SUNY Oswego has once again earned a top 50 ranking in the 2018 “Top Regional Universities in the North” from U.S. News and World Report, as well as a top 100 placement in Washington Monthly, which rates schools on their contribution to the public good. Oswego tied for 13th among public universities in the North Region, 48th overall, among institutions in the U.S. News and World Report ratings.
Voters took to their respective polling places Tuesday (September 12) to cast their ballot for which candidates will appear as the primary runner for their party in November’s general election. Polls closed at 9 p.m. and the unofficial results have been tallied. Read the full article for all Oswego County results.
As soon as the “Steel Palace” its doors on Oswego Speedway’s 2017 season, it began to morph into the “Clay Palace.” DIRT Week is scheduled for October 1- 8 and the track is nearly ready, according to Jeff Hachmann, director of events. The track is just about ready, a bit faster than last year, he told Oswego County Today. But there are a mryiad other pieces of the puzzle to contend with, he added.
On September 11, the New York State Police arrested Michael P. Mulcahy III, 30, from Hastings. Mulcahy is accused of holding the female to the ground, striking her several times with a belt, and threatening to kill her with a knife. He is also accused of forcing the woman to have sexual intercourse.
A stretch of State Route 481 is scheduled to be closed to all lanes of traffic on Thursday, September 14, and Friday, September 15, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day. A detour will direct traffic both north and southbound off of State Route 481 onto South First Street. Northbound traffic will divert onto South First Street at Prime Auto, the former Chevrolet dealership, and take Division Street to return to State Route 481. Southbound traffic will turn off of State Route 481 onto Division and then follow South First Street until returning to State Route 481 at Prime Auto. Local law enforcement and city officials are encouraging anyone who may have to travel this route to avoid the detour if possible or plan accordingly for possible delays.
The Port City’s winter parking policy for this winter will be the same as it was last winter. “We voted down a change to the law tonight. So the policy that we had last year still stand,” said Councilor Nate Emmons. “In terms of the exception policy, if you don’t have a driveway you can apply for a permit and be able to park one car on the street.”
Team Red, White and Blue leads the 2017 9/11 Memorial Run through downtown Oswego on Monday morning.
SUNY Oswego’s public justice department and its David F. Cutler ’74 Public Justice Excellence Fund will feature Dewey Bozella, who spent 26 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned, speaking at 5 p.m. Sept. 27, in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall. Bozella’s presentation, “Wrongfully Convicted: Life Lessons and Reflections After Liberation,” is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.
From the wag of a tail, to barking, various dogs and their owners participated in the 12th annual Rover Run 5k and family fun day on Sunday at SUNY Oswego’s Fallbrook Recreation Center. The Oswego County Humane Society has hosted the event since 2004. It’s a great opportunity for dogs to get to know each other and have fun, the organizers said. Joanne Piersma, a director at the Oswego County Humane Society said that the event was a good representation of the values the humane society wants to instill in the community.
State Police arrested Leonard J. Graumenz, 59, from 357 County Route 23 in Constantia, for Reckless Endangerment 2nd degree and Falsely Reporting a Crime, both class “A” misdemeanors. On Saturday, he went to a neighbor’s house with one handcuff attached to his wrist and told her that he crashed his truck and as a State Trooper was trying to arrest him, that he shot the Trooper, police said.
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