Pulaski residents arrested in heroin find linked to Jan fire
Oswego County deputies arrested Nicole Purdy and Robert Thompson after a Jan 13 structure fire. About 175 bags of heroin were found in the garage during the response. Purdy, 42, and Thompson, 29, both face third degree criminal possession charges. Fire officials say the arrests stem from pursuit of the same incident. cause under investigation.
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Nicole E. Purdy
U.S. Route 11
Robert G. Thompson
Purdy
Oswego County
Eugene Sullivan
Thompson
Sullivan
Donald Forbes
Poll shows NY voters back Cuomo fracking ban
Siena College poll of 802 registered voters taken Jan 11 to 15 finds 55 to 61 percent across regions support the ban on shale gas development via high volume hydraulic fracturing. About a third of upstate voters oppose it.
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Loudonville
N.Y
New York
Andrew Cuomo
Siena College
Steven Greenberg
Upstate
Greenberg
Cuomo
Joe Martens
Howard Zucker
Oswego Town residents oppose Dollar General plan
At a public hearing the Oswego Town Planning Board heard strong objections to Dollar General proposed for a 1.6 acre site at the intersection of Routes 104 and 104A. Dollar General representative Chris Boyea said $45,000 has been spent researching the location and a 9,300 square foot store with a 32 space lot is planned. construction could begin in 2015 if approved, despite concerns about traffic safety and limited sightlines raised by resident Tom Dunsmoor and others.
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Oswego
Lar General
Town Planning Board
Chris Boyea
Dollar General
Boyea
Tom Dunsmoor
Fire destroys two family home on Murray Street Oswego
Oswego City Fire Department responded to a 37 Murray St. fire at 10:38 a.m. Tuesday, arriving in three minutes to find heavy smoke and fast-moving flames. The building, of older construction, became a total loss with one adult occupant escaping. No injuries reported. cause under investigation amid live electrical cable and four frozen hydrants. Responding agencies included Oswego police, fire coordinator, Centor Ambulance, National Grid, public works, school district, and Centro.
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Oswego
Oswego City
Murray Street
Murray St
Jeffrey McCrobie
Oswego County
Centor Ambulance
National Grid
City Department of Public Works
Centro
Oswego Hearing Debates Noise Variance Requests at Tavern
The Common Council heard from nearly a dozen residents arguing city officials award too many noise ordinance variances as two business owners seek to exceed decibel limits for weekend live music at Spencer's Ali Tavern May through September. A vocal crowd urged variances only for short-term events.
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Oswego
Common Council
Elizabeth
Robert McGrath
West Second Street
Physical Services Committee
McGraths
Ten Kail
Spencer's Ali Tavern
Council
Witness claims Allen kidnapping seen in D&W lot
Oswego County man says he believed he saw Heidi Allen kidnapped in the D&W Convenience Store parking lot in New Haven on April 3 1994. He implicates James Thumper Steen rather than Gary Thibodeau though detectives showed him photo arrays last October and he failed to identify either man. Bill Pierce reported a possible domestic dispute in the lot before 1 0 a m with snow on the roads but did not contact police.
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Oswego County
Heidi Allen
Gary Thibodeau
James “Thumper
Steen
Thibodeau
D&w
New Haven
Allen
Bill Pierce
Pierce
Oswego Wins 225K Grant For SR 104 Complete Streets Plan
Oswego has received a 225000 grant from Gov Cuomo's cleaner greener communities initiative to fund a Complete Streets Plan along state Route 104. Planning Director Amy Birdsall says the money will hire a consulting firm to assess improvements for aesthetics safety and alternative transportation in the city's main corridor with work expected to take about a year and pave the way for future construction grants.
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Oswego
Amy Birdsall Birdsall
Andrew Cuomo
State Energy and Development Authority
Birdsall
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