A vehicle fire was reported behind the Lonis-Moreland residence halls’ dining hall on Sixth Avenue on the SUNY Oswego campus. It happened shortly before 1 p.m. Friday. Westside units from Oswego Fire Department responded to a working cargo van fire near Mackin Dinning Hall.
A young boy was injured tonight (Aug. 27) after being struck by a vehicle, according to Oswego Fire Department officials. The child was reportedly riding a scooter in the street and was hit by a truck around 8 p.m. He transported to University Hospital in Syracuse with a possible leg fracture and a head injury, they said.
Exceptionally excited children recently brought from the crowded streets of New York City have come to Central New York for some fresh air. Through the Fresh Air Fund, these children will live with host families in the Oswego County area including Fulton, Oswego and Phoenix. The children, anywhere from age 6 to 18, come to their host families for up to two weeks in order to leave the bustling city streets behind and run freely in the grass.
US Rep. John Katko helped the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday afternoon to launch its series of monthly economic development meetings with members of the Oswego County business community. The meeting provided Katko an opportunity to share his work on initiatives in Congress to strengthen Central New York’s economy, as well as gain valuable feedback from business owners, managers and community residents, explained Greg Mills, chamber director.
On Tuesday Jonathan A. Baldwin, 30, of Oswego, appeared in Oswego County Court and was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in state prison, along with 3 years post-release supervision, based upon his conviction for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a Class B Felony. At a prior court appearance in June, Baldwin pleaded guilty “as charged” to the sole count of an indictment, that he knowingly possessed heroin with the intent to sell in the town of Volney on February 10, 2015.
The Oswego County Health Department reported today that the Eastern equine encephalitis virus was detected in a sample of mosquitoes collected last week near the village of Central Square. Monitoring shows that although the Aug. 16 aerial spraying was very effective in reducing the number of mosquitoes near the north shore of Oneida Lake, the EEE virus is still present in the environment.
Hundreds of people in and around the Port City have expressed the desire to save the former Cahill’s Fish Market. Local entrepreneur Tony Pauldine said he is the man for the job. Tuesday evening in the conference room in the lower level of Canal Commons, he addressed his plan to save the historic Cahill Building. Nearly two dozen people were on hand to hear his plan and offer comments.
There will be a public hearing at 6 p.m., just prior to the start of the meeting, to provide members of the general public an opportunity to speak on the proposed 2016 operating budget for the city.
Mark your calendars – Wednesday (August 26) calls for a meal at Mimi’s, 201 North Second St., Fulton. For everyone that presents a coupon to their waitress on Wednesday, Mimi’s will donate ten percent of the total bill to Friends of History.
At Monday night’s meeting, the Common Council scheduled a public hearing regarding the tentative spending plan. The public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 31 in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 13 W. Oneida St.
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