Oswego County

Gillibrand holds small business listening tour with SBA

Ryan Delaney — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:36:02 +0000

New York's junior senator and the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration swung through upstate New York Monday to hold a series of roundtable talks with small business owners and economic development officials.

Reintroducing Atlantic salmon to the Salmon River

David Chanatry — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 11:32:08 +0000

In recent years both the federal and New York state governments have been studying how best to re-introduce – salmon -- to New York’s Salmon River. That might come as a surprise to anyone who’s ever fished the river, known for its salmon of eye-popping size.

Pulaski to decide on whether to dissolve police department

Tom Magnarelli — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:10:19 +0000

Residents in Pulaski will vote in March to keep or abolish the Pulaski Police Department, but some are worried resources will be stretched too thin.

New York counties want state to take more action against bath salts

Ellen Abbott — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:51:18 +0000

County governments want New York state to take a tougher stand on bath salts. The Association of Counties, meeting this week in Syracuse, is calling for a state law to criminalize the synthetic drug.

Telephone outages in Oswego County affects 911

Catherine Loper — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:07:01 +0000

Some people may not be able to reach 911 in sections of Oswego County today (Friday, August 3), due to telephone outages in some parts of the county.

New E-911 radios for Oswego County

Adam Wolfe — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:30:33 +0000

Starting today, Oswego County will turn on its new E-911 radios. The system comes with some new features.

Fate of old Oswego County jail being decided

Adam Wolfe — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:14:32 +0000

Oswego County's old jail is falling apart and now officials are deciding what to do with it.

Anti-nuclear "peace walk" begins

Ellen Abbott — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:02:10 +0000

The potential for disaster at nuclear power plants is the message of a "peace walk" that will take place around Lake Ontario and started this week in Onondaga County.

Sen. Gillibrand promotes new biofuel

Adam Wolfe — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:48:33 +0000

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in central New York Thursday to discuss a new kind of renewable energy fuel.

About 20 farmers, supporters and members of the press met on a farm in Mexico, New York, with Senator Gillibrand, who was promoting a new source of New York grown energy -- shrub willow.

"One of the things that really makes sense for our country is being independent of Middle Eastern oil. And one of the best way to do that is through biofuels," said the senator from New York.

Central New York counties take new steps to prevent EEE

Adam Wolfe — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:59:33 +0000

Several New York counties are taking new steps to stop the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

Technology could be key in allowing CNY residents an equal chance at healthy lives

Ellen Abbott — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:40:00 +0000

There is a difference of up to 33 years of life expectancy depending on where you live in Central New York and there is no simple answer to creating equal health for all.

Economics, race and gender all figure into these health disparities but technology could play a major part in closing the healthcare gap found between many Americans.

Rural areas of Oswego County receive more than typical weekly Shopper

Joyce Gramza — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:11:20 +0000

While large daily newspapers have been struggling, Oswego’s small daily paper is flourishing. One way it’s doing that is by sending out a new free product to some rural areas of the county.