Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski) is encouraging interested constituents to participate in a New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) public comment period to assess telecommunication services in New York State.
Joyce Mitchell, the woman who confessed to assisting two convicted murderers escape from Clinton Correctional Facility, will still collect a public pension thanks to Albany’s failure to pass a widely supported reform measure. In her retirement years, whether spent in prison or elsewhere, we can rest assured that she’ll be able to cash her pension checks.
The Oswego Fire Department responded to a structure fire at Wade's Diner on Monday evening. The single story commercial diner, sustained significant damage and is expected to remain closed for some time.
For the second time in a week, the Oswego Fire Department rescue boat, Marine One, has been pressed into emergency service in the Oswego Harbor. Tuesday evening, firefighters responded quickly and rescued two people off the breakwall, and a third person who had been struck by a wave and thrown into the water. OFD crews responded on August 5th and pulled 6 people to safety during a similar incident.
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the Governor’s decision to convene a Wage Board for the purposes of considering increasing the minimum wage for fast food workers to $15 an hour. It has been reported that the Governor convened the Wage Board in effort to placate advocates (mainly from NYC) who are pushing for various liberal causes to be enacted in the State such as increasing the overall state minimum wage.
The Great New York State Fair will once again kick off on Aug. 27 and run until Monday, Sept. 7. The State Fair’s history in Syracuse is long and proud.
Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) released a statement today following news that the Speaker of the New York City council has proposed new penalties to crack down on synthetic drugs. Wide-ranging health concerns continue among users across the state.
September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month. According to the latest statistics available, New York’s rate has remained relatively steady since 2010 but unfortunately, 5 out of every 1,000 births in New York result in infant death, according to the State Department of Health. Some good news on this front is infant mortality rates have decreased about 16% from 2002 to 2012 but there is still more we can do to continue to improve those rates.
Last week brought the unwelcome news that Entergy, the company that owns and operates the Fitzpatrick nuclear plant in Oswego County, is considering shutting down the facility. If this is to come to pass, the consequences to the local community and Central New York would be catastrophic. Fitzpatrick employs approximately 600 people at good paying salaries and contributes millions in tax revenue to the area. In addition to the economic consequences, the closure of Fitzpatrick will be a major blow to our collective psyche that has been buffeted with bad economic news over the last two to three decades. Nuclear generation is part of our DNA in Oswego County to such an extent that even our county seal contains a nuclear power symbol.
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