The Oswego County Health Department today (July 22) issued a warning that two adults and a pet dog were recently attacked by a rabid cat on DeMass Road near the Durham Bus Garage in Minetto. The small black female cat was captured and euthanized, and test results showed it was infected with the rabies virus.
I read all the time about the dangers of summer heat for dogs, but what about cats? My buddy, Otis, loves to be outside with me on warm summer days, but what if it is really really hot, like today? Is there any danger?
The Small Kings have been playing together for 16 years, in one form or another. Now, they have kicked it up a notch, according to a member of Oswego’s Frostbit Blue. “Hey, I’ve got me a boy in a rock band!” proud father Tom McCaffrey told Oswego County Today. The group is releasing its second album with a performance today downstate.
One of the largest free-admission music festivals in the country, Harborfest is proud to announce a headlining roster consisting of artists Blues Traveler, Dennis DeYoung playing the music of Styx, Eaglemania (the world’s greatest Eagles cover band), Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys (featuring Westside Andy Linderman on harmonica), and Enter the Haggis, as well as a diverse roster of richly talented local and visiting musicians.
On Wednesday, State Police stopped a vehicle in Schroeppel for a traffic violation. It was determined the driver, Joseph Rinaldi, of Phoenix, was allegedly driving with a suspended license. Further investigation revealed that Rinaldi and his passenger, Douglas Migliaccio, of Phoenix, were in possession of cocaine and other drug paraphernalia, according to police.
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.
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