The city still has a developer and is moving ahead with the best interest of the city in mind, the mayor said. Two lawsuits brought against the city lost; as did the two appeals, he added. Going forward, the plans will be totally transparent, he said and urged residents to contact him or the councilors for more information.
Audiences will hear from top experts on the War of 1812 during the fifth annual Oswego International War of 1812 Symposium scheduled for April 17, 18 and 19 at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center, 26 E. First St., Oswego. “This is another banner year for the symposium in being able to provide such a high caliber of presenters,” said Fort Ontario State Historic Site Superintendent Paul Lear, chairman of the Oswego International War of 1812 Symposium Committee
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Recently, Mexico Wish Kid Alyssa David got the surprise of a lifetime as she celebrated her 14th birthday. Make-A-Wish Central New York presented her with a personalized Arctic Cat all-terrain vehicle. Alyssa has a life-threatening gastrointestinal disorder and her one true wish was for an ATV to spend more time outdoors with family and friends.
Matt Herron, whose photographs of the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-1960s have appeared in publications around the globe, will give a free artist’s talk at 7 p.m. March 24, in SUNY Oswego’s Marano Campus Center auditorium, as part of the college’s semester-long exploration of race and identity titled “Race. Place. Being.” As a young man, Herron volunteered to help document black Americans’ struggle for voting and other rights on behalf of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee.
For those with intellectual and developmental disabilities gaining
access to services and supports can be challenging. Thanks to the Medicaid
Service Coordination administered through Oswego County Opportunities the
challenge is over. Available through OCO, Medicaid Service Coordination is a Medicaid State Plan
service provided by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Goose and Little Bear are brothers that were found on the side of a highway in October. Cold and sick at first, they eventually made a full recovery and both are now healthy, playful and curious. They love to snuggle and explore together and would really like to stay together.
The Oswego County Drug Task Force with the assistance of the New York State Police Special Operations Response Team, New York State Police Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team, Oswego County Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and Tactics Team and the Oswego City Police Department’s Special Response Team executed a methamphetamine related search warrant at 1911/ 1913 Mexico St. in the town of Albion. Six people were arrested as a result.
On Thursday (March 5), members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, Chemung County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI responded to 1002 Laurel St., Elmira, where Joshua Paul Vandegrift was located.
Vandegrift was later charged at the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office with two counts of second-degree disseminating indecent material to minors and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. The charges stem from the collaborative investigation beginning on Jan. 6, as the result of communications occurring over Facebook with the victim, who he knew to be a 12-year-old girl, police said.
When it comes to combating child abuse the Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County is constantly finding ways to improve its services and bring an end to this epidemic. Recently the agency utilized funds from the Shineman Foundation and the Jim and Julie Boeheim Foundation to provide two extensive training seminars for professionals that are involved in the investigation of child abuse cases.
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