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Oswego landlord Douglas S. Waterbury was arrested by police for allegedly exposing himself in public and soliciting a prostitute earlier this week. The arrest came less than a week after the U.S. Department of Justice claimed Waterbury was not abiding by the agreements reached in the settlement of a pair of lawsuits in 2019.

Oswego Health's newly renamed Lakeview Center for Mental Health and Wellness at the former Price Chopper on East Cayuga Street has finished construction. When fully opened, the new facility will introduce new additions that are not avaliable in the current Oswego Health’s Behavior Health Services Center located at 74 Bunner Street.

Multiple agencies responded to a vehicle fire Saturday evening outside the Manor on Seneca Hill nursing home but no injuries have been reported. According to Oswego County E-911 Center, the initial call came in at 5:06 p.m and early reports indicate the fire originated from the engine bay of a Jeep. Responding agencies included Volney Volunteer Fire Corporation, Minetto Fire Department and New York State Troopers. Emergency services were still on site as of 5:30 p.m.

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People may not think it can happen in Oswego County, but it does. Human trafficking is a national issue, experts say, even in seemingly wholesome communities.

Members of the Fulton Police Department apprehended three people in connection with a Nov. 25 robbery. Police said the alleged knife-point robbery occurred shortly after 3 p.m on the 200 block of West First South Street. A total of $4,890 was stolen from the victim.

The Oswego Common Council held their last meeting for 2020 on Dec. 14. During the meeting, Oswego city Mayor Billy Barlow highlighted some key points for the city throughout 2020. Some of the highlights include the city’s construction efforts, improvement projects, and the city’s pandemic response. Despite everything that we’ve dealt with this year we made considerable progress, Barlow said.

Not only in New York City, but in upstate cities, there’s a direct link to an increase in crime, Barclay said. Assembly and Senate Democrats were at first defiant of any attempts to fuss with the long sought-after criminal justice reform package passed in 2019 but eventually, spurred by what Barclay said was the effort of he and his colleagues, relented and added several new offenses that now carry mandatory cash bail.

The highly anticipated Aqua Spa Float Center and Wellness Boutique in Oswego had their ribbon-cutting event earlier this week on Dec. 15. To answer the questions we all have about it; What it's like inside? What is floating like? The Palladium-Times sent Reporter Greg Caster inside to experience Float Therapy firsthand in one of their state-of-the-art monolithic tanks.

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Two years after the Oct. 26, 2018 shooting on Utica Street in Oswego, the alleged gunman, Thomas Schrader, is still awaiting trial after more than a half dozen pre-trial court appearances and the prolonged closure of the state court system due to COVID-19. Schrader, now 60, is accused of gunning down a 34-year-old black man in the street following a traffic dispute that started across town as a verbal altercation and escalated to a shooting. Police said Schrader shot the victim four times in the torso after the two men exited their vehicles on East Utica Street near the intersection with Duer Street. Initially scheduled to start in early April, jury selection in the case is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 7.

The expansive, eminently appointed Aqua Spa offers float orbs and deluxe quest float suites, boasting state-of-the-art custom fiber optic star lit ceilings for an enhanced float experience and state-of-the-art heating systems.

Oswego Health Chief Operating Officer Michael Backus said the organization anticipates receiving the first dose of the vaccine for employees as early as next week. We are actively working on a policy and we have a plan in place to store and distribute each type of vaccine when they become available, Backus said.

The Oswego County Health Department warned of possible COVID-19 exposure Oct. 22 at the Hannibal Tops following a positive case of the coronavirus in an employee who worked at the store.

The Garrett Dunsmoor Memorial Foundation announced this week their second and next round of grant funding for not-for-profit organizations who share a mission of supporting local youth.

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A line of largely cheerful and calm voters stretched from the front door of the Oswego County Board of Elections several blocks down East Seneca Street both Saturday and Sunday. Early reports from board officials showed 582 ballots cast on Saturday and 635 cast on Sunday.

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NEW TODAY: Oswego Police Department officials announced Monday morning they are attempting to determine the location and/or whereabouts of 16-year-old Rodney E. McCormick Jr., reported missing by family members over the weekend.

Palermo Elementary students will be switching to virtual learning for at least two weeks after a staff member in the district tested positive for COVID-19.