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On August 21, a group of volunteers led by AmeriCorps member Matthew Harmer helped to clear debris and fallen trees from Fort Ontario State Historic Site; in the process, they also managed to track down a stone monument which marked the location of the 1821 – 1836 lighthouse.

On Sept. 7 and 8, the Oswego City Police Department deployed additional personnel to address quality of life concerns in residential neighborhoods. This detail consisted of uniformed and plain clothes personnel and has been conducted since the start of classes at the college. As a result, several more arrests were made.

The skies over historic Fort Ontario were filled with rain – and kites on Saturday. Dozens of people, young and old, braved the elements to take part in the annual event. Several crafters, artists, artisans and others hunkered down outside the landmark until the skies cleared.

If you are a woman in business, a woman considering going into business, or a woman looking to network to learn more what it’s like to run a business, this is an event you need to mark on your calendar.

At 12:45 a.m. today (Sept. 9), members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department, West Amboy Fire Department and Williamstown Fire Department responded to a fatal motor vehicle accident on County Route 17 in the Town of Amboy.

The average temperature was 71.8 degrees – 2.4 degrees above average. The total precipitation last month came in at 2.16 inches, which is 1.64 inches below normal. Since the first of the year, precipitation stands at 19.69 inches. That is 7.03 inches below average.

Oswego County Deputy Fire Coordinator Jack Cottet joined the Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department at age 18 after being around the fire service since age 10. Fifty years later, Cottet is still going strong.

Nearly 200 friends and family circled the parade grounds at historic Fort Ontario Friday night to pay homage to Kyle Rookey. Hundreds more, from Fort Ontario to Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. (where Kyle was stationed) and beyond also remembered the 23-year-old Oswegonian who died Sept. 2, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, while serving in the US Army.