The fire department will lease the ambulance for six days to help augment coverage during next month’s Harborfest celebration. The vote wasn’t unanimous as some councilor took issue with the lateness of the request and the amount of overtime that would be generated.
Novelis expects that the National Labor Relations Board will file a 10(j) injunction in the coming days in an attempt to order the company to bargain with the United Steelworkers. Novelis strongly disagrees with this action.
State Senator Patty Ritchie has announced she has secured $3 million in special funding to be split between SUNY Canton and SUNY Oswego that will allow the colleges to enhance learning by making much needed additions and upgrades. At SUNY Oswego, $1 million in funding will be used to construct three high-tech classrooms in the school of education.
“The event encourages kayakers and canoeists to enjoy and appreciate the unique beauty of the historic Oswego River, followed by good food and music along the canal in Oswego,” according to Jake Mulcahey, Paddlefest chairman. A portion of the money raised was donated to the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau for activities that support youth and families in Oswego County.
The first Oswego County Youth Firefighters’ Day will be held on June 29 at the Oswego ERTC and the Scriba Volunteer Fire Department. Two training evolutions will be held at the Oswego County ERTC and two at the Scriba Volunteer Fire Department. The Scriba Volunteer Fire Department is heading up the program with the assistance of Oswego County Fire Coordinator Don Forbes and the ERTC.
The driver of a tractor trailer and the driver of a coach style bus were both transported by ambulance to University Hospital following the crash late last night. It happened at the intersection of State Route 481 and County Route 57. The investigation is continuing.
Approximately 50 kayaks and canoes were launched from Indian Point Park boat launch in Fulton on Saturday at 7 a.m., kicking off the second annual Oswego Paddlefest Rock the Locks. They joined hundreds more.
The flotilla for the second annual running of Oswego Paddlefest’s Rock the Locks group kayak and canoe adventure took to the Oswego River in Fulton this morning atop calm water and under a nearly cloudless blue sky.
The Oswego Community Development Office advised the Mayor’s office Friday that an inspection of the former Coleman’s was conducted on June 9 by a qualified structural engineer. The condition report will be available for review by the Mayor and Common Council before Monday’s Common Council meeting.
Spring 2014 goes into the record book a little cooler than average. But, it wasn’t as cold as Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service, thought it would be. It was 1.7 degrees cooler than average. “I thought it was going to be a lot cooler,” Gregway said. Summer finally arrives at 6:51 a.m. Saturday (June 21).
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