In late November, Oswego County Clerk George Williams announced that he was stepping down as the Oswego County Republican Committee chairman. He had held the position since April 2003. His last day was Dec. 2. In December, the city and Oswego Town struck a new ambulance agreement.
At the end of September, The Port City and the operator of the Varick Hydroelectric Station launched an investigation into the water release that preceded four fishermen being swept down the Oswego River. Two of the men died. Safety measures are being considered as a result of the meetings.
East Bridge Street, near the vacant St. Louis Church was closed to traffic for hours following the collapse of the building’s north wall late on July 25 – just across from Harborfest’s venue in East Park. In August, hundreds of law enforcement officers, active and retired were joined Aug. 5 in paying their respects for Capt. James Comerford.
he Oswego Fire Department will continue to provide ambulance service for Oswego Town through 2011. Two days after the Oswego Town Board accepted a proposal to reinstate ambulance service in the town, the Common Council voted unanimously Wednesday evening to authorize the mayor to execute a one-year agreement with the town.
As May started, officials at Fort Ontario announced it was closed for the season, and maybe for ever due to the state budget crisis. However, at the end of the month, the state came through with the needed funds to keep the fort open. In June the Port City’s fire chief retired and the First Assistant Fire Chief was named to replace hime
The county’s Child Protection Advisory Council began taking shape in early March. Police also investigated the death of an eastside woman. A sixth grader at Leighton Elementary School is trying to make the city a better place. And, Harborfest is a hot topic again.
Liam Michael Obleman was born in Oswego Hospital on Dec. 25, 2010. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches long. The child already has had “lots of presents from lots of family members,” his mother said.
There were plenty of people and stories that made news this year. Here is just a few samples as 2010 got under way.
Temperatures linger around the freezing mark and there is a chance of freezing drizzle. However, that will have no affect on Santa’s Christmas Eve sojourn. A white Christmas this year is as certain as a visit from the Jolly Old Elf.
Oswego Town and the city of Oswego have differing views concerning the ambulance contract between the two municipalities. In a statement today (Dec. 23) to the media, the town board said the contract is intact through Dec. 31, 2012. However, the mayor points out the town supervisor sent a letter to the city giving official notification that they wanted to cancel the contract. He says it will expire Dec. 31, 2010.
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