The sixth annual Hunter Arms Weekend will take place August 19 and 20 with the same historical entertainment expected as years past. The weekend draws guests to Fulton from all over including as far as Alaska to display, shoot and learn more about the historic Hunter Arms/L.C. Smith gun manufacturer that once thrived in the city.
On July 29, investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Phoenix Police Department, executed a search warrant at 104 State St., in Phoenix. On August 3, the task force, with the assistance of the NYS Police Special Operations Response Team and Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team executed a methamphetamine related search warrant at 444 Chapman Road in Parish.
On August 8, State Police in Hastings arrested Richard S. Buffham, 48, of West Monroe, for (1) count of “Course of Sexual Conduct against a Child 1st degree,” a class “B” felony. Buffham was charged following a joint investigation with the Department of Homeland Security Investigations.
Today’s (Aug. 9) nuclear agreement will prevent imminent closure of the FitzPatrick plant. The plant’s continued operation will save approximately 600 jobs and maintain $500 million in annual economic activity. It also prevents three million tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually – the equivalent to keeping more than 600,000 cars off the road.
Exelon Generation (NYSE: EXC), owner of the nation’s largest nuclear fleet, has agreed to assume ownership and management of operations of Entergy Corporation’s (NYSE: ETR) James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba, the companies announced today (Aug,9). New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who asked the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) to adopt a Clean Energy Standard (CES) benefitting the state’s nuclear power plants, helped facilitate the transaction.
The Children’s Museum of Oswego (CMOO) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Shineman Foundation for the Build, Play, Grow Campaign. The funding will be used for the design, fabrication and installation of one of CMOO’s planned signature exhibits, the Cloud Climber.
“For our department, it’s devastating,” Fire Chief Jeff McCrobie told Oswego County Today Monday night after the mayor unveiled his tentative 2017 city budget. Mayor William Barlow’s proposed spending not only includes a tax hike, it also slices more than a quarter of the fire department in order to make ends meet for the city next year. There is no water or sewer fee increase, the mayor pointed out.
The Oswego County Paddlefest has proven to be an ever-growing event that allowed more than 1,000 people to paddle the Oswego River in its fourth year in existence. “This has always been the long term vision, I had always hoped it would turn out just like this,” said one of the event founders, Jake Mulcahey.
UPDATE: 1 a.m. Aug. 8 — The body of of missing swimmer, Brandon L. Gould, has been recovered.
Happy birthday, Minetto! Magic in Minetto will celebrate the town’s 100th year with a fun, family-friendly festival. The Aug. 13 celebration will take place at the Minetto Town Hall and River View Park along the Oswego River from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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