Assemblyman Robert C. Oaks is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to release his projected 2015-16 school funding data, information that is vital as school districts across the state face a March 1 deadline to submit preliminary tax levy data to the state. In an unprecedented move, the governor withheld the data from his Executive Budget proposal until, or unless, the State Legislature enacts his new education policies.
Nearly a dozen speakers Monday night told Oswego councilors the city’s odd-even overnight parking policy is doing more harm than good. The majority urged city officials to do away with the policy. Councilors took no action on the matter. However, it will be a topic of further discussions for a long time.
The State of Emergency imposed last week by Mayor Thomas Gillen remains in effect for the city of Oswego. According to Oswego DPW Commissioner Michael Smith, more than 30 properties have had their water services restored but there are still more than a dozen who remain without water as the work continues. It is EXTREMELY important that residents continue to have their water running (about the diameter of a pencil) without interruption until further notice.
Registration for the fourth annual Tri-Oswego Triathlon is open, according to race director Christopher Jones. The USAT Sanctioned event will take place June 20 at Breitbeck Park on Lake Ontario in Oswego. The fourth-annual event will showcase athletes from throughout the Northeastern United States and Canada.
On February 26 investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force, assisted by officers of the Oswego City Police Department, stopped a Chevrolet Cobalt on State Route 481 north of County Route 57 in the city of Oswego. The ensuing investigation resulted in search warrants being issued and 8.2 grams of heroin were recovered from the person of Eugene J. Gibbs, 23, of 745 South St., Apartment #1, Utica, according to police.
February 2015 was cold – really cold. But it wasn’t the coldest on record, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. The average temperature last month was 14.1 degrees. That is 11.3 degrees below average. “That’s pretty darn cold; but, we weren’t as cold as inland places like Syracuse,” Gregway said. “We didn’t have any big below zero readings like they did. Lake Ontario actually helped keep us warmer.”
The shelter, located at Laker Hall on the SUNY Campus, for those Oswego residents experiencing frozen water services will close at 5 p.m. today (March 1). The water station, located at the East Side Fire Station, will remain in service until all city water services are back in working order.
On Saturday at approximately 7:30 p.m., State Police were called to the area of County Route 57 near the Liverpool Bypass in the town of Clay to assist the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office with searching for a possible suicidal subject in a vehicle.
Mitzi is a dark calico cat, about one year old. The picture doesn’t do her justice. She has beautiful markings and great soulful eyes. Her looks are matched by her personality. She is a very friendly cat, always seeking and enjoying attention.
For those in need of human services, help is only three numbers away. United Way of Greater Oswego County in collaboration with the state of New York, United Ways of Central and Northern New York, and Contact Community Services have brought the 2-1-1 System to Oswego County.
Dialing 2-1-1 will connect callers with the information and answers they need regarding the availability of health and human services in Oswego County and the proper way to access them.
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