On September 28 at 7 p.m., the Friends of History in Fulton, Inc. located at the John Wells Pratt House Museum, 177 S. First St., will host its annual meeting. Each year this meeting is held in September, the main focus being the election of new board members for the upcoming year(s). The meeting itself will take no time at all.
Improvements to the historic “Steel Palace” Oswego Speedway are progressing smoothly in advance of the 45th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week on October 2-9. With just under four weeks until DIRT cars take the 0.625-mile oval, crews are scattered around the grounds of the Oswego Speedway freshening up the 65-year-old facility.
The New York State Department of Transportation will hold an open house meeting on September 19 regarding a resurfacing project on Route 104 in the city of Oswego. The open house will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. in the training room at the Oswego Fire Department, located at 35 E. Cayuga St.
On Monday, Sept. 12, the next phase of road rehabilitation will begin on the Route 3 (East Broadway) construction project. Motorists are advised to expect delays and use alternate routes whenever possible.
The Fulton Fire Department will purchase a new, well-equipped, firetruck to replace a 26-year-old truck, that has been out of service since January of this year, as well as no longer compliant with National Fire Protection Association standards.
The Oswego Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 7:42 a.m. Sept.9 at 30 Sheldon Ave., the city of Oswego Water Department. The fire was contained to the area of origin, and was determined to be caused by an accidental placement of combustibles near the stovetop in the break room. There were no injuries and the water supply is safe and remained uninterrupted during fire control operations.
Thousands of students returned to the classroom Thursday in the Oswego City School District. Most schools opened Thursday. The high school offered “Freshmen First Day” on Thursday. Grades 9-12 will officially kick off the new academic year on Friday.
As students and families have prepared for the start of the 2016-2017 school year, they join school staff, administration, the board of education, and Brian Pulvino, who has been diligently preparing to begin his first school year in the role of Superintendent of Schools for the Fulton City School District.
U.S. Reps. John Katko (NY-24) and David Cicciline (RI-1) today (Sept. 8) announced bipartisan legislation that they have introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to ban dangerous synthetic substances. The Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act addresses the recent surge in synthetic drug use by specifically banning 22 synthetic chemicals, including 11 used to create synthetic marijuana.
This year’s investigation found substantial improvements over the environment and events witnessed last year, which was essentially an “open air drug market,” according to State Police. While overall drug activity decreased from last year, this year’s investigation revealed continued drug sale and resulted in the arrest of 13 individuals, according to the Oswego County DA.
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