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Bishop Robert J. Cunningham paid a visit Thursday to Oswego County’s only Catholic school. The children asked the bishop all sorts of questions, including “What’s it like being the bishop?” At the end of his visit, the bishop enjoyed an ice cream sundae with the youngsters. The Diocese of Syracuse is comprised of 22 schools in its seven-county area with more than 5,000 students Pre-K-12.

The Mayor’s Office has announced that J.J. Lane, the contractor for the on-going Combined Sewer Separation Project, has provided the following road closure/detour details for February 3. The road closure/detour will go into effect at 7 a.m. on February 3 and as part of the Consent Decree Project, J. J. Lane will be crossing the intersection of West Fifth Street and Ellen Street.

Dr. Robert “Mac” West, of Informal Learning Experiences in Denver, conducted a feasibility study regarding the plan to create a children’s museum in the Port City. “It’s a fantastic project,” he said. As the group moves forward, two of its biggest challenges are going to be the cost and finding a location, he pointed out. Organizers of the year-old project are heartened by the strong community support they have received so far.

Some city workers didn’t want to give up 4 percent of their salaries and take a two-week furlough, the mayor said. Some even felt the city should layoff workers to cut expenses, he added. The city is now looking at alternative sources of revenue.

Today (Jan. 29), US Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the New York State Canal Flood Warning System has received a Federal Emergency Management Agency funding obligation totaling $1.2 million for the installation of rain and stream gauges along the Mohawk River, Oswego River and Upper Hudson River Basin.

Fort Ontario State Historic Site and its superintendent, Paul Lear, will be featured in a public television documentary entitled “Losing Ground: The Race to Preserve War of 1812 Battlefields in New York State.” It will be shown at 9 p.m. Feb 10 on WCNY.