17-year-old Anna-Rose Shove’s death has been determined to have been due to drowning, according to the Onondaga County Medical Examiner. The manner of death is pending further investigation. Troopers are interested in anyone who may have seen the victim Sunday afternoon; particularly one man who was seen speaking with several women along the beach.
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Oswego School Board accepted the resignation of two principals and appointed another to replace a recently retired principal.
The Fulton City School District , in partnership with its Community Schools Initiative Grant Partners, will host a Community School Kickoff Carnival on August 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Fulton Junior High School. Governor Andrew Cuomo launched the Community Schools initiative as a way to transform schools in distressed communities into hubs for a wide range of support services for children and their families.
State Senator Patty Ritchie has announced she has secured $84,000 to help support music and arts programs in Central and Northern New York schools. Among the schools that will benefit from the funds are: Hannibal, Fulton and Mexico.
“I’m pleased to be a part of the Substance Awareness Family Education fair. Teresa Woolson has become an advocate for all to take an active part in educating themselves about substance abuse. I’m hopeful that this fair will reach more families to inform them about being safe. With her help, I’m also advocating in Albany to strengthen our state laws against synthetic drugs through legislation,” said Assemblyman Will Barclay.
At Washington Square Park in Oswego on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., another rally is planned to show support of Gary Thibodeau. He was convicted in the disappearance of Heidi Allen on Easter of 1994. Supporters maintain his innocence and encourage authorities and community members seek the truth and justice for Heidi and Gary, according to Amanda Crawford, one of the event organizers.
The USTA Tennis Program teaches basic tennis skills and gives youth a chance to get outside and exercise, said the program’s coordinator. A carnival was held to give them a chance to show off what they’ve learned – and win some prizes in the process.
The Oswego County Health Department reported that the Eastern equine encephalitis virus has been found in three new mosquito samples collected last week. They were all taken from West Monroe’s Toad Harbor Big Bay Swamp area. The mosquitoes were collected during routine sampling conducted by the Oswego County Health Department and the New York State Department of Health and sent to the state health department’s Wadsworth Center Laboratories near Albany for testing.
On Monday, the Oswego City Police Departments Anti-Crime Team conducted an investigation into the illegal possession and sales of heroin within the city. At approximately 7:45 p.m. ACT investigators made contact with the three occupants of a 2008 BMW SUV that was located within a parking lot on East First Street near East Utica Street. As a result of the investigation 68 bags of heroin were seized and the three occupants were arrested and criminally charged.
An upcoming exercise on Lake Ontario, scheduled for Thursday and Friday will bring together federal, state, local and Canadian law enforcement partners in a multi-agency exercise designed to prepare for and prevent cross-border terrorist and criminal activity. There are no known threats against the area, but boaters may notice an increased presence of law enforcement assets on the water. The Monroe County Emergency Management Office organized and Department of Homeland Security sponsored the exercise.
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