Vehicle fire doused
Oswego Daily News

OFD Extinguishes Vehicle Fire on West Seneca Street

Oswego Fire Department personnel responded to 158 W. Seneca St. at 10:39 a.m. today (April 29) to a reported vehicle
fire in close proximity to structures. According to witnesses on the scene, a neighbor noticed smoke coming from the garage, raised the door, and found the vehicle with smoke coming from under the hood.

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Oswego Daily News

Council Sets Hearing On ‘Pawnbroker Law,’ Fee

At its meeting Monday night, the Common Council authorized a public hearing regarding proposed Local Law No. 3 of the Year 2016 – A Local Law Amending Chapter 176, Pawnbrokers, of the Code of the City of Oswego. The public hearing will be held at 7:10 p.m. May 9 in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 13 W. Oneida St.

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Oswego Daily News

One Reportedly Killed In I-81 Crash

UPDATE: Victim identified The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning crash that has reportedly claimed at least one life.
The section of I-81 between exits 33 and 34 remains closed as deputies investigate the one-vehicle crash. A pickup truck hit a guardrail and overturned just before 3:15 a.m. today (April 27).

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Dr. Walter Roettger
Oswego Daily News

SUNY Oswego Names Walter Roettger Acting Academic Vice President

SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley announced the appointment of Dr. Walter Roettger as acting provost and vice president for academic affairs. As the college’s chief academic officer, Roettger is responsible for leadership of all instructional and academic programs across the college.

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On the morning of May 6, 1814, while the rest of a Royal Navy squadron bombarded Fort Ontario and filled landing boats with troops, the brig Niagara anchored 300 yards from the fort and poured broadsides from heavy guns into two American artillery batteries. Captain James Boyle’s three light field gun crews fired red hot shot at the Niagara and set her on fire three times before being driven off by British bayonets. Fort Ontario site superintendent Paul Lear will recount this battle during a walking tour at the fort. (Graphic courtesy of Fort Ontario State Historic Site.)
Oswego Daily News

Tour Commemorates Soldiers Lost in British Attack on May 5, 1814

Superintendent Paul Lear will lead a walking tour of the 1814 Battle of Oswego at Fort Ontario State Historic Site at 7 p.m. May 5. Lear will incorporate new information and insights into the battle gained from his research at the National Archives and other sources. The battlefield walking tour will begin inside the old stone fort and proceed at a slow pace.

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