on State Route 481 in the town of Volney. Investigation at the scene revealed the vehicle allegedly contained heroin, cocaine, hypodermic needles, open containers, and alprazolam and clonazepam pills.
On Saturday (July 16), at 11:19 a.m., Shane P. Haynes, 46, of 2284 County Route 37, Bldg. 95, Mallory, was arrested for first-degree sex abuse, a class D felony; first-degree criminal sex act, a class B felony; first-degree sexual conduct against a child, a class B felony; and endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.
At its July meeting, the Oswego County Legislature adopted Local law No. 3. The law regulates secondhand dealers regarding the sale and purchase of secondhand articles within the county of Oswego. It will help police in their efforts to locate stolen property that criminals attempt to sell at secondhand businesses. It takes effect August 1.
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