Oswego Daily News

At 11:39 a.m. on Tuesday, Derrick R. Williams Jr., 54, of 38 Birch Lane Apt. 35B, Oswego, was arrested for third-degree grand larceny, a class D felony; third-degree welfare fraud, a class D felony; and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony.

The Oswego School Board continues to tweak the tentative 2012-13 spending plan. There will be a budget discussion at the April 17 board meeting. The board will vote on the superintendent’s spending plan at the meeting. The budget proposal has been decreased by $850,000 from the original budget presented March 20.

Oswego firefighters made quick work of a fire at 116 E. Cayuga St. The call came in at 12:41 p.m. today (April 10). There were no injuries

The Common Council sailed through its agenda Monday night. They approved several requests from the police department for travel and new vehicles, including a used up-Armored surplus military vehicle.

Thomas C. Albertson, 23, of Camp Lejeune and 471 Hall Road, New Milford, Pa., was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon Sunday morning at SUNY Oswego. University Police observed his unlocked pickup truck with the back window partly open and a weapon visible inside at about 7:30 a.m. in Lot 11 on campus.

There is a grassroots effort under way to Ignite Oswego! A group of music minded people around the Port City have launched an online fundraising campaign to spark an involved music community.

During the month of April, Oswego County residents may be contacted by telephone to participate in an important all-hazards evacuation planning survey. The purpose is to gather data to help Oswego County improve evacuation plans for both man-made and natural disasters.

The grant will offset costs associated with construction of a new 82,000 square foot manufacturing floor, 10,000 square foot Research & Development center, and 20,000 square foot office space.