Web Extra: NCC News Podcast, February 21

TYLER SCHIFF: GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO NCC NEWS ONLINE, I’M TYLER SCHIFF.

SOPHIA MACIEJEWSKI: AND I’M SOPHIA MACIEJEWSKI. IT’S 35 DEGREES AND SUNNY. STAY TUNED FOR OUR FULL WEATHER FORECAST WITH JACOB GOLDBERG LATER ON IN THE PODCAST.

MACIEJEWSKI: OUR TOP STORY THIS AFTERNOON: OSWEGO’S VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IS OVERWHELMED. ACCORDING TO THE TOWN OF OSWEGO, THE DEPARTMENT TAKES HUNDREDS OF CALLS FROM SUNY OSWEGO THAT TURN OUT NOT TO BE EMERGENCIES.THE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD ENOUGH AND WANTS TO REMOVE THE UNIVERSITY FROM ITS SERVICE. N-C-C NEWS REPORTER WALKER LAVANCHA WILL HAVE MORE UPDATES ONLINE AT NCCNEWSONLINE.COM.

SCHIFF: WEGMANS IS FACING A LAWSUIT AFTER LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER YUJI HARAGUCHI CLAIMS THE SUPERMARKET’S NEW FISH MARKET, SAKANAYA, IS A RIP-OFF OF HIS OWN.HARAGUCHI, THE OWNER OF OSAKANA FISH MARKET IN NEW YORK CITY, SAYS SAKANAYA IS QUOTE “CONFUSINGLY SIMILAR” TO HIS SHOP WHICH OPENED IN 2016. THE TWO STORES ARE JUST THREE BLOCKS AWAY AND USE SIMILAR FONT AND BRANDING.

MACIEJEWSKI: AND NATIONAL ENGINEER WEEK HAS MADE ITS WAY TO SYRACUSE.. LOCKHEED MARTIN ALONG WITH S-U’S SKILLS WIN, ARE TEAMING UP TO CREATE STEM WINTER RECESS ACTIVITIES ALL DAY FOR KIDS AT THE MOST IN DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE. KIDS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN MANY ACTIVITIES LIKE MAKING PAPERCLIP AIRPLANES NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 25TH.

SCHIFF: NOW, TAKING A LOOK AT THIS WEEK IN SPORTS, OUR SPORTS ANCHOR MIKE OSTROWSKI BREAKS DOWN EVERYTHING FROM SYRACUSE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TO MEN’S LACROSSE MIKE?

MIKE OSTROWSKI: TYLER, I SPOKE WITH LE MOYNE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR BOB BERETTA ABOUT THEIR NEW BASEBALL RENOVATIONS. I;M ALSO TAKING A LOOK AT THIS AFTERNOON’S MEN’S LACROSSE GAME. THE ORAGNE ARE TAKING ON UTAH IN THE DOME AT NOON. I’LL HAVE AN UPDATE LATER ON THAT TONIGHT. AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL THEY ARE A FOUR SEED CURRENTLY IN THE WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT SO THERE’S A CHANCE FOR THEM TO HOST A GAME IN THE JMA DOME IN JUST A COUPLE WEEKS. IT’S A VERY EXCITING TIME.

MACIEJEWSKI: IN OTHER NEWS, THE I-81 CONSTRUCTION PLAN IS PROGRESSING AND HAS NEW UPDATES. MAYOR BEN WALSH ANNOUNCED THAT THE COMMUNITY VISION PLAN WILL SEE MULTIPLE STREETS INCLUDING IRIVING AVE, EAST ADAMS, AND CROUSE STREET GOING FROM ONE-WAY TO TWO-WAY STREETS. REPORTER ANNABELLA LEE-UZZIE WILL HAVE THE FULL REPORT ON NCC-NEWS-ONLINE.COM.

SCHIFF: AND WRAPPING THINGS UP ON THIS WEDNESDAY, WEATHER REPORTER JACOB GOLDBERG JOINS US FOR A QUICK LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES AHEAD, JAKE?

JACOB GOLDBERG: WELL RIGHT NOW TODAY IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 35 DEGREES WITH 28 DEGREE WIND CHILLL. WE’RE KIND OF SETTING UP FOR A WET NEXT WEEK. LUCKILY THOUGH THAT RAIN IS NOT GOING TO TURN INTO SNOW. IT’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OVER 32 DEGREES. THERE MIGHT BE SOME SNOW FRIDAY OR SATURDAY BUT THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS SHOULD BE HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND LESS SNOW, JUST MORE RAIN.

SCHIFF: THAT’S ALL FOR US HERE ON NCC NEWS ONLINE. FOR THE LATEST ON THESE STORIES AND MORE CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE NCCNEWSONLINE.COM. THANKS FOR TUNING IN, WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.