The grants, funded through the Environmental Protection Fund, will be matched by nearly $242,000 in private and local funding which will support projects to strengthen friends groups and enhance public access and recreational opportunities at parks and historic sites across the state. Include is Friends of Fort Ontario at the Fort Ontario State Historic Site
![Early image of Fort Oswego authored by Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry, Royal Chief Engineer in New France, and dated "done in camp before Chouaguen [Oswego], July 14th, 1729." Image courtesy of French National Archives.](https://i0.wp.com/oswegocountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Native-American-and-Local-Perspectives-Fort_Oswego2.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1)
The life and times of legendary Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, territorial claims and disputes in the Lake Ontario region, and Oswego’s involvement in the events leading up to the War of 1812 are among the topics presented at the sixth annual Oswego International War of 1812 Symposium scheduled for Friday, April 1 to Sunday, April 3.
Assemblyman Will Barclay made the following statement today (March 8) after nominating Oswego resident John Sheffield to serve on the Board of Regents during a joint Senate and Assembly session in Albany. The Assembly majority are largely favored in the selection process and Sheffield was not selected to serve on the board.
Assemblyman Will Barclay today (March 8) said that 64% of local business owners surveyed said they would have to cut jobs if New York adopted the $15 minimum wage mandate. Nearly 100 local business owners completed the survey. Respondents ranged from those who employ a small staff to those who employ as many as 200 people.
Data from a survey conducted by the Coalition to Combat Adolescent Substance Abuse in Oswego County shows that alcohol is the main drug abused by youths in Oswego County. According to research from the coalition, the top three drugs of concern for youths in Oswego County are alcohol, prescription drugs and marijuana, with alcohol being the biggest concern.
Monday night, the Planning and Development Committee paved the way for establishing an Oswego city board of ethics. The full council will consider the proposal at its meeting next week. Mayor William Barlow recommended creation of the board to dispel the public’s perceived corruption in city government.
On March 4, State Police in Fulton arrested Patricia M. Burdick of Birch Lane, town of Scriba, for Petit Larceny, a class “A” misdemeanor. Burdick is charged with stealing retail food and beverages while working at Stewart’s Shops in Minetto.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today (March 7) introduced legislation that would authorize the National Park Service to conduct a study on whether the Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum in Oswego should become a unit of the National Park system.
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.
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