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a sketch of the U.S.A.F C-45 aircraft as it appears today on the bottom of Lake Ontario. By Roland Stevens

Six decades after crash, plane found at bottom of lake

July 8, 2014 Steve Yablonski

The last thing Lt. Col. Charles Callahan did before leaping from his plunging U.S. Air Force C-45 the evening of Sept. 11, 1952, was to set an autopilot course he hoped would guide the empty airplane to a crash landing in a remote spot where no one would be hurt. As plane crashes go, it was a wild success. The C-45 traveled 65 miles with no one aboard and crashed in Lake Ontario near Oswego, where it was recently discovered underwater after lying undisturbed and undetected for 62 years.

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Storming Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario, North America. May 6, 1814. Drawn by Captain Steel. Engraved by R. Havell & Son, London; Published April 8, 1817. Shows British killed and wounded being loaded onto a boat to be brought back to the ships. Note that a woman is onboard the boat helping with the wounded. Women often assisted Royal Navy surgeon’s on board ship during the War of 1812; one was killed in the September 1814 Battle of Plattsburgh.

Top Expert to Speak on the Battle of Oswego

July 8, 2014 Contributor

On July 16 at 7 p.m., Colonel Harold Youmans, U.S.A. Retired, will present an illustrated lecture entitled “Eight Days in May, the British Raid at Oswego, New York,” in the Enlisted Men’s Barracks at old Fort Ontario. Colonel Youmans will bring new information and insights into the May 5-6, 1814, British amphibious attack on Oswego intended to delay American ship construction at Sackets Harbor.

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City To Set Public Hearing On Tax Rate Cap

July 7, 2014 Steve Yablonski

A request to set a public hearing regarding proposed Local Law No. 2 of 2014 turned into nearly an hour-long discussion of the city’s budget process and transparency in government at Monday night’s the Planning and Development Committee meeting. Gay Williams, city attorney, requested authorization to schedule a public hearing for July 28 for 7:10 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. If the budget has a tax rate increase of 5 percent or more than the previous year’s tax rate, then the budget shall go to a public referendum in that year’s November election,

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City Looks To Close Sheldon Beach During Harborfest

July 7, 2014 Steve Yablonski

The action is being considered following a large party at the beach last year, which trashed the area. On July 26 (the night of the fireworks), at 7 p.m., the Police Department will allow access only for viewing of the fireworks, and will close at the conclusion of the fireworks until 7 a.m. July 28.

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A Look At Oswego’s Independance Day Parade

July 6, 2014 Steve Yablonski

The Port City’s annual parade kicked off at 1 p.m. Sunday and lasted until nearly 3 p.m. The event had a little something for everyone, from music to a variety of vehicles and bands interspersed with several patriotic floats.

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Man Reportedly Drowns In Pulaski, Victim Identified

July 4, 2014 Steve Yablonski

UPDATE – The victim has been identified as a 37-year-old Pulaski man. His son is said to be unhurt. Authorities say the man was attempting to save a boy who had fallen into the river. The investigation is continuing.

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Local Agencies Working to Address Homelessness

July 4, 2014 Contributor

A one-day count of homeless individuals in Oswego County, the Point in Time survey, mandated by the federal department of Housing and Urban Development, is a concise effort by area human service agencies to raise the awareness of homelessness and compile an approximate number of those who are homeless, or are housing vulnerable, in Oswego County.

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Council OKs Purchase of Milling Machine

July 4, 2014 Steve Yablonski

The Oswego Common Council voted 4-0-3 Tuesday night to approve the purchace of a portable milling machine for the Department of Public Works, as well as the reimbursement of the purchase through CHIPS funding from the state.

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Rollover Accident Sends Three to Hospital

July 3, 2014 Janet Rebeor

A two-car rollover accident in the village of Phoenix at approximately 8:27 p.m. Thursday sent at least three people to the hospital.

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FRB to Fulton: $400,000 Grant With Strings Attached

July 3, 2014 Janet Rebeor

After six months of research the city of Fulton received its review report from the state’s financial restructuring board on Monday (June 30) which includes several recommendations and an offering of $400,000 in grant money if certain conditions are met.
“There’s still more they want us to do,” Mayor Ron Woodward said.

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