At the 99th annual Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce annual meeting held March 5 at the River Vista Center in Fulton, Executive Director Greg Mills presented Fort Ontario State Historic Site with a certificate of appreciation in recognition of 260 years as a member of the Oswego County business community. Fort Ontario and the Port of Oswego Authority represent Oswego County’s oldest active businesses.
UPDATE: They are not sure how many people were living there or if it was a fraternity house. They are looking into whether this is an official fraternity house. The fire is under investigation and OFD still has personnel on the scene searching for the origin and cause.
Oswego Fire Department crews were dispatched to a structure fire just after midnight at 110 W. Bridge St., near West Eighth Street. First arriving crews reported smoke showing from the two and a half-story multi-family dwelling, with the duty officer reporting an active fire seconds later.
“As the only deep water port on the U.S. shores of Lake Ontario, the Port of Oswego is a critical asset for attracting new economic growth opportunities in Oswego County and across Central New York,” said Rep. Katko. “I have been in close contact with the Army Corps of Engineers in Buffalo and appreciate their efforts to make this project a reality. Dredging the shallow waterways of the harbor will allow more ships to navigate the port and provide an enormous boost to our regional economy.”
The Oswego City School District is conducting a Family Engagement Survey in order to assess the current functioning of the district, from the perspective of families who have children in the the schools. PLS Associates, Inc., based in Florida and New York, is conducting the online survey that is now available on the district’s website at www.oswego.org The survey is password protected and entitled “Oswego City Schools Family Survey 2015.”
She is about three now, a pretty, laid back, unassuming charmer. She lives with other cats and dogs but mostly ignores them. She is all about people, but not in a pushy way, more in a let’s take a nap together way. She’ll nap with grownups – she’ll nap with toddlers. She just likes human companionship.
This year’s Oswego honorees for outstanding achievements inside and outside the classroom are Dianora DeMarco, a five-year accounting-MBA major; Joshua Drake (of Fulton), a biology major; Molly Matott, a meteorology major; David Owens, a studio art major; and Eyub Yegen, dual major in finance and applied mathematical economics.
The Chairman of the Oswego County Legislature delivered his State of the County Address at Thursday afternoon’s meeting. While the county has and will continue to face challenges in the coming years, the chairman highlighted several things that will help alleviate the burden on county taxpayers in the future.
State Police in North Syracuse arrested Patrick J. Goodwin, 24, from Baldwinsville, for Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree, a class “D” felony and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class “A” misdemeanor. Goodwin, a substitute teacher at the Phoenix Central School District, was charged on Wednesday with sending and receiving sexual images and videos of a female student.
The Oswego Common Council Chambers were filled to standing-room-only capacity Wednesday. For about an hour, freshman U.S. Congressman John Katko responded to questions regarding economic development in Oswego County. For a time, he met one-on-one with some people following the session. Katko said he was overwhelmed by the attendance. It shows that the community cares and that’s a really good thing, he said.
Senator Patty Ritchie announced that the Senate’s proposed budget plan would hike aid to schools by $1.9 billion, and completely eliminate the aid-cutting GEA, or Gap Elimination Adjustment, that’s been squeezing local schools to balance the state budget, when the funds should be going into classrooms. The Senate’s increase is $800 million more than that proposed by the Governor.
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