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Oswego Council Tweaks, OKs 2019 Budget

August 27, 2018 Steve Yablonski

After a handful of small tweaks, the Common Council unanimously approved the 2019 spending plan for the Port City. The budget contains the first reduction in city property taxes for city residents in 20 years. Mayor Billy Barlow’s budget proposal reduced the general tax rate from $15.67 per thousand dollars of assessed value in 2018 to $15.33 in 2019. The council’s reductions trimmed it to $15.28. It goes from a 2.11% reduction in city property taxes in the 2019 Operating Budget, to a 2.41%.

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Nearly 300 Paddle Through Locks of Oswego River Canal

August 27, 2018 Contributor

Nearly 300 paddlers took to the Oswego River Canal on Aug. 18, traversing through four locks and ending in Oswego at Lock 8 near the entrance to Oswego Harbor. This year’s annual Paddlefest was organized by the H. Lee White Maritime Museum.

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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2 Offline

August 27, 2018 Site Administrator

Exelon Generation’s Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2 automatically shut down at 12:33 a.m. today (August 27) after the main generator came offline. The unit shut down as designed and there is no concern for public health or safety. The cause is under review by station personnel.

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Menter Ambulance Plans for Expansion

August 26, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

A long standing Fulton business is set to nearly triple its size with a building expansion. Menter Ambulance Services has bought or acquired several properties adjacent to the Fulton central headquarters location at 404 Ontario St. The building, currently 5,600 sq. ft., will nearly triple in size to accommodate staff and equipment having doubled since 2013.

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Fort Ontario Under Siege This Weekend

August 25, 2018 Steve Yablonski

A regiment of the King’s army was set upon shortly after 10 O’clock this morning by a group of rebellious colonists while walking in East Park. The Continental Army attacked the British in the park on Bridge Street in Oswego. The attack forced the Loyalists to retreat and fighting continued up East Fourth Street to the gates of the British-held fort. Rebel troops launched a full-scale assault on the fort Saturday afternoon.

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Richland Woman Dies In ATV Crash

August 25, 2018 Contributor

On Friday (August 24) at approximately 9:44 p.m., the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to an ATV accident on County Route 2, approximately two miles west of County Route 17, in the town of Redfield. The operator and sole passenger was identified as 52-year-old Diane L. Graham of Richland.

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West Nile, More EEE Found at Toad Harbor Swamp

August 24, 2018 Contributor

On Thursday, Aug. 23, the New York State Health Department confirmed three new EEE positive mosquito cases, bringing the number of EEE positive mosquito cases this summer in Oswego County to nine. In addition, the state reported that one sample of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus.

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The Manor’s Shari Mezza, assistant activities director, was presented with LeadingAge NY’s Employee of Distinction Award at a reception on Aug. 16th. From left are Jason Santiago, Oswego Health VP and the Manor’s COO; Terry Wilbur, representing State Assemblyman Will Barclay, who co-sponsored a NYS Legislative resolution; Shari Mezza, Jim Clyne Jr., president and CEO of Leading Age, who presented the distinction award; and Michael Harlovic, Oswego Health president and CEO.

The Manor’s Shari Mezza Recognized As Employee of Distinction

August 24, 2018 Contributor

The Manor’s Assistant Activities Director Shari Mezza was recently honored as an employee of distinction by LeadingAge NY at a special reception. Making the presentation was Jim Clyne Jr., president and CEO of LeadingAge NY.

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Pair Facing Several Drug Charges

August 24, 2018 Site Administrator

On Thursday investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Unit, executed a narcotics related search warrant at 196 Gardenier Road in the town of Oswego. As a result, approximately 14.5 grams of crack cocaine and 9 Suboxone strips were seized, police said.

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Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow and Lieutenant Commander Bryan Killbride Syracuse Recruiting Company, sign the agreement.

U.S. Army and The Port City Partner Up

August 23, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Historic Oswego wrote another chapter in its centuries old relationship with the U.S. Army. Representatives from the Army and the city of Oswego signed a partnership agreement August 23 as part of the Army’s Partnership for Youth Success program. The partnership will guarantee U.S. Army veterans a job interview when they apply for any city government job opportunity.

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