The conversation continued Monday as to how to make Oswego friendlier for those who want to fish the Oswego River. The council president is trying to facilitate a meeting between city officials and representatives from Brookfield to discuss the situation.
The average temperature for summer was just 0.4-degree warmer than normal. Total precipitation was 3.11 inches above average, thanks to a wet June. This summer was the coolest since it was 66.3 degrees in 2009, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. The last three have been in the 70s.
The Oswego County Health Department has postponed its plans to spray the Toad Harbor / Big Bay Swamp area today (Sept. 16) due to inclement weather. The department is closely monitoring the forecast and will make the decision to spray as weather conditions change.
THIS JUST IN: Fulton Police arrested two subjects attempting to steal scrap metal from the former Nestle building located at 555 S. Fourth St. in Fulton. Officers were aware of the activity after receiving a report the previous evening that someone had stolen a large amount of copper pipe from the property. On Friday at about 12:15 a.m., officers located two men inside a fenced in area on the property. Through the investigation, it was found that the two men were allegedly attempting to steal scrap copper pipe from large pieces of machinery that remain on the property.
Hundreds of spectators will pack Joe Wilber Field this Saturday night for the annual Oswego High School Marching Buccaneers “Pageant of Champions.” The “Pageant of Champions” usually attracts a standing-room only crowd and begins at 6 p.m. with Small School 3 Westmoreland followed by Large School 3 Auburn. The Small School 2 bands in competition include Jordan-Elbridge and Phoenix while the Large School 2 bands will be Central Square and Cicero-North Syracuse.
The sunshine will increase this afternoon. High around 60.
Funds raised by the event will benefit an annual scholarship in the memory of Harold “H” Dowd. “H” was a member of the Fulton Lions Club who was instrumental in keeping the Oswego Lions Club going when it was on the verge of disbanding in 1996.
Aerial spraying of the Toad Harbor / Big Bay Swamp area near the north shore of Oneida Lake is postponed tonight Sunday, September 15, due to inclement weather. Weather permitting, aerial spraying will take place on Monday, September 16.
The National Science Foundation has awarded SUNY Oswego a five-year, $1.2 million grant for a scholarship program to help create a pipeline of science, technology, engineering and math teachers for high-need school districts. Oswego’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Education worked together on the “Full STEM” grant and will collaborate to launch the science foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program at Oswego this spring.
Prior to the start of the regular meeting BOCES District Superintendent Christopher Todd provided an update on the search for a new Oswego Superintendent of Schools. The deadline for applications was August 30. He noted that the goal is to have a new superintendent in place by January 1, 2014.
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