The Oswego County Health Department is saddened to confirm that the individual who was hospitalized with Eastern Equine Encephalitis has died. The person was an adult resident of the town of Albion. “Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang.
The volunteer stewards of Great Bear Springs Recreational Area have completed a wheelchair, handicapped accessible trail at Great Bear. Named the Apple Trail, the trail is approximately .4-mile, meandering through canopied sections of the original apple orchard.
The project will consist of removing and replacing certain utility poles on NYS Route 104 from Duer Street to West Fifth Street. The project is not expected to effect electric service. Temporary parking restrictions will be posted to accommodate the project.
Thanks to West Monroe Eagle Scout Eric Hartmann, the fishing pond at the Salmon River Visitors Center and International Sport Fishing Museum has a new raft. The museum has developed a ½-acre fishing pond on the museum grounds on state Route 13, but needed a structure in the pond for the fish to hide under.
Republican mayoral candidate Billy Barlow spoke with a group of local business owners regarding areas of concern for the city and answering any questions the group may have.
Barlow was the third and final participant in the ‘Meet the Candidates’ event put on by the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce, following write-in candidate, Tom Gillen and Democratic candidate, Amy Tresidder.
Oswego Common Council President Eric VanBuren presented a proclamation at this week’s council meeting recognizing Fire Prevention Week. He encouraged all city residents to install smoke alarms in their residences, on every level including the basement. This year’s fire prevention theme, from the National Fire Protection Association – “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep” – is an effort to ensure that people have working smoke alarms installed in their bedrooms.
Oswego County Clerk Michael C. Backus today (Sept. 30), called on the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to waive the $30 upgrade fee for customers who want to upgrade to an enhanced driver’s license in response to the REAL ID Act of 2005.
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Congressman John Katko, Congressman Richard Hanna, State Senator Patty Ritchie, Assemblyman Will Barclay, Assemblyman Bob Oaks and Oswego County Legislature Chairman Kevin Gardner will host a rally in support of the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant and nuclear power on October 5.
September is a bittersweet month for many people involved in the Heidi Allen kidnapping case.
For the Allen family, each September brings another birthday for Heidi, the 1994 kidnapping victim that has been missing since her disappearance from her then job at a convenience store. September also brings similar bittersweet feelings for the family of the only man who has answered to charges on the kidnapping case, Gary Thibodeau.
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