UPDATE: An industrial accident at Novelis has reportedly claimed the life of a contractor. He has been identified as a Phoenix man. The accident happened around noon June 30 at the plant’s recycling area.
Volunteers, river guides, and members of local environmental organizations will gather July 12, at the Pine Grove Boat Launch near Selkirk Shores State Park for a community water chestnut pull on the Salmon River Estuary. Volunteers may ride in a driftboat with a river guide or bring their own canoes and kayaks.
Empire Attractions is pleased to announce that the Sterling Renaissance Festival will indeed open as scheduled on July 5. After a challenging couple of weeks, Empire Attractions was able to generate funds needed to get the beloved festival open. Though short of the original goal, the effort generated overwhelming community support helping to build broad awareness and to help secure enough conventional financing to open the gates for the 2014 season.
After 13 years of school, it took about 28 minutes Saturday to turn the OHS Class of 2014 into freshly minted graduates. At 10:47 a.m., diplomas were received by the first batch of students. The clock above center ice clicked to 11:11 a.m. as Meggie Zhang accepted the final diploma.
For its traditional fourth Friday in June Strawberry Festival celebration, Phoenix residents flocked to the village’s downtown and Henley Park to enjoy the festivities and the fireworks finale.
On Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m., historically uniformed, dressed and accoutered volunteers will gather at Fort Ontario State Historic Site to re-create the July 5 to 6, 1759 French attack on Oswego. Once again the French, under the Chevalier de la Corne, will achieve surprise when their scouts overrun a British woodcutting party, but lose momentum when their Sulpican Priest Abbe Piquet stops the main force of attackers to pray for victory, thus providing the panicked defenders time to roll flour and pork barrels into a defensive line.
You’ve heard of United Way’s Annual Campaign. You may have donated to United Way through your workplace. You may have participated in the United Way Golf Tournament or enjoyed at its annual Harborfest Breakfast. But have you ever wondered just where those donations go and how they impact your community? United Way recently completed its community investment process and is providing funding to 27 programs administered through 21 human services agencies.
On Thursday at 8:45 p.m., members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single motor vehicle accident on County Route 12 in the town of Hastings. 46-year-old Anthony J Gorgoni of Liverpool, died as a result of his injuries. The accident is under investigation.
Members of the Transfer Station Advisory Committee got some of their questions answered Thursday night. And, they came up with a few new ones as well. Only 15 percent of the Oswego County households us the transfer stations, according to Legislature Chairman Kevin Gardner. That means 85 percent of county residents are subsidizing a service they do not use, he added.
The British Flag was lowered and the American Flag was raised over historic Fort Ontario as a large audience, mostly elementary students, learned about the history of the flag and the fort, too.
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