For the second time within a week, a body has reportedly been recovered from the waters of Lake Ontario. Shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday, an Oswego man died while helping a child in distress in the water.
At its meeting this week, the Common Council approved dedication of the street between City Hall and Pathfinder Bank as “John M. Canale Drive.” Canale has spent nearly three-quarters of his life as a teacher and was also a city alderman for more than two decades.
A horse in southern Oswego County has died of the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, the Oswego County Health Department reported today (Aug. 15). The horse had been stabled near an area known to harbor the EEE virus in Oswego and Onondaga counties, and was probably exposed to EEE in late July, prior to the aerial spraying of the Toad Harbor – Three Mile Bay Wild Management Area.
Communities need to protect their most vulnerable citizens and members of the Phoenix Police Department are inviting families, friends, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors to come and hit the hoops in a show of support for a new awareness program.
As part of the city sewer line upgrade, Washington Boulevard will be closed on Monday, August 18, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. from the Forks of the Road to Fifth Avenue. Detour signs will direct traffic up Route 104 West to Fifth Avenue, and then back to Washington Boulevard. Limited traffic will have access to Raby’s Ace Home Center.
Shipments of aluminum products through the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Port of Oswego are expected to increase by 30 percent this year due to strong demand from aluminum sheet manufacturers catering to the automotive industry. The Port of Oswego is experiencing record levels of aluminum shipments and is forecasting that more than 120,000 metric tons will be delivered to the port in 2014.
Oswego County STOP-DWI Coordinator Robert Lighthall announced that Oswego County police agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort to crackdown on impaired driving. While we spend the Labor Day holiday and the end of summer celebrating with our loved ones, law enforcement officers across New York State will take to the roads in an effort to stop impaired driving, prevent injuries and save lives.
17-year-old Anna-Rose Shove’s death has been determined to have been due to drowning, according to the Onondaga County Medical Examiner. The manner of death is pending further investigation. Troopers are interested in anyone who may have seen the victim Sunday afternoon; particularly one man who was seen speaking with several women along the beach.
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Oswego School Board accepted the resignation of two principals and appointed another to replace a recently retired principal.
The Fulton City School District , in partnership with its Community Schools Initiative Grant Partners, will host a Community School Kickoff Carnival on August 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Fulton Junior High School. Governor Andrew Cuomo launched the Community Schools initiative as a way to transform schools in distressed communities into hubs for a wide range of support services for children and their families.
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