It wasn’t quite a record on Tuesday, but it still was a lot hotter than average for July. The temperature hit 93 degrees during the afternoon; the record for July 17, however, is 98 set in 1876. It was the first 90 degree or warmer day since May 29, 2012, when it reached 90 degrees.
The preliminary data indicates the unit experienced a Turbine trip, but the exact
cause has not yet been identified, according to Jill Lyon, CENG – Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station spokesperson.
Oswego County’s Senior Nutrition Program serves up to 600 seniors a day across the county. However, voluntary contributions to the program are down this year and there is concern that the agency may have to establish a waiting list or make other adjustments if contributions don’t pick up.
A group of activists is undertaking a month-long No More Fukushimas Peace Walk around Lake Ontario to call attention to the presence of what they say are “dangerous, aging and polluted nuclear reactors (16 active and 2 shut down) around that ecologically precious body of water.”
Oswego Valley Modelaires is celebrating 46+ years of remote control flying in Oswego County. The club will host an event during Harborfest. They will be flying from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday of Harborfest
One of the emergency notification sirens surrounding the nuclear power plants in Scriba inadvertently sounded at about 5:40 p.m. today, July 13, due to a malfunction. There is NO emergency at the three nuclear power plants in Oswego County.
In accordance with procedures, operators at Nine Mile Point Unit 2 took prompt and appropriate action Thursday to commence a safe, controlled shutdown of the unit. Unit 2 remains in a safe condition and the event did not pose a risk to the public.
The Oswego County Legislature today (July 12) approved transferring funds to cover the cost of boarding OCJ inmates in other county facilities. The resolution to transfer an additional $200,000 prompted a lengthy debate about how to correct the problem without continually having to spend more money on it. At some point, one legislator said, the county is going to have to tell the state: enough is enough.
The charges stem from a police pursuit that began at the railroad crossing on State Route 481, north of VanBuren Drive in the town of Volney and went south on 481 into the city of Fulton where the vehicle the suspect was driving turned east onto VanBuren Street then made a sharp turn north onto North Sixth Street where he finally parked the vehicle.
Integrated Community Planning is helping bring an Oswego historical landmark back to life. ICP has relocated its offices into the Stevedore Lofts, 317 W. First St. (Suite 111). The public is invited to the official open house on July 19 from noon to 7 p.m.
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