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The county will seek proposals to clean up and demolish the site along Route 481. They will also have to decide what to do with the site once it is cleared. Their decision will have an impact on the county’s DMV office and records center, which is located on the same parcel.

The Common Council approved amendments to the Noise, Parties and Other Social Events section as well as to Chapter 249, Vacant and Occupied Property Maintenance, Section 249-10.1, Emergency Conditions.

The H. Lee White Marine Museum held an anniversary party Sunday to recognize the historic US Army tugboat the LT-5. The ceremony also paid tribute to several of Oswego County’s World War II veterans.

State Senator Patty Ritchie announced she has secured a second round of special funding, bringing the total of aid she delivered to libraries in Oswego, Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties to more than $160,000.

The Oswego City School District is in the midst of a search for its next Superintendent of Schools. Recruitment for the position has been under way for quite some time and applications for the position will be accepted through August 30. Following this application period the recruitment timeline allows for ample time to coordinate interviews and select a candidate to assume responsibilities in January 2014.

The three-day event drew a large crowd to the Oswego Speedway. There were plenty of food vendors; shops sold classic biker apparel such as leather jackets and jacket patches. Besides the musical entertainment, there were a variety bike inspired games.

US senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today (Aug. 23) announced that Central and Northern New York is set to receive $768,562 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency allocations. First, Schumer and Gillibrand announced that $617,022 in funding for Cayuga, Jefferson Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties through the Operation Stonegarden Program in the FY2013 Homeland Security Grant Program Allocation.

On Sunday August 25, at 11 a.m., First Lieutenant Nicholas J. Miles, will take over command of the 444th Engineer Company, 479th Engineer Battalion, USAR, during a ceremony on the historic parade ground inside old Fort Ontario. Lt. Miles, a native of Oswego, will take over command from Captain Donald J. Oechslin of Waverly, New York.