The Coastal Warning Display Storm Tower at Fort Ontario, as it appeared in 1919. Fort Ontario curator Jenny Emmons will present her research into the history of the tower at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at Fort Ontario.
Oswego Daily News

Aug. 27 Program Will Explore History of Fort Ontario’s Storm Warning Tower

Fort Ontario’s Coastal Warning Display tower and its history will be the topic of a lecture by Fort Ontario curator Jenny Emmons Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. The lecture will take place in the Enlisted Men’s Barracks at Fort Ontario. It is her hope that this talk serves not only to draw attention to this landmark’s significance in the past, but may also spur interest in its preservation for the future.

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From left are Rachel Verdoliva and Allie Scorzelli of Mexico at the Oswego Farmers’ Market on August 7 working for AmeriCorps of Oswego County.
Community

AmeriCorps Members Serve Healthy Samples at Farmers’ Market

More than 75 people sampled the wonderful, healthy food at the AmeriCorps booth at the recent Oswego Farmers’ Market. Oswego AmeriCorps mission is “to serve the county youth by providing mentoring, nutrition education, and fitness activities.” As current volunteers of Oswego AmeriCorps, Allie Scorzelli and Rachel Verdoliva, were aiming to do just that.

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Science and art -- Senior biology major Angela Lamb created "Boxwood Stem" using a new Zeiss LSM700 confocal microscope, and the image will join others as well as a variety of historic and contemporary landscape works for the first exhibition at Tyler Art Gallery @ Penfield Library, running Sept. 6 through Oct. 4.
Community

First exhibition for relocated campus gallery set Sept. 6 to Oct. 4

SUNY Oswego’s Tyler Art Gallery @ Penfield Library will host its first exhibition starting Sept. 6, as the main gallery awaits its rebirth in renovated Tyler Hall about a year and half from now. Running through Oct. 4 on the second floor of Penfield Library, the exhibition will feature a pair of displays.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Linked Deposit Program Assists Job Growth

In 1994, the state began what’s called the Linked Deposit Program. LDP began as a way to assist and encourage manufacturers and small businesses to undertake investments, which would ultimately lead to a stronger economy. According to an annual report published recently, in 2013, more than 1,000 jobs were created and retained in New York thanks to LDP.

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