The inaugural Oswego St. Patrick’s Day Parade was greeted bright blue skies, temperatures that flirted with 60 degrees and a large enthusiastic crowd on Saturday. Clusters of parade watchers lined West First Street toward Bridge Street. Some of them staked out prime viewing locations a few hours prior to the 1 p.m. start time of the parade. The crowd was even larger along Bridge Street.
County Legislator Shawn Doyle gave his peers a brief history lesson at the March legislature meeting. The lecture was part of the celebration of Oswego County’s bicentennial. Helping the legislature commemorate the anniversary was Assemblyman Will Barclay as well as representatives from the offices of other state officials that represent Oswego County and various city, town and village officials.
Here in Central New York, Red Cross volunteers, staff and partners have installed more than 400 free smoke alarms over the past six months. Remember to check your batteries when you change your clocks this weekend.
UPDATE: Reported missing child, Gavin Brown, was found walking on State Route 3 in the Town of Volney.
On Thursday (March 10), about 7 p.m. a 13-year-old boy, named Gavin T. Brown, left his residence.
Cre8 Studios, with the support of the Oswego community, will host the first St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday in downtown Oswego starting at 1 p.m. The parade will begin along West First Street at West Schuyler Street, crossing Bridge Street and turning on to East First Street where it will conclude at the Lake Ontario Conference Center.
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In preparation for 2016 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade, to be held on Saturday, March 12, the Oswego Police Department wishes to announce the following traffic advisories and general information:
As we celebrate our 200th anniversary today (March 10) and throughout this year we should keep in mind all of our predecessors who dedicated their time and talents to the ongoing mission to make this a better place for all. The county got a lot accomplished in 2015; more needs to be done in 2016, the chairman said, adding – I am open and will remain open to suggestions from legislators regarding any issue they feel should be addressed. Again, all I ask is that the objective makes good operational sense and has a positive benefit to the taxpayer.
Oswego County Legislator (22nd District) James Karasek approached the Fulton City Common Council at a regular board meeting held on Tuesday, March 1 to ensure that there is no communication on the county level regarding the idea to dissolve the city of Fulton. The clarification comes after Oswego County Legislator (25th District) Frank Castiglia Jr. previously approached the council with the idea and suggestion to dissolve the city of Fulton for a multitude of reasons, most notably he targeted the financial burden the city is under.
The State Police in Fulton are requesting the public’s assistant with an investigation into an armed robbery attempt that occurred early Sunday morning. At approximately 1 a.m. on 3/6/16, a male subject entered the parking lot of the OTB. The suspect had what appeared to be a black colored, semi-automatic handgun, and demanded money from an employee.
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