News

The Common Council voted 4-3 in favor of eliminating four positions from the fire department. The positions are currently vacant, but the firefighters’ union says they were in the 2013 budget to be filled to keep the staffing at safe levels. If they can’t work things out with the city, the union may file a grievance against the city to return the positions to the budget.

Close to 200 people gathered Monday for Operation Oswego County’s 61 annual business meeting and to recognize the progress the organization has made in the last 12 months and to honor those who are working to improve the county’s economic future. Three business organizations, a successful entrepreneur and a long-standing economic development advocate were also honored.

Two passengers in the buggy were transported by ambulance to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse for possible head trauma. The driver of the car was ticketed for for Failure to use due care approaching a horse.

In the spring of 2009, the Port City approved a plan that would enhance the waterfront while also helping to curtail the blight of graffiti that had been encroaching into the the Riverwalk west area. Over the years, young, volunteer artists created colorful artworks along the riverwalk. Just recently, some have been damaged by vandals with black spray paint.

On June 6, the New York State Police in Watertown assisted New York State Department of Health, Narcotics Division with the arrest of Carson F. Fanning of Richland. He is alleged to have had several controlled substance withdrawal, administration, and wasting discrepancies between December of 2012 and April of 2013.