Oswego Daily News

On Thursday (July 5), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met with central and northern New York farmers interested in participating in growing willow shrubs for renewable energy fuel. Last month, she helped secure $4.3 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the creation of a new Biomass Crop Assistance Program project in New York.

The committee approved deeding the loading docks area to the prospective purchaser. They weren’t contained within the legal description of the property when it was built in the 1960s.

On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to approximately noon, Dick and Naneen Drosse will lead a hand-pull near Battle Island and the historic canal lock on the west side of the Oswego River, south of Minetto. Volunteers will meet with canoes and kayaks at 10 a.m. at the Drosses’ home, Hickory Grove Road, Minetto.

Last month tied with June 1880 and June 1976 as the 10 warmest in Port City history. It was 2.3 degree above average, making it the 15th consecutive month to be warmer than normal

The Oswego County Legislature’s Redistricting Committee is looking to bring all of the legislative district’s average population to just fewer than 4,900. The goal is to make district populations more equal and easier to manage not only for the legislators but their constituents as well.

Proponents say the move will go a long way toward curbing the loud house parties and other rowdy behavior in the neighborhoods. However, the owner of a local bus company says the changes have the potential to put him out of business.

Melissa Cusson and Tracy Cusson, both of of 101 Cusson Drive, West Monroe, were each arrested for third-degree welfare fraud and third-degree grand larceny. They are accused of fraudulently receiving social service benefits in the form of Medicaid and food stamps in excess of $5,000.

The Port City’s annual Independence Day Parade stepped off at 1 p.m. Sunday and lasted about 90 minutes. Once again, the route traveled west to east. It featured something for everybody from marching bands and fire trucks to colorful floats and and antique cars.

The Salvation Army in Oswego is realigning and expanding its programs. The Fulton Corps of the Salvation Army is now under the direction of the new officers in Oswego and the services units around the county are also under their direction, to encompass the entire county under one umbrella.