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During a town hall meeting Thursday night several city residents came to City Hall to share their comments and concerns with city officials. A wide variety of topics was covered.

Rep. Maffei began working on this legislation after Fulton resident Beverly Belton, whose life was saved by first responders when her home was destroyed in a fire in 2013, contacted Rep. Maffei and asked him to introduce a bill that would create a day honoring first responders.

As of 10 a.m. today (Feb. 27), Mayor Tom Gillen lifted the travel advisory in the city of Oswego, which was imposed on Wednesday afternoon. Motorists are strongly encouraged not to park on city streets if off-street parking is available to them.

Going forward with the budget process, Oswego School Superintendent Ben Halsey said he will be having some individual meetings with people he refers to as “budget builders.” He will work with the district’s business manager as well to get some numbers in place so that he can share that information with the school board in early March.

This morning (Feb. 26), the Hon. James Metcalf, Acting Oswego County Court Judge, sentenced Robert F. Moshier of Oswego to 5 to 15 years in state prison based upon his conviction for Manslaughter in the Second Degree, as well as 6.5 years and 3 years post-release supervision upon his conviction for Assault in the Second Degree.

The travel advisory phrase means no unnecessary travel on city streets and no parking on city streets between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. which are the hours of the city’s alternate-side parking restrictions. Motorists are asked not to park on city streets during non-parking ban hours to assist city DPW crews in snow removal.

The long-running saga of who would be the head coach for the OHS Boys’ Varsity Track Team was resolved at Tuesday night’s Oswego School Board meeting. The board voted 4-2-1 to appoint Jeff Gordon to the position. The stipend for the previous candidate was nearly $11,000.