Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday announced nearly $710,000 in state grants to 51 police departments and sheriffs’ offices across the state for the purchase of electronic fingerprinting equipment. The Oswego Police Department received $10,000.
All of the snowplows and other heavy equipment had been removed from the Oswego County Highway Department Garage on Schaad Drive on Monday evening (Oct. 5). Instead, the cavernous facility housed an even more powerful juggernaut. Federal, state and local officials joined more than 2,000 concerned FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant employees, their families, and community members to express support for FitzPatrick.
The average temperature last month was 5.0 degrees higher than average. Total precipitation was just 0.39-inch higher than average. And, there was no snow.
It was a long day. But Steve and Jean Marley didn’t mind. The Clinton, NY, residents claimed the 2015 Great Pumpkin crown with a 1,543.5-pound entry. While it wasn’t as hefty as Karl Haist’s 1,725.5-pound winner in 2014, Steve said it was a personal best.
Seventeen students from around the county were sworn in on Sept. 22 as the newest members of Oswego County’s Youth Court. Not all of them were able to attend the ceremony. Oswego County Family Court Judge Kim Seager administered the oath at the Oswego County Courthouse on Oneida Street as members of the graduates’ families looked on, many of them taking photographs.
Marking the two-year anniversary of the death of SUNY Oswego’s largest donor, the trustee of the Lorraine E. Marano Living Trust came to campus Sept. 28 to dedicate a plaque installed in the Marano Campus Center, which was named in honor of Lorraine and Nunzio “Nick” Marano’s generous community spirit and their $7.5 million gift.
“I met with the board and informed them of my intentions,” Superintendent Ben Halsey told Oswego County Today. “I have been living apart from my family for two years, come this December. Trying to relocate all of my family here has run into some obstacles. So, for personal reasons, I will be stepping down in order to get back with my family.” Nothing is formal as of now.
The Oswego County Health Department is saddened to confirm that the individual who was hospitalized with Eastern Equine Encephalitis has died. The person was an adult resident of the town of Albion. “Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang.
The project will consist of removing and replacing certain utility poles on NYS Route 104 from Duer Street to West Fifth Street. The project is not expected to effect electric service. Temporary parking restrictions will be posted to accommodate the project.
Thanks to West Monroe Eagle Scout Eric Hartmann, the fishing pond at the Salmon River Visitors Center and International Sport Fishing Museum has a new raft. The museum has developed a ½-acre fishing pond on the museum grounds on state Route 13, but needed a structure in the pond for the fish to hide under.
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