Children in grades K – 6 and runners of all ages are invited to run in the inaugural Julian Ross Memorial Shamrock Run on May 14. Start and finish are at the Kingsford Park Elementary School on West Fifth Street in Oswego. Julian Ross was a Kingsford Park student who lost his courageous battle with cancer this past summer, and the race is being held on what would have been his eleventh birthday.
“This is a law we’ve all considered at one time or another, at least the councilors who here before,” Mayor Billy Barlow said. “What this does is give the police department a tool. They can go down to the local pawn shops and try to track down the stolen items. It requires a store to hold an item for a certain period of time. It requires the store to document the item that they have.” There is a fee attached.
On Tuesday, Douglas B. Horton, 51, of Mexico, was arrested for Vehicular Manslaughter, 1st degree, a class C felony and Aggravated DWI. The arrest follows the investigation into a one-vehicle MVA that occurred on March 26, 2016 on Rowe Road in the town of Mexico which resulted in a fatality to one of the passengers.
The Oswego Fire Department is are proud to announce its upcoming “Oswego Community Safety Day” scheduled for May 7 in
the Port Authority owned parking lot adjacent to the Oswego Fire Department headquarters. The event will feature a host of local public safety and service agencies on hand to help the community stay safe.
The Oswego School Board Tuesday night approved the $79,510,611 budget proposal for the 2016-17 school year. The budget also contains many reductions; several support staff and teaching positions are on the block as well as a big chunk of the district’s athletic programs. Several speakers warned the board of the negative impact cutting sports would have on the students and community as well.
State Police in Lysander arrested Jeff R. Wallace II, 20, from County Route 7 in Oswego, for Petit Larceny and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. On April 13, Troopers responded to the Target store on Route 31 in the town of Clay for a reported hit and run accident that just occurred in the parking lot.
On Monday (April 18), at approximately 5:45 p.m., State Police responded to WalMart on State Route 3 in the town of Granby, for a report of a larceny in progress.
On Sunday (April 17), Billy Redden, 19, of Williamstown, was arrested by NY State Police – Hastings and charged with DWAI-Drugs, Unlawfully Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle, Marijuana Possession and Reckless Driving in the town of Amboy.
On Monday (April 18), at approximately 1:06 p.m., State Police stopped a speeding vehicle on State Route 48 in the town of Lysander. The operator, Jamison M. Bartlett II, 38, of Pulaski, was wanted on an active warrant by the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office.
Oswego Mayor William Barlow Jr. said he authorized the iron fence surrounding City Hall be taken down. The fence was in bad shape with several missing parts on the West First Street side and it caused a safety concern, he said. A former alderman has a different opinion, however.
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