For his Eagle Scout project, Travis Kemp, a Boy Scout from Troop 715 in Fulton, completed and installed two picnic tables and two benches at Great Bear Springs Recreational Area. One picnic table was designed for handicapped accessibility compliant with ADA guidelines.
A horse in southern Oswego County has died of the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, the Oswego County Health Department reported today (Aug. 15). The horse had been stabled near an area known to harbor the EEE virus in Oswego and Onondaga counties, and was probably exposed to EEE in late July, prior to the aerial spraying of the Toad Harbor – Three Mile Bay Wild Management Area.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 22 Sacred Sites Grants totaling more than $300,000 awarded to historic religious properties throughout New York State including a Robert W. Wilson Sacred Sites Challenge Grant of $35,000 to State Street United Methodist Church in Fulton, for roof replacement and tower repairs. “Religious institutions anchor their communities,” said Peg Breen, president of The New York Landmarks Conservancy. “They remind us of our history and provide vital social service and cultural programs today.”
Communities need to protect their most vulnerable citizens and members of the Phoenix Police Department are inviting families, friends, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors to come and hit the hoops in a show of support for a new awareness program.
As part of the city sewer line upgrade, Washington Boulevard will be closed on Monday, August 18, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. from the Forks of the Road to Fifth Avenue. Detour signs will direct traffic up Route 104 West to Fifth Avenue, and then back to Washington Boulevard. Limited traffic will have access to Raby’s Ace Home Center.
Shipments of aluminum products through the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Port of Oswego are expected to increase by 30 percent this year due to strong demand from aluminum sheet manufacturers catering to the automotive industry. The Port of Oswego is experiencing record levels of aluminum shipments and is forecasting that more than 120,000 metric tons will be delivered to the port in 2014.
Oswego County STOP-DWI Coordinator Robert Lighthall announced that Oswego County police agencies will participate in a special enforcement effort to crackdown on impaired driving. While we spend the Labor Day holiday and the end of summer celebrating with our loved ones, law enforcement officers across New York State will take to the roads in an effort to stop impaired driving, prevent injuries and save lives.
Some east side residents were surprised Tuesday evening to find a black bear wandering through their city neighborhood. Fulton Police responded to the call in the 700 block of Cayuga Street and called the state Department of Environmental Conservation for advice on how best to deal with the bear.
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.
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