The annual “Walk for Autism” drew a big crowd to Leighton Elementary School and the nearby Wilber Field on Saturday afternoon. Besides acting as a fundraiser, the event, sponsored by the task force, also focused attention on the plight of Autism victims in Oswego County.
Kit Swartz has been the pastor of the Oswego Reformed Presbyterian Church for so long that he said it is a radically different congregation than when the church began. “It’s changed so many times in 35 years,” Swartz said. “I often tell people I’ve pastored six or seven different congregations in the same place; it’s just changed so much.” The Oswego RP Church began meeting in the Oswego Town Hall in late 1970s.
State Police arrested Shawn G. Horning, 41, from Parish, for Grand Larceny in the third degree. He is accused of stealing more than $4,200 worth of tools while being employed as the shipping and receiving clerk at the EJ USA Syracuse Castings Facility in Cicero.
The Oswego County Legislature voted Thursday to approve a tax agreement, ending several years of litigation over assessment of the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. There were two public hearing on the local law and ensuing tax deal. However, no one spoke at either.
The local law allows the county to enter into a proposed five-year tax agreement with Entergy for the FitzPatrick plant. It takes effect Jan. 1, 2017 and expires at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2021.
The idea of an Oswego County Autism Task Force was to bring parents, schools, the medical community and other community partners together to provide support to families, in Oswego County, who have received the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. The organization’s annual “Walk For Autism” will be held on Saturday (April 16).
County Legislator Tom Drumm announced today the formation of a Governmental Coalition to facilitate communication between city, county, state, and federal governments. The coalition will hold a monthly meeting between city and county officials, and will welcome representatives of state and federal government on a bi-monthly basis. “Far too often, the city and the county are not pulling in the same direction,” said Drumm.
As we mark our official first 100 days together in office, we can all look back and be extremely proud of what we have already accomplished. For the first time in a long time, our residents are excited about our community. They are encouraged by their local government. They are paying attention and taking note of the changes and decisions we are making.
“As we mark our first 100 days together in office, we can all look back and be extremely proud of what we have already accomplished,” Mayor Barlow told the packed Council Chambers. “For the first time in a long time, our residents are excited about our community. They are encouraged by their local government.”
On April 9, at approximately 1 a.m., State Police responded to a hit-and-run accident on Downey Drive in Scriba. The victim had called 911 after hearing a loud crash, looking outside and seeing that her car had been struck by another vehicle.
Operators removed Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2 from service early this morning (April 11) for a planned refueling outage. While the unit is offline, skilled technicians will replace nearly one-third of the reactor’s fuel and perform thousands of inspections and maintenance activities.
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