Commodore Isaac Chauncey’s success commanding the U.S. naval forces on the Great Lakes and several accounts of espionage during the War of 1812 are among the topics to be presented at the third annual Oswego War of 1812 Symposium on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 5, 6 and 7, at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center.
Eric Gates has advanced final stage bone cancer (multiple myeloma). He is also fighting a few other nagging ailments. He is also fighting childhood cancer. “No child should have to go through that. No family should have to go through that kind of pain,” he said.
Today Rep. Dan Maffei announced the Oswego Town Volunteer Fire Department will receive a grant totaling $38,095 in Round 16 of the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency.
At its meeting this week, the Administrative Services Committee gave a favorable recommendation to a proposal from Cedar Path Solutions Group in the amount of $59,434 to furnish and install the required surveillance systems at the Water Treatment Plant and the Munn Street pump station.
Oswego County Clerk Michael Backus and Real Property Tax Director Debra Mullenax are advising property owners of a direct mail scam involving deeds and property tax records.
Snowfall last month barely nudged above the average. For the winter season, the total it’s nearly 3 feet below average. However, at this time last year, it was more than 5 feet below average.
Six elementary school students, five from Kingsford Park and one from the Oswego Community Christian School, were transported by Oswego City and Menter ambulances as the result of a school bus-pick up truck accident early Monday morning.
On Saturday, family and friends of Maggie Sue Glenister Wilcox staged the first-ever “Be Aware ‘Cause It’s Rare… Fight EEE” fundraising event. Held in memory of the young girl who died from EEE in 2011, the event raised awareness as well as funds to fight the disease.
It took a jury about 2½ hours to rule that former Oswego school board member Fran Hoefer defamed Middletown school Superintendent Ken Eastwood in a 2010 blog posting.
Norm Fischer turned 18 in January 1953 and joined the New Haven Volunteer Fire Department. February marked the 60th anniversary of his continued service to the department, which he actually was a part of right from the very beginning – even though he was too young to officially join.
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