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“Nine Mile Point declared an Unusual Event at 7:01 p.m. on October 22 in accordance with our procedures due to an equipment fire (electrical panel) that was not able to be confirmed extinguished within 15 minutes,” according to Jill Lyon, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group spokesperson. “We confirmed that the fire was extinguished at 7:08 p.m. and Nine Mile Point exited the Unusual Event at 7:32 p.m.”

The council and mayor pointed out a tax hike isn’t necessarily imminent in the Port City. This was just a precautionary measure, they said. Under the local law, if the city inadvertently exceeds the state’s figure, they won’t be penalized, the council president explained. And if the state mandates force the city budget over the cap, they have more options than cutting services to deal with it.

UPDATED:   One person was seriously injured in an ATV accident this morning (Oct. 22). The crash reportedly happened at 356 County Route 29, just south of the County Route 51A intersection. Mercy Flight transported the 72-year-old victim to a Syracuse hospital.

He is accused of violating an Order of Protection by refusing to let the victim named in that order leave his residence for two days. The suspect also allegedly threatened the victim with a steak knife, tied the victim’s hands behind the victim’s back with a rope, and forced the victim to sleep the living room while the suspect slept between the victim and the door.

The Oswego Harbor Lighthouse, the Selkirk Lighthouse, the Battle Island Bed and Breakfast, Seneca Hill, Happy Valley, Fort Ontario…
The list of haunted habitats in Oswego County goes on and on.  For paranormal investigator and founder of CNY Ghost Hunters, Stacey Jones, these locations hold more than just ghost stories: They hold mysteries yet to be unlocked.

This year’s theme, “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future,” underscores the importance of testing your home, testing your child, and learning how to prevent lead poisoning’s serious health effects, which include permanent learning and behavioral problems. The CDC estimates that nearly half a million children living in the United States have elevated blood lead levels that may cause significant damage to their health.

Two Great Lakes coastal issue extension educators: Helen M. Domske, Buffalo, and David B. MacNeill, Oswego, have been honored for excellence by the Great Lakes Sea Grant Extension Network.