The Oswego County Health Department announces June is Rabies Awareness Month in New York State. The staff is working with the NYS Department of Health to raise public awareness about the dangers of rabies.
The Third Ward Councilors said one way the city can increase its revenues and improve the quality of life at the same time is by vigorously cracking down on repeat code violator and collecting fines. It’s time to look “long and hard” at the way the city enforces its codes and possibly make some changes, Councilor Mike Todd said.
The circus is coming to town, thanks to a former Port City resident. David H Dice said he is giving the Oswego Railroad Museum the circus layout he built over the last few years. “I want people to in joy it. My grandchildren and there children and family can see it and say, ‘My Grandfather made this.’ I am so happy to be able to do this,” he said.
Setting goals and helping others achieve their goals is always rewarding. For former Morningstar Residential Health Care resident David Jones, reaching his goal was not just rewarding, it was life-changing.
“Take advantage of opportunity and believe that you can do things that others may not believe you can accomplish. Don’t allow negativity to influence a direction that you believe can be achieved. Be confident of yourself, continue to learn, and continue to strive to be the very best you can be every day. If you can dream it, you can do it. So, I say…Dream Big!” Superintendent Bill Crist told the Class of 2013.
In the case of the exercise no news is good news, as neither FEMA nor the NRC found anything critical that needed to be immediately addressed. “The preliminary results were positive,” said Steve Barr, senior emergency preparedness inspector for the NRC.
The New York State Police in Pulaski investigated a two-vehicle minor personal injury accident that occurred on Interstate 81 northbound in the town of Richland at approximately noon June 21. Both drivers were taken to Upstate Hospital, Syracuse, and treated for minor injuries. One of them was charged with DWI.
Paddlers and spectators have a chance to win a new Perception Prodigy 12 kayak valued at $700 at the Oswego “Rock the Locks” Paddlefest on June 29. The 12-foot Prodigy weighs 53 pounds and is designed for user-friendly comfort with a water-tight storage compartment to carry gear.
At its meeting this week, the Administrative Services Committee recommended turning a “lake” back into a “pond.” Tony Leotta, city engineer, and Mike Smith, DPW commissioner, requested the purchasing agent seek proposals to clean out the culvert, beneath the approach to East Seneca Street Bridge to correct the flooding problem. The existing 24-inch diameter culvert under the easterly approach to the East Seneca Street bridge is plugged and is creating a large “lake” on the property between Route 104 and East Seneca Street adjacent to the CSX Railroad, Leotta said.
The event is an international competition for high school students who’ve completed projects to solve real-world environmental issues. This year’s Olympiad is the largest in the event’s short history with more than 550 participants from across the United States and the world. The awards ceremony is open to the public and is scheduled for Friday at 1:15 p.m. in the Campus Center Arena.
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