UPDATED A one-vehicle accident occurring at 11:13 a.m. on Sunday left a portion of West Third Street closed and a number of Fulton residents without power. 29-year-old Nathen Macdonald struck his vehicle into a telephone pole on the 700 block of West Third Street in Fulton at approximately 10 minutes after 11 this morning, according to the Fulton City Police Department.
Following a massive synthetic drug bust in New York City this past week, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, today (Sept. 20), called on the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to launch a special investigative unit dedicated to cracking down on the sale of synthetic marijuana. Locally, State Senator Patty Ritchie and Assemblyman Will Barclay are supporting Teresa Woolson’s efforts to battle synthetics.
Dominic’s room in Queens is the same as it was when he left for college in 2009. He never lived in that room again – sudden cardiac arrest claimed his life on October 5, 2009. But thanks to action that the New York state Board of Regents took Sept. 17, lives like Dominic’s have a better chance of being saved. The Regents approved the regulation that will make CPR in Schools part of the school curriculum beginning Oct. 7.
The Oswego County Health Department Medical Director Christina Liepke, MD, announced today (Sept. 18) the confirmation of the first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Oswego County this year. The individual, who is an adult resident of the town of Albion, is currently hospitalized and is listed in critical condition.
On Sept. 17 at 11:14 a.m., deputies arrested Stephanie M. Suhey, 25, of R 106 Oak Creek Town Homes, Auburn. She was charged with fourth degree grand larceny, fourth degree welfare fraud and first degree offering a false instrument for filing, all class E felonies.
While the Charby’s 25th Annual Duck Derby fundraiser shelled out some big cash to the winners, the event drew in quite a bit more to benefit the Lions Club of Fulton. The Lions Club will use the money raised to help with the costs of its sight and hearing causes.
A number of factors were used to determine these rankings. In addition to SUNY Oswego’s placement in Most Focused for Communication and Journalism, the institution also scored well in Most Popular for Education, earning a #103 spot out of 1,325.
At this week’s meting, the Common Council approved seeking bids to have a new centrifuge installed at the East Side Waste Water Treatment Plant. It will require the professional services of a licensed engineering firm to prepare plans and specifications, and provide construction phase services for the project. So, the purchasing agent was authorized to seek a proposal from GHD Consulting for the work.
Current Oswego City Mayor, Tom Gillen addressed a group of 11 small business owners at Wednesday’s ‘Meet the Candidates’ event put on by the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce. Alongside Executive Director of the Chamber, Greg Mills, Gillen was the first of the three Oswego city mayoral candidates to participate in ‘Meet the Candidates.’
The Oswego County Health Department announced that one mosquito sample tested positive for the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus last week. The sample was collected from near the village of Central Square and within the target area that was sprayed on September 4. “Mosquito populations are substantially reduced; however, those that remain may still be infected with the EEE or West Nile viruses,” said Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang.
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