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The Port City’s new fire chief was officially sworn into office Monday evening prior to the start of the regular committee meetings. Mayor Billy Barlow said he feels the community is lucky to have Chief Randall Griffin at the helm of OFD. The chief’s first day was March 31. He and the mayor had an orientation meeting with the members and staff of the department.

OHS grad Michael O’Neil, an assistant professor of mathematics at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, will receive a 2017 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator award to pursue a new generation of simulation and design tools for computational electromagnetics using fast, high-order, analysis-based algorithms.

The Oswego County Hospice provides comprehensive care and support to terminally ill individuals throughout Oswego County. The hospice program is primarily a service delivered in the home or in a contracted nursing home, by a team of Hospice professionals and volunteers. “We are proud to be a local hospice, providing local care,” said Judy Lester, Director of Patient Services for the Oswego County Health Department.

Fifth Ward Councilor John Gosek is seeking consideration from the Common Council to authorize the use of funds and public space of the city to support and sponsor the theatrical production of the recounting of the building of the Oswego Canal. At its meeting Monday night, the Administrative Services Committee gave a favorable recommendation to a retooled version of the request the council vice president made a few months ago.

(Part 1 in a series of articles marking Public Health Week in Oswego County) One function of the Oswego County Health Department’s public health mission, which often goes unnoticed, is planning for public health emergencies. Disasters and emergencies can happen at any time, often without warning. Knowing which disasters can happen in your community and how to prepare for them can help you be ready in times of emergency.