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Four vehicles were involved in a chain reaction rear-end MVA, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office. The accident reportedly happened at Soule Road and Fairway Drive East shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One of the drivers, an Oswego resident, and her passenger suffered minor injuries, deputies said.

Novelis announced the appointment of Chris Smith as the new plant manager of its Oswego facility. A 28-year Novelis veteran, Smith’s most recent position was Global Director of Automotive Products at the company’s global headquarters in Atlanta, Ga.

According to the astronomy professor, this is Comet Pan-STARRS. The photos show Comet Pan-STARRS over Lake Ontario. Though Comet Pan-STARRS turned out not to be a naked-eye comet as originally predicted, Roby did capture it with a camera on Sunday, an hour after sunset

The winter of 2012-13 was 4.1 degrees warmer than average. Two record high temperature marks were set. Dating back to 1843, that’s not really a big deal, the local NWS observer said, adding that this winter only ranks as the 11th warmest on record. The snowfall was 31.4 inches below where it should be.

Six children in the Oswego City School District are currently fighting some form of cancer. The superintendent will be one of dozens who have volunteered to have their heads shaved to help raise funds for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

The Oswego County Tourism Advisory Council awarded its 2012 Tourism Ambassador Hall of Fame Awards to two members of the Oswego County Legislature who have given unselfishly of their time and energy to support tourism in the county for many years.

This past weekend marked the first of two Maple Weekends in Upstate New York. These are the two weekends when sap is running strongest and sugarhouses all over Oswego, Oneida, Jefferson, and Lewis counties will open their doors to the public.

Inside, visit Maple Hill Farms in Hannibal and see a gallery of photos.

And from our archives, visit the county’s two other maple farms:  Maple Hollow Farm in Hannibal, which we visited in 2010, and Red Schoolhouse Maple in Palermo, which we visited last year.