Freezing Code, the local Vex Robotics Competition team, continued its winning season recently at a tournament in Troy, where it competed against 38 other teams from northern New York State. They, with their two alliance partners from Clifton Park, were the tournament champions.
Councilors give a favorable recommendation to a request hold the Oswego Polar Plunge for Special Olympics at Wright’s Landing this spring. The full council will also nominate a junior member to take part in the plunge.
Oswego County STOP-DWI Coordinator Robert Lighthall announced that Oswego County police agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort to crackdown on impaired driving. The statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown efforts start on February 5 and will end on February 8.
The average temperature for January 2016 was 28.3 degrees. That is 4.2 degrees above average. Total precipitation for January was 1.93 inches. That is 1.75 inches below average.
The Upstate Energy Jobs Coalition today (Feb. 3) announced its strong support for two pieces of legislation introduced by Assemblyman William Barclay and sponsored by Senator Patty Ritchie that would help secure the future of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba.
Mayor Billy Barlow and Community Development Director Justin Rudgik joined local small business owner Jeff Holbrook on Tuesday afternoon, applauding Holbrook on his recent endeavor to house and coordinate a gigantic transformer traveling to Exelon Corp. at Nine Mile Point from Portugal.
‘Student Night’ returns to kick off the Oswego International War of 1812 Symposium at 6 p.m. on April 1. The Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center in Oswego hosts the sixth annual event which features an esteemed panel of multi-national historians through April 3.
The origin and cause of the fire that occurred at 194 W. Fifth St. on January 28 has been determined to be electrical. After conducting several interviews, taking photographs, and gathering physical findings from the structure, the city of Oswego Fire Investigation Unit has concluded that electrical wiring supplying power to a second story ceiling light failed and started the fire.
While the Oswego Fire Department hasn’t had an ice rescue situation as of yet this winter, other communities in the Northeast have experienced close calls and tragedies as a result of thin ice. The Oswego Fire Department cautions residents and visitors to stay off any ice near the Oswego River and Lake Ontario.
Mayor William Barlow Jr. took the first steps Monday night to rejuvenate the Port City’s presence on the web. The mayor said he has worked collaboratively and extensively with the Community Development Director and City Attorney in developing the first phase in this comprehensive marketing approach. The city can do a more effective job promoting itself to attract individuals and families to live here as well as businesses and investors to invest here as well, the mayor said. “Phase one of this process is to revamp the city’s website,” Barlow said.
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