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.
The Oswego County Health Department has announced it will no longer admit new patients to the Oswego County Certified Home Healthcare Agency starting immediately. The New York State Department of Health authorized the Oswego County Health Department to no longer accept referrals for home health care services Oct. 19.
Interested in learning more about the services and programs available to youth in Oswego County? If so, you won’t want to miss the Oswego County Youth Forum to be held November 4 at the McCrobie Building, 41 Lake St. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the program starting promptly at 9 a.m.
If chosen as one of the three regional recipients in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative, the CNY REDC would receive $500 million to spend over a five-year period. According to Operation Oswego County, as part of its plan, CNY REDC selected six industries and strategies it would focus its efforts on.
Entergy has told its employees that it will decide whether to refuel the FitzPatrick plant by the end of October.
SUNY Police at SUNY Oswego today (Oct. 29) arrested Adarsha Budhathoki, 18, of Brewster on charges of third-degree rape, a felony, as well as second-degree unlawful imprisonment and third-degree sexual abuse.
David Tetro Jr. and his attorney appealed the decision by Judge Hafner while Tetro adamantly maintained his innocence as well as his co-defendant and wife, Morgan Tetro’s innonence who was sentenced the week prior.
If you’re 60 and over and are in need of a ride to the polls on Nov. 3, contact OCO Transportation and make an appointment with OCO’s Call-N-Ride Service by calling 598-1514. Rides can be provided on Election Day between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“Despite the continued presence of lead in the environment, lead poisoning is entirely preventable,” stated Jiancheng Huang, Public Health Director for Oswego County.
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