Late last week, I received notice from the New York State Education Department that the English Language Arts state testing in grades 3-8 would be occurring during what was scheduled as the 2012 spring recess of most Central New York school districts including our own.
At approximately 5:10 p.m. on Aug. 22, as a result of ongoing investigations into illegal drug activity, members of the Oswego City Police Department Anti-Crime Team executed a search warrant at 2 Catherine St., the residence of 45-year-old Norman M. Holliday.
The Oswego County Health Department received notification last week that a fraudulent restaurant inspection was attempted at a local restaurant.
On Aug. 26 at 12:39 p.m., sheriff’s deputies charged David S. Hunneyman, 21, of 696 N. Main St., Apt. 3, Central Square, with Sexual Abuse, Third Degree and other charges.
It’s the start of another year for thousands of students at the lakeside campus. SUNY Oswego is celebrating its 150th year.
The Oswego County area was spared the brunt of Hurricane Irene’s fury. “We were lucky. We have had to deal with some branches and a few limbs,” according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. “Other places, just a little south and east of here have a lot more damage, flooding and power outages.”
Hurricane Irene may just nick us in Oswego County, but she’ll still have an effect on our weather. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory starting at 8:00 a.m. Sunday and running to midnight.
Winds will come from the north at 25 to 35 miles an hour with gusts up to 50 miles an hour.
UPDATE, SUNDAY MORNING: The weather service has reissued the warning and has added one interesting fact: The winds we’ll be seeing will come from the north. “Trees in the area are anchored for prevailing west to southwest winds and are very susceptible to even marginally strong winds from the north.”.
Weather permitting, the Oswego County Health Department will conduct aerial spraying tonight, Friday, Aug. 26. The aerial spray will begin after 6 p.m. and continue until the target areas have been treated.
An official of the Port of Oswego says, simply, that if someone wanted to sneak into America, he could take a boat from Canada and be in Oswego in 40 minutes and in New York City in a couple of days.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visited the port to celebrate a grant that will create what one person calls an innovative approach to making the Port of Oswego — and the region — a little more safe.
The Oswego County Health Department postponed its plans to spray an area of central Oswego County tonight due to the high winds. Wind speed is one of the many parameters used to make the determination to proceed with aerial spraying. Weather permitting, the department will resume aerial spraying Friday evening, Aug. 26.
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