Oswego Police, after consultation with the NYS Department of Transportation and the Oswego County District Attorney’s Office, has concluded the motor vehicle accident investigation report for the A-Bus trolley versus pedestrian accident that occurred on May 9. No criminal charges are pending.
The Oswego County Legislature is considering reducing operation of its transfer stations by one day. Even though it wasn’t on Thursday’s agenda, legislators got an earful during the public session following the meeting. Several residents spoke out against any changes to the stations’ operations.
On Monday, a detour was set up for the Sewer Separation Project. All construction was to be completed and West First Street was originally scheduled to be open by Friday. However, the City Engineer’s Office has announced that the West First Street closure will now be extended through Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Senator Charles Schumer urged the EPA to act quickly to help curb the threat that toxic algae found in nearly 100 Upstate New York water bodies is posing to drinking water and residents. Schumer explained that conditions are ripe for record blue-green algae blooms in Upstate New York, and that the toxins that this algae produces, cyanotoxins, have the potential to contaminate local drinking water because many of these lakes or reservoirs are drinking water sources.
Novelis, which also has other unfair labor practice charges pending before the NLRB related to its interference in the effort to unionize its 600 hourly workers, is charged with illegally threatening job loss, plant closure, wage reductions and with providing benefits to employees in order to dissuade them from voting to join the USW.
The Buc School, lower level, at the Education Center, 120 E. First St., will host an open house Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. Over the past several weeks, Buc students and parents have spoken out against the district’s plan to close the site and re-introduce the students into the traditional school setting at the middle and high school this fall.
At a time that should be for celebration as we send new graduates out into the world to productive lives and careers, it is unfortunate that recent events have brought us such grief. Speaking for the college and our students, I wish to express our deep appreciation to the city police and fire departments for their professionalism and dedication and the important life-saving and peace-keeping services they have supplied in pursuit of their duties, qualities that were unequivocally demonstrated this past weekend.
Two arrests have been made as a result of the investigation into three suspected heroin overdoses that occurred during the early morning hours of Saturday May 10 within the city of Oswego.
The Common Council took a stand against the Bridge Street Run. Councilors voted to waive the rules of the council and add two resolutions at the end of Monday night’s meeting without having them discussed at committee first. Councilors voted unanimously to ban the Bridge Street Run as well as bill SUNY Oswego to cover the city’s cost related to the event.
Four of the five candidates for the three Oswego school board seats fielded questions from the public Monday night. The Home and School Associations of the school district and the OCTA (Oswego Classroom Teachers’ Association) hosted a “meet the Candidates” forum at the Oswego Middle School Theater.
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