Eleven volunteers worked the Oswego River, along the west and south sides of Battle Island, the west shore of the mainland and the channel between Factory Island and Battle Island Golf Course. A noticeable decrease in the chestnut quantities was observed along the west shore of Battle Island after five years of pulling the chestnuts in that area.
On July 7, at approximately 10:30 p.m., State Police in Pulaski responded to 1083 State Route 104 in Albion, for a report of an assault in progress. Route 104 in that area was shut down with assistance from the local fire department, since the perpetrator was thought to be in the area and armed with a .30 caliber rifle.
UPDATE: Joseph Brant, one of five works of art at Mexico Point Park, was stolen over the weekend. He was just found dumped along the roadside near the park.
The horses were evaluated by the Oswego County Humane Society and a veterinarian from North Country Veterinary and found to be underweight. However, there were no signs of neglect. The homeowner, in conjunction with county officials, will work to ensure the horses are properly fed and nourished to attain the appropriate weight, according to the State Police.
The Oswego County Clerk’s Office on-line data management service was off-line for a few days this week, due to a circuit board failure, but the service has been fully restored, County Clerk George Williams said Thursday. Williams said sometime over last weekend a circuit board failed and caused the data management system to malfunction.
State police report five teens were hurt Thursday in a tractor trailer – car accident on Route 104. The injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening, troopers said.
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
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