Oswego Daily News
Oswego Police Announce Methamphetamine Lab Arrest
On Tuesday March 4, at approximately 6:10 p.m. investigators with the Oswego City Police Department’s Anti-Crime Team (ACT) stopped a red colored Chevrolet Monte Carlo on East Ninth Street just north of East Bridge Street. The vehicle was stopped as a result of an investigation into illegal methamphetamine production within the city of Oswego. As a result, a Fulton man was charged with Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine in the third degree.
ROC names Thomas Abbott as February Community Champion
Recognizing Oswego County has announced the selection of Thomas Abbott, owner of Abbott’s Tae Kwon Do in Mexico, as the Community Champion for February. This month’s theme was indoor recreation/physical activity.
Municipal Associations Call for State-Local Collaboration on Property Taxes, Announce Shared Service Initiative
New York State’s four municipal associations joined together today to call for a collaborative effort between the state and local governments to lower taxes, bring jobs to New York State, and create a vibrant state where families and businesses thrive.
Synthetic Legislation Closes Legal Loopholes
Assemblyman Will Barclay was joined March 4 by fellow lawmakers from the state Senate and Assembly and Upstate Poison Control officials at a press conference to ban synthetic drugs. Joining these officials at the press conference was Teresa Woolson and her family, who are advocating for stronger laws regarding synthetic drug use. In 2012, Woolson’s son, Victor, died from injuries related to synthetic drug use.
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2 Shut Down in Response to Electrical Issue
Unit 2 at Constellation Energy Nuclear Group’s (CENG) Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station was manually shut down at approximately 1:45 a.m. due to an electrical component failure on the non-nuclear side of the plant. All safety systems responded as designed and the plant went offline as expected, safely and without incident.
Project To Upgrade Oswego’s Water Treatment Plant Moves Ahead
The Water Treatment Plant is in need of upgrades to improve energy efficiency, water production capacity and reduce operational and maintenance costs, the department manager said. The proposed project will increase the plant’s overall operations, and, in the long-run, save the city millions; in essence paying for itself, project developers said.
Three Decades of Port of Oswego Revenues
The Port of Oswego Authority (POA) has examined three decades of revenues from its operations, starting from 1985. The fiscal year for the POA starts April 1, and ends on the following March 31. A very interesting statistic in each audited report is the total revenues for the fiscal year.
Fulbright enables SUNY Oswego professor to research, teach in Moldova
Lenuta Giukin of SUNY Oswego’s modern languages and literatures faculty won a five-month Fulbright Scholarship last fall to Moldova in Eastern Europe, where she taught and did research on the burgeoning film industry in the Romanian- and Russian-influenced nation.
Maffei Announces Infrastructure Survey
U.S. Representative Dan Maffei today (Feb. 28) announced he has released a survey to people and businesses across Central New York soliciting their input on the challenges facing local infrastructure and ideas to improve the structural framework that supports our local communities. Maffei will be sending this survey to local municipal leaders and business organizations.
