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A partnership between the city of Oswego and the Tree Advisory Board continued to take root at Monday’s Physical Services Committee meeting. Following a lengthy discussion, the committee suggested the board take over several facets of the tree planting and care in the city and asked the board to meet with the mayor and DPW commissioner to work out further logistics.

During budget negotiations, language that would require gun manufacturers to micro-stamp firearms was removed from the state budget bill and passed, without the regulation on gun manufacturers.

On March 31 at 4:26 p.m., Gary J. Riley, 50, of 1978 Mexico St., Altmar, was charged with Failed to Yield the Right of Way, Driving While Intoxicated, and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs.

On March 30 at 8 p.m., William S. Chan Jr., 33, of 70 Jeremy Woods Drive, Southington, Ct., was arrested for fourth-degree grand larceny, a class E felony and petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor.

At 1:30 p.m. March 30, deputies arrested Margaret A. Fellows, 36, of 735 Dutch Ridge Road, Oswego, first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony; third-degree welfare fraud, a class D felony; and third-degree grand larceny, a class D felony.

In the drill’s scenario, one tornado hit Oswego High School causing several students to be badly injured. After receiving this news, Oswego Hospital acted out the steps that would be taken if community members began arriving at the hospital’s emergency room for treatment.

Donna Wilcox, the aunt of the little girl who fell victim to the deadly disease last year, is taking steps to ensure other families are aware of how they can protect their loved ones from the mosquito-borne disease.