The three Oswego mayoral candidates faced a nearly full house Wednesday night at Oswego High School’s Faust Theatre. Incumbent Tom Gillen was flanked on stage by Amy Tresidder, the Democratic candidate and Billy Barlow, the Republican candidate, as the trio fielded various questions about their age, economic development, housing, code enforcement and more.
A life jacket and some quick thinking fishermen saved a woman from a dangerous situation this morning (Oct. 14) in the Oswego River. The Oswego Fire Department was dispatched to the Oswego River at 8:16 a.m. for a woman floating down river, near the Varick Dam.
State Senator Patty Ritchie is marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month by announcing she has delivered $116,000 in special funding to help support the efforts of local organizations seeking to stop the spread of violence, rape and sexual assault throughout Central and Northern New York.
Amy Tresidder, the Democratic candidate for mayor of Oswego, and Billy Barlow, the Republican candidate, will square off in a debate Wednesday evening. The event will be held at the OHS theater at 6 p.m.
The New York State Department of Transportation announced that an open house public information meeting will be held regarding a project to rehabilitate Route 104 in the town of Oswego, Oswego County. The open house will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on October 14 in the Oswego Town Hall, located at 2320 County Route 7.
Members of the NYC Marine Unit are delivering their 68-foot fireboat, the William M. Feehan, to NYFD marine operations port at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The boat is constructed from steel recovered from the Twin Trade Towers.
As National Fire Prevention Week continues, State Senator Patty Ritchie announced that she has secured $50,000 for the Oswego County Emergency Response Training Center.
On Oct. 8 at 3:30 p.m., Darlene H. Manning, 45, of 12 Shore Road, Oswego, was arrested for fourth degree welfare fraud, fourth degree grand larceny and first degree offering a false instrument for filing, all class E felonies.
Three residents of Richland are facing felony drug charges. The charges allege that the three defendants acted in concert to knowingly and unlawfully manufacture methamphetamine.
At a special meeting Thursday, the board of education approved Dr. Heidi Sweeney to take the reins at OHS starting next week. Born and raised in Oswego she graduated from Oswego High School. “It’s an amazing idea to think that I am going to lead the high school that I graduated from,” she said.
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