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Lifelong Educator And Social Security Advocate Announces Congressional Campaign

September 16, 2015 Contributor

Eric Kingson, one of the country’s foremost authorities on strengthening Social Security, announced he is running for Congress in New York’s 24th Congressional District today (Sept. 16). Kingson is a professor at Syracuse University and the co-founder of Social Security Works, an advocacy organization credited with stopping recent efforts to cut Social Security. He pointed to the difficulties faced by Upstate and Central New York families and his common sense solutions as chief among his reasons to run in his announcement held this afternoon in Syracuse’s Thornden Park rose garden.

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Richland Woman Charged With Welfare Fraud

September 16, 2015 Contributor

On Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 9:10 a.m., sheriff’s deputies arrested Susan E. Pool, 42, of 5 Gerdon Drive, Richland. She was charged with third degree grand larceny, a class D felony, third degree welfare fraud, a class D felony and first degree offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony.

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NY Sea Grant Specialist Honored as NASBLA Northern States Boating Educator of the Year

September 16, 2015 Submitted article

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators recognized New York Sea Grant Extension Recreation Specialist David G. White as the Northern States Boating Educator of the Year at its 2015 conference in Wichita, Kans., this week. White was recognized for his excellence in boating safety programming by the 20-state Northern Caucus of NASBLA.

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Mexico Pair Charged In Meth Lab Bust

September 15, 2015 Steve Yablonski

Two Mexico residents were charged with Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine earlier today following a traffic stop near City Line Road In Oswego and a search of a Mexico residence.

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Local Youth Contribute To Makeover Of Oswego YMCA Indoor Skate Park

September 15, 2015 Contributor

YMCA Oswego kicked off a multi-phased construction project at the Oswego YMCA Indoor Skate Park on September 12. A team of builders has come along side young local talent from the skate park for a multi-phased upgrade project involving mentoring, bonding, and investing in the community through improvements to the local indoor skate park.

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Ritchie Delivers $50,000 For Improvements At Phoenix Memorial Park

September 15, 2015 Contributor

State Senator Patty Ritchie has announced she has secured $50,000 to be used for upgrades at Phoenix Memorial Park. “When we invest in maintaining and improving public spaces like Phoenix Memorial Park, we’re investing in the future of our local communities,” said Senator Ritchie.

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Minetto Creates Climate Action Plan

September 15, 2015 Contributor

In an effort to reduce operating costs, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, representatives from the town of Minetto have created a draft Climate Action Plan. The plan provides specific recommendations for energy saving strategies in areas such as transportation, buildings and facilities, and solid waste disposal.

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the Cahill’s Fish Market/Walton & Willett Stone Stor

Pauldine Gets Preferred Developer Status on Cahill Building

September 14, 2015 Steve Yablonski

By a unanimous vote Monday night, the Oswego Common Council approved granting preferred developer status to Tony Pauldine in regard to the Cahill building. The local developer’s commitment to preserve the historic Port City landmark helped sway the council’s vote.

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Alleycat Sets The Bar To Combat Underage Drinking

September 14, 2015 Mikayla Kemp

Another college weekend is down in the books and Alleycat of Oswego has no plans of stopping the extra measures they’ve implemented to ensure the law on underage drinking is upheld.
Alleycat, a downtown Oswego bar and state registered night club located at 23 W. Bridge Street, has enacted multiple procedures to make certain that underage drinking is curbed to the fullest extent possible within the establishment.

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Pictured is an early 18th century French pistol lock with its lead and flint, found intact during archeological excavations at Fort Ontario in 1984. A weapon of the same era was used when Lt. Basil Dunbar was shot through the lungs with a pistol ball and died on Oct. 12, 1759. In 1902 Dunbar’s remains and his headstone were found under 12 feet of earth within the fort’s earthworks when they were scraped away to level the area of officers’ row in 1903-05.

Fort Ontario Ghost Tours and Reveal Set for Oct. 16 and 17

September 14, 2015 Contributor

The Friends of Fort Ontario and Central New York Ghost Hunters will present the annual Ghost Tours and Reveal event at Fort Ontario State Historic Site Friday and Saturday evenings, Oct. 16 and 17. “Fort Ontario is purported to be one of the most haunted locations in the United States, and was the subject of an episode of the SYFY Channel’s Ghost Hunters show in 2012,” said Fort Supervisor Paul Lear.

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