This past weekend, members of the Police Department along with investigators from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, SUNY Oswego police officers and local business owners; worked together to try and combat underage drinking and the use of fake ID’s.

        Over 24 people were issued citations for attempting to use fake identification on Friday night. All fake ID’s were confiscated by DMV investigators.

        The operation was conducted at three bars on West Bridge Street; Alley Cat’s on 23 W. Bridge Street, The Raven on 39 W. Bridge Street and The Sting on 49 W. Bridge Street.

        This initiative is part of Governor Cuomo’s “No Excuses” Campaign which has conducted sweeps called “Operation Prevent” across the state to prevent underage drinking in New York State and keep New York Roadway’s safe.

        Mayor Billy Barlow has been outspoken about the efforts made to prevent underage drinking, saying “The collaborative effort between local law enforcement, DMV investigators, local bar owners, SUNY Oswego and the city of Oswego, emphasizes the importance of these types of sweeps in our community.”

This past weekend the men’s hockey team started conference play and looked to continue their winning streak.

On Friday night, the team traveled to Brockport to take on the Golden Eagles in the first SUNYAC game of the year. The Lakers would win the game 5-1. Five different goal scorers contributed to the Lakers win. Jody Sullivan led the Lakers with a power play goal and an assist.

On Saturday, the team returned to Oswego for their homecoming game vs. Geneseo. After being down 3-1 at the end of the second period, the Lakers would go on a scoring rally in the third period to win the game 5-3. Leading the third period scoring rally was a power play goal from Kenny Neil followed by goals scored by Jody Sullivan, Stephen Johnson and Alex Botten. With the goal, Botten became the 52nd member of the 100 point club.

After this weekend of play, the Lakers improve to 4-0 on the year and 2-0 in the conference. The Lakers will go on the road Friday and continue SUNYAC play at Potsdam.

Hearing is about to get a little clearer in Oswego.

SUNY Oswego is upgrading some of its major venues on campus to be more hearing aid friendly. The college is installing hearing loops, which will minimize reverberations and ambient noise. The hearing loops will be compatible with newer models of cochlear implants as well as most digital hearing aids.

Although SUNY Oswego is only upgrading a few locations at the moment, the college hopes to install the system at other locations on campus in the future.

A few of the locations getting the upgrade are the Marano Campus Center, Sheldon Ball Room and the new Waterman Theatre.

Written By: Kirby Socker