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The Oswego Common Council approved the use of various streets for the Tri-Oswego Triathlon, which will be held Saturday (June 18). Residents and motorists should be aware that various roads along the course will be closed to traffic.

Dozens of people from all over Upstate New York gathered in New Haven Town Hall recently to honor the late Audrey Munson, best known for being “America’s first supermodel.” Many people may have seen Audrey without even knowing, especially in the NYC area where she is proudly displayed throughout the city in numerous monuments and sculptures including Civic Pride, the second tallest statue in NYC where Munson’s full body sculpture sits at the very top.

On Wednesday (June 15), at about 10:47 p.m., the Oswego Police Department was dispatched to Empower Federal Credit Union located at 100 George St. for a bank alarm. Upon their arrival they observed damage to a metal door that was still locked and secured. During their investigation loud banging was heard coming from the Compass Federal Credit Union located at 131 George St.

In a recent filing with the NYS Public Service Commission, Exelon said it would close Nine Mile Point 1 if it doesn’t get a guarantee from the state for a financial lifeline by September. New York’s proposed Clean Energy Standard includes a mechanism to compensate nuclear plants through zero emissions credits. However, the company said it couldn’t count on a CES that is “merely speculative.”

Today (June 15), legislation introduced by U.S. Representative John Katko, H.R. 4202, the Fort Ontario Study Act, was unanimously approved by the House Committee on Natural Resources. The bill advances the designation of Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum in Oswego towards National Park status.