The fourth and final focus group session was held Thursday, inviting comments and suggestions from members of the general public. Among the suggestions were reach out to a wider area for support and put more emphasis on Oswego’s waterfront during the festival.
A petition has started to circulate around Oswego County, calling for the commissioner of the Oswego County Department of Social Services to step down or be removed from her position in response to the department’s handling of the Erin Maxwell case. Oswego County Administrator Philip Church says while residents are entitled to circulate a petition, it is not likely to cost the commissioner her job.
A First Ward resident details several encounters she has had with dangerous dogs in her area. One attack sent her to the emergency room. Councilors encourage residents to report potentially dangerous dog to the animal control officer.
The former Hannibal bus driver who was accused of having sexual intercourse with a teenager has been sentenced to prison time. Jeanine M. Buske, 33, pleaded guilty to third-degree rape and was sentenced to 1-½ to 3 years in state prison. Buske is presently in custody at the Oswego County Correctional Facility, awaiting transfer to a state facility.
How many ghost stories are there connected to Fort Ontario? “More than the number of bars in Oswego,” quipped one of the organizers of this year’s ghost tours at the historic landmark. Some legendary figures, such as Lt. Basil Dunbar, killed in a duel in 1759, or Private George Fykes, who died in a 1782 fever epidemic, are rumored to appear as ghostly figures walking the ramparts of Fort Ontario and scaring army sentries and intruders.
Arraignment proceedings for Jay Barboni, the man accused of murder in the death of his girlfriend’s son, have been delayed. By decision of the grand jury, Barboni is facing a three-count indictment that includes second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter.
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