At approximately 8:59 a.m. today (Feb. 25), Oswego City Police responded to a disabled vehicle complaint on Mitchell Street, in the area of the Oswego Industrial Park. The Oswego City Police Department has identified the victim as 68-year-old Wayne D. Merrill of Minetto.
Cory Ketcham of Rathburn Road is facing federal charges that could land him in prison for 90 years. In county court Thursday, his attorney sought to have any additional jail time to run concurrently with his federal time.
An attached garage at 58 Skyline Drive, was heavily damaged Wednesday night by fire. There were two people in the attached house; both made it out safely.
The county legislature’s Community and Consumer Affairs committee decided to seek new proposals from computer and software companies. The action comes on the heels of an ethics violation involving the county’s current vendor.
Any change in the mayor’s salary must be done by March 15, according to the city charter. Councilors also debated the possibility of re-establishing the executive assistant position. Questions remain as to what the specific duties would be, how much the person gets paid and how it would be funded. As of right now, the general feeling among councilors is to leave the position unfunded while they get more information regarding the position over all.
The city has been awarded a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Energy Efficiency Block Grant for the Climate Smart Communities program. It would help the city to benchmark its current energy use and identify and apply for additional grant opportunities to reduce energy consumption and costs.
On Tuesday, the Common Council will review the mayor’s salary and consider the possibility of reinstating the position of mayoral assistant. By March 15, the council must make a recommendation regarding the mayor’s salary for the coming year, according to Council President Ron Kaplewicz. The current salary rate is good through the end of 2011.
One of the ghosts that beckon divers to the bottom of Lake Ontario is named “Getaway Gertie.” On Feb. 18, 1944 “Getaway Gertie,” a B-24 Liberator bomber went down in the lake somewhere between Nine Mile Point east of the Port City and Port Ontario. Despite the best efforts of many divers over the years, the plane and its crew of eight has never been found.
The annual report contains some good news for Oswego, according to district officials
The indictment charges Anthony Paris, 20; Kristy Guilds, 24; Jeremy Rowe, 20; and Mitch McQuaid, 20 with the felony offense of conspiracy to manufacture and pass counterfeit currency (10 and 20 dollar Federal Reserve notes) in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.
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