While the 2015 election seemed uneventful for Fulton voters, the results are in for the contested races in city council and legislature. Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. ran uncontested as did three incumbent council seats in the first ward, fourth ward and sixth ward. However, the second ward, third ward and fifth ward saw one incumbent and five all new candidates running for their council seat.
Barlow wins race for mayor’s seat in Oswego.
Our first thoughts today are with the employees, families and businesses that will be impacted, Legislature Chairman Kevin Gardner and Oswego County Administrator Philip Church said in a joint statement to the media this afternoon. “This community appreciates the hard-working people who may be impacted, and we want you to know we support you,” they said. “We urge federal, state and Entergy officials to continue dialogue, and to not stop working to find a way to keep FitzPatrick operating.”
Today (Nov. 2), Pete S. Holmes, 32, of Parish was sentenced to a total of 1.5 years in state prison, along with 1 year post-release supervision, based upon his convictions for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree and Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine in the Third Degree.
The night before Halloween, as everyone prepares for the upcoming fright, the Fulton Public Library and the Pratt House Museum showcased their ghostly buildings to the public.
Paired with Soul Searchers, the two historic buildings in Fulton allowed public tours by reservation to observe their legendary ghostly nature.
State Senator Patty Ritchie summed up Entergy’s announcement that it plans to shut down the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in one sentence. “To say that the news concerning FitzPatrick is disappointing is a serious understatement,” she told Oswego County Today. Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed the same sentiments.
Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) announced today (Nov. 2) that it will close the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba, in late 2016 or early 2017.
The company said its decision to close the plant is based on the continued deteriorating economics of the facility.
Things were getting a little muddied at the Great Bear Springs Recreational Area. So an Eagle Scout stepped in to clear up things. A new puncheon (plank/bog) bridge was constructed by Tim Boyce for his Eagle Scout project. Recently, Tim, a Boy Scout with Troop 715, Fulton, got together with some family and volunteers and constructed a 42-foot puncheon bridge for a seasonally muddy section of a popular well-used trail.
On October 27, Oswego County District Attorney Gregory Oakes appeared before the Public Safety Committee of the County Legislature and presented a progress report on the county’s Welfare Fraud Program. DA Oakes was joined by Cheryl Wallace, who served as the supervisor of Investigation and Benefit Recovery Unit at the Oswego County Department of Social Services for most of the past four years.
Two-thirds of home fire deaths result from fires in homes without a working smoking alarm, according to the National Fire Protection Agency. The Oswego Fire Department reminds you to not only change your clock for Daylight Saving Time but the batteries in your smoke alarms, too.
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