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Friday, April 12, 2019 VOLUME LXXXIV ISSUE VIII SINCE 1935 www.oswegonian.com
Coffee Connection building recovers from collapse Alexander Gault-Plate Managing Editor aplate@oswegonian.com On March 30, a building on Water Street in downtown Oswego suffered a structural collapse. Since the incident, the immediately surrounding area has been closed and fenced off, while crews work to repair the damage. Curt Miller, the city’s director of code enforcement, said the building at 141 Water St. was declared unsafe that Saturday afternoon, after one of the owners had called the department to report that an outer brick wall was beginning to crumble. The building is home to multiple spaces, including the coffee shop The Coffee Connection. Randy Griffin, the city of Oswego fire chief, said the damage was caused by, “basically, age and mother nature.” “It looks like some water got behind the bricks,” Griffin said. Griffin also said that structural issues in local buildings are not
unheard of in the area, due to the age of many local structures. Miller said the code enforcement department does keep an eye out for issues such as this, but it is not an overwhelming problem. He said the owners of the building have already made it about halfway through the repair project. “I would probably be able to deem it safe and allow the owners to reoccupy the building within a week,” Miller said. The Coffee Connection posted on its Facebook page that it would be closed “until further notice” due to the collapse and has not posted any updates since, as of April 11. According to another Facebook post, the business was closed the day the issue was discovered. According to the PalladiumTimes, the building is owned by Warren Shaw, and he was notified of the damage over a month ago. The Palladium-Times reported that the repair work could put a wrench in the works for the cities Pocket Park project, which was scheduled to start construction on Monday.
Oswego Friendly’s closes Multiple chain locations shut down without notice
Kassadee Paulo News Editor kpaulo@oswegonian.com The Friendly’s located on West Bridge Street, just one mile from the Oswego Campus, closed unexpectedly on Sunday, April 7. People looking to eat at the establishment Sunday, which has been part of the Oswego community for decades, found locked doors and a note on the glass. “We apologize for disappointing you on this visit, but this location is now closed for business. We invite you to visit the nearest Friendly’s location at: 3873 State Route 31, Suite 100 Liverpool, NY,” the note read. “We appreciate your patronage over the years and for allowing us to try and make the world friendly, one scoop at a time!” Inside, the seating area on the right side of the building was empty, and everything seemed to be boxed up. A few days later, the Friendly’s signs were both removed.
Maria Pericozzi | The Oswegonian The Oswego Friendly’s on West Bridge Street closed its doors unexpectedly and left the building.
The Oswego location is one of 23 corporate-owned Friendly’s restaurants closed without warning to
employees and patrons.
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Attorney discusses ‘Making a Murderer’
Buting argues existance of legal system injustices Jessica Wickham Chief Copy Editor jwickham@oswegonian.com
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A sign outside the building containing The Coffee Connection warns patrons not to enter.
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Four years after the initial release of the Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer,” the defense attorney in the Steven Avery case came to Oswego State to discuss his investigations and new book on the subject, concluding that there are injustices in the legal system that have yet to be fixed. Jerome Buting is a criminal defense attorney who recently wrote “Illusion of Injustice: Inside ‘Making a Murderer’ and America’s Broken System” about his role in the Avery case. In 2005, he defended Avery when Avery was arrested and accused of the rape and murder of Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. In 2007, Avery was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Avery had filed a civil suit against Manitowoc County, its former sheriff
Jessica Wickham | The Oswegonian Jerome Buting (right) autographs books in The College Bookstore during his visit to Oswego.
and its former district attorney for his previous wrongful conviction and imprisonment in 1985. Buting argued this suit motivated police to frame Avery. “He was embarrassing the heck
out of them,” Buting said. “Who better than law enforcement to know how to frame somebody?”
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