The average temperature last month was 3.2 degrees higher than average. Total precipitation for the month was 2.60 inches higher than normal. Snowfall for the month was 4.1 inches above average. However, for the winter, snowfall is 57.3 inches below normal.
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego has seen a surge in support for the Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse from the local community since taking over the restoration work in 2014. Whether it’s financial, or in the form of in-kind donations or volunteer support, the community seems to agree in its support of this iconic structure.
At about 3:10 a.m. today (March 3), the Oswego City Police Department responded to an address on East Fourth Street in the city for a reported burglary and assault complaint. An investigation was conducted and it is alleged that the defendants, who were known to the victim, broke into the residence, assaulted the victim and forcibly stole property while acting in concert.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand addressed a group of leaders in public higher education today (March 3) on the issue of sexual assault on college and university campuses. She engaged with them in a discussion led by Deborah F. Stanley, president of SUNY Oswego.
For the past few months, our family waited for Judge King’s ruling.
After months of testimony, reviewing statements and proposed evidence, and additional staff to assist the Judge, the wait concluded yesterday (March 2). We appreciate Judge King’s time and dedication to Heidi’s kidnapping case, decades later.
An effort to get a new trial for Gary Thibodeau has reportedly been denied. “The evidence presented is too remote and disconnected to show that someone other than the defendant kidnapped Heidi Allen,” the court ruled.
State Police arrested Michael P. Sellin, 53, and Kory M. Sellin, 25, from Cleveland, for Assault in the second degree, a class “C” felony. The arrest stems from an investigation on February 16 into the 39-year-old male victim found unconscious in a parking lot of a restaurant and bar located on State Route 49 in the town of Constantia, state police reported today (March 2).
Mayor Barlow has lifted the on street overnight parking ban, effective immediately. “I want to personally thank each and every resident who obeyed and respected the parking ban and kept their vehicles off the streets overnight so our DPW and plow drivers could effectively clear our streets,” he said.
The path to the Oswego City School District’s new budget is a bit clearer than things were at this time last year. Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey said he wants to build a budget that focuses on instructional programs and one that is based on only the dollars that the district has. “There’s still a lot of moving pieces here. But, I think we’re in really good shape,” the superintendent said.
On Monday (February 29), at approximately 1:15 p.m. investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force approached a 2002 Mercury Villager as it was parked in a parking lot at 260 S. Second St. in the city of Fulton and interrupted an alleged sale of heroin.
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