Oswego Daily News

At 10 a.m. today (March 13), Mayor Thomas W. Gillen lifted the Travel Advisory in the city of Oswego, which was imposed on Wednesday afternoon, due to the heavy snow and white-out conditions in our immediate area.

SUNY Oswego has signed on with the newly launched Generation Study Abroad program, agreeing to increase the college’s participation in study-abroad opportunities to 20 percent of undergraduates — 1 in 5 — by 2019.

Wednesday’s event was a way to “say ‘thanks’ to all of the dedicated, hard-working individuals in our community that work together to make the 2013- 2014 United Way campaign such a success,” said Melanie Trexler, executive director. Lauren Pistell, executive director of the Shineman Foundation, winner of the 2014 Spirit of the Community Award, said “Everyone here today is here for one reason; because you see something and you do something, because you care deeply about the future of the place you call home.”

Effective immediately, Mayor Thomas W. Gillen issued a Travel Advisory in the city of Oswego due to today’s (March 12) heavy snow accumulations and whiteout conditions in our immediate area. The “Travel Advisory” phrase means NO unnecessary travel on city streets, and NO parking on city streets between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

The SUNY Oswego Office of Business and Community Relations, in conjunction with the Workforce Development Board of Oswego County, will host the eighth annual Youth Career Summit on March 20. The summit is an opportunity for eighth-grade students from school districts across Oswego County to explore their interests and how they align with career opportunities in the community.

Currently, the district is facing a $3 million budget gap. “We’d be remiss if we didn’t consider everything all the way across the board; not just teaching staff, not just non-instructional staff, it’s got to be a comprehensive approach. Because your budget is a comprehensive budget – it applies to everybody,” the superintendent said. He plans to have more meetings with stakeholders and the board in the coming weeks.

CENG’s Nine Mile Point Unit 2 automatically shut down at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Monday when a worker inadvertently contacted a highly sensitive plant component. All safety systems responded as designed and the plant went offline as expected, safely and without incident. The temporary shutdown does not present a risk to public health and safety and is not expected to impact electrical service to homes and businesses in the region.

City officials are considering restructuring departments to increase their efficiency. The first under the microscope is the Fire Department.

Oswego Mayor Thomas W. Gillen is pleased to announce the appointment of David J. Roman, Esq., as part-time Oswego City Court Judge, effective March 17. Roman, 63, a native of Rome, NY, received his juris doctor degree from Albany Law School, and a batchelor of science from Cornell University.