Old Man Winter dumped more than a foot of snow in many places around the county on Friday. Traffic slowed to a snail’s pace at times as visibility fell to near zero. The snow is expected to let up over the weekend. Take a look inside at some of the images from Friday.
Mayor Tom Gillen has announced that the winter parking ban will go into effect at 1 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 14). During such time as the winter parking ban is imposed, the parking of any vehicle on all highways and streets shall be prohibited between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. The Oswego Police Department will issue courtesy tickets for the first two nights only that the parking ban is in effect.
The group’s director encouraged Oswego board members to attend the upcoming annual legislative breakfast, which will be held at Baldwinsville High School. “It’s an opportunity for our organization to get out in good numbers and tell our stories to our state legislators,” he said.
Ironically, the area is in the middle of a snow drought as the annual celebration that honors winter looms on the horizon. It’s getting colder. Snow is in the forecast. But, will there be enough to sustain some events for the annual Warm Up, Oswego Festival? We’ll just have to wait and see.
Several elementary students make an impassioned plea to the school board to reinstate the program. Board members agree to put the program back on a two-day a week schedule for the next semester with an eye toward a longer-term option.
“Kam” Pritchard enjoys the outdoors and hikes pretty regularly with with his grandmother. They enjoyed the springlike weather this past weekend hiking at Great Bear. It was his first hike there. He thought it was, “awesome.” He spotted the carved bear as soon they got there and wanted to meet him.
He admitted to falsifying “Qualitative Fit Test” records relating to 32 nuclear power plant workers. No injuries were reported as a result of his actions.
Champlain Valley Specialty of Keeseville recently announced that it will be renovating and expanding the former Empire Fresh Cuts facility in Oswego Town into an apple processing facility. It will employ around 80 people. Several former workers from Fresh Cuts and BirdsEye are hoping to get a new job at the plant.
The rates are now $50 for residents and $100 for non-residents. It was $20. All other rates, including those at the International Marina, will remain the same at this time.
The new law establishes a permit process regarding demonstrations at funeral event in accordance with state laws. The law prohibits demonstrations within 1,000 feet of the funeral or memorial event (measured from the main entrance), from one hour prior to one hour after the event is completed without first securing a permit.
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