Four raised garden beds containing over a dozen vegetables and herbs were constructed and installed at the DSS building on Spring Street in Mexico. The garden’s harvest so far this season has yielded more than 200 servings of vegetables.
At its meeting Thursday, the Oswego County Legislature approved the formation of and incorporation of the Oswego County Land Bank Corporation. Its mission is to help communities combat deterioration by facilitating the return of vacant, abandoned and tax delinquent properties to productive use in order to eliminate the harms and liabilities caused by such properties and lessen the burden of government and act in the public interest.
The council authorized the community development director to submit the State and Municipal Facilities Program Application to Assemblyman Will Barclay regarding the Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse Restoration Project. The US government awarded ownership of the lighthouse to the city in 2009. And, since then, there has been a grassroots effort to restore and preserve the landmark.
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.
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