Nearly three dozen students from around the county took control of the May meeting of the Oswego County Legislature. They came in as students and left as teachers. The students sat with their legislator counterparts and cast their votes during the meeting.
Three graduates of Auburn/Cayuga Community College have been honored by the college’s Alumni Association. The 2014 Alumni Awards were presented to Richard J. Knaul ’63, Melanie Trexler ’75 and Terry M. Wilbur ’08 at a special reception as well as at CCC Commencement on May 18.
New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico is saddened to announce the death of Trooper Christopher G. Skinner. Trooper Skinner was last assigned to the Traffic Incident Management Unit (TIM Detail), Troop C, Delaware County.
On Wednesday, Kelly M. Hartz, 47, of Williamstown, appeared in Oswego County Court, where she was sentenced to five years probation upon her conviction for Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, a Class E Felony. As part of her sentence, she was ordered to pay $9,597.18 in restitution to Oswego County DSS over the next five years.
The Oswego Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team will host the first “Kick Cancer” Tournament this Saturday. Games will begin at 1 p.m. at the Richard Benjamin Fields (near Oswego Middle School). All proceeds from the event will benefit the “Coaches Vs. Cancer” Relay For Life Team.
Better treatment, increasing prevention programs and stepping up law enforcement efforts are the focus of a report released today (May 28) by members of the New York State Senate Join Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction; a bipartisan group tasked with examining the issues surrounding the increase in drug abuse in New York State.
Following the British victory at Oswego on May 6, 1814, the Royal Navy fleet under Commodore James Yeo controlled Lake Ontario and blockaded Commodore Isaac Chauncey’s U.S. Navy fleet in Sackets Harbor, NY.
For decades, police officers throughout Oswego County have participated in the annual “Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.” On Tuesday, officers representing the cities of Fulton and Oswego, the county and others carried on the tradition. The runs are designed to focus attention on the Special Olympics.
On May 12, the Common Council voted to authorize the city chamberlain to itemize the overtime costs to the city associated with the Bridge Street Run and bill SUNY Oswego. However, shortly thereafter, Mayor Tom Gillen vetoed the resolution. On Tuesday night, he delivered his veto message to the council.
A 9:58 p.m. Monday, Oswego Fire Department crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 144 W. Seneca St., in the city. Firefighters arrived minutes later and found smoke billowing from the basement and an active fire near the main electrical service of the two-family home.
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