Oswego Daily News

While the unit was offline, skilled technicians replaced nearly one-third of the reactor’s fuel and completed thousands of inspections and maintenance activities to keep the unit running safely and effectively for another two-year operating cycle. Most of this work could not be performed while the unit was online.

Four young adults set sail from near Rudy’s aboard an inflatable raft and became unable to control it and were floating in an eastward direction approximately one mile off shore. Responders were able to reach the raft where the four were placed on the Coast Guard boat and transported to land.

Hosted by the Tailwater Lodge in Altmar and the Kallet Theater in Pulaski, the program is designed to increase the tourism and hospitality knowledge of business owners, front-line staff, volunteers, and community leaders in Oswego County.

At Monday night’s meeting the Common Council approved Local Law #3 of the year 2015, amending Chapter 224, Taxation, of the Code of the City of Oswego. It allows for the exemption from taxes that portion of an increase in assessment to residential buildings occurring as a result of capital improvement, according to the assistant city attorney.

The Friends of Oswego County Hospice has set the date for the 16th annual Oswego County Hospice Cup Regatta. The Summer Solstice themed event will be held on June 20 at the Oswego Yacht Club/International Marina. Plans for the day-long event, which raised more than $21,000 in 2014, and more than $300,000 total since its inception, are well under way.

The Child Care & Development Council asks Oswego County to come together for children during the Week of the Young Child, April 12-18. As part of the national Week of the Young Child celebrated across the country, Oswego County is honoring young children and all those who make a difference in children’s lives.

For the second consecutive year, author and Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan will be visiting Oswego Middle School to share her story with the seventh and eighth grade students. She will also be sharing her story in an evening presentation for the Oswego community.