Assemblyman Will Barclay today (March 8) said that 64% of local business owners surveyed said they would have to cut jobs if New York adopted the $15 minimum wage mandate. Nearly 100 local business owners completed the survey. Respondents ranged from those who employ a small staff to those who employ as many as 200 people.
Data from a survey conducted by the Coalition to Combat Adolescent Substance Abuse in Oswego County shows that alcohol is the main drug abused by youths in Oswego County. According to research from the coalition, the top three drugs of concern for youths in Oswego County are alcohol, prescription drugs and marijuana, with alcohol being the biggest concern.
Today’s News: Former Red Raiders in the college lacrosse ranks and more are featured in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.
The Fulton Common Council has scheduled a public hearing regarding a proposal to mend non-conforming use laws. The hearing is scheduled to take place at a regular council meeting after the public comment section on April 5 starting at 7 p.m. in the city municipal building, 141 S. First St. City officials say they’d like to amend the law to consider each property on an individual basis.
Monday night, the Planning and Development Committee paved the way for establishing an Oswego city board of ethics. The full council will consider the proposal at its meeting next week. Mayor William Barlow recommended creation of the board to dispel the public’s perceived corruption in city government.
On March 7, State Police in Fulton arrested James A. Bond of Airport Road in Fulton, NY for Petit Larceny, a class “A” misdemeanor. Bond is charged with entering WalMart on State Route 3 in the town of Granby and stealing a can of beer.
On March 4, State Police in Fulton arrested Patricia M. Burdick of Birch Lane, town of Scriba, for Petit Larceny, a class “A” misdemeanor. Burdick is charged with stealing retail food and beverages while working at Stewart’s Shops in Minetto.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today (March 7) introduced legislation that would authorize the National Park Service to conduct a study on whether the Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum in Oswego should become a unit of the National Park system.
The average temperature last month was 3.2 degrees higher than average. Total precipitation for the month was 2.60 inches higher than normal. Snowfall for the month was 4.1 inches above average. However, for the winter, snowfall is 57.3 inches below normal.
Today’s News: The wide-ranging effects of being negative and at the movies are in the Friday edition of RaiderNet Daily.
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