Obstacle after obstacle has confronted the Oswego City School District administration as a budget proposal needs to be finalized by late April. On May 19 voters will go to the polls to act upon the proposed budget as well as elect two members to the board of education. Monday at 5 p.m. Oswego Superintendent of Schools Ben Halsey will present up to as many as three scenarios as he prepares the budget.
If you are a business owner or property manager in the city of Oswego, chances are you’ll be involved in a fire inspection soon. In an effort to prevent fires and injuries, the Oswego Fire Department has streamlined its fire inspection program resulting in efficiency and ultimately, increased safety. According to Oswego Fire Department Chief Jeff McCrobie, “We identified some opportunities with how we were conducting fire inspections, along with the follow-up process.”
For the first time, spring break for area school districts from March 27 to April 5 will blossom with a SUNY Oswego Cruisin’ the Campus calendar of events that offers a wealth of opportunities for the general public to engage more fully in the life of the college, in academic ways as well as in recreation, entertainment and athletic events.
The average temperature was 3.6 degrees below average. Precipitation, however, was 1.64 inches below average, thanks to much of the snowfall being of the light and fluffy lake effect variety.
On March 12, investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force conducted an investigation in the illegal possession and sales of prescription narcotics within the city of Fulton. On March 13, at approximately 6 p.m., the Oswego County Drug Task Force with the assistance of the New York State Police Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team and the Oswego City Police Department executed a methamphetamine related search warrant at 222 Liberty St. in the city of Oswego, police said today (March 19).
On March 16, Fulton Police were dispatched to a local gas station for a report of suspicious males outside of the business. An employee reported that multiple customers reported that three males were outside the business asking about “drugs.” During the investigation, it was discovered one of the men was wanted on a warrant.
Today’s News: Bodley’s Got Talent winners and why freshman year wasn’t so bad after all in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.
The Career Technical Endorsements program is set to kick off this fall at OHS. The CTE program in Television Production will give students a leg up heading to college or entering the workforce, the program’s creator said. Students can also earn college credit while still in high school.
The Oswego Fire Department was dispatched at 2:42 p.m. today (March 18) to a possible structure fire at 134 Midland St., on the east side of the city. Fire officials stated that an occupant saw smoke coming from a bathroom and called 911. Crews were able to locate a small fire in the front wall of the structure and extinguished it quickly.
Oswego County Fire Coordinator Donald Forbes reminds county residents of the annual statewide ban on all open burning which is in effect in New York during the high fire-risk period of March 16 through May 14. The ban makes it illegal to use a burn barrel or open pit as a means for incinerating trash. The burning of leaves is also banned anytime of the year in New York State.
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