Articles by Steve Yablonski

Ironically, the area is in the middle of a snow drought as the annual celebration that honors winter looms on the horizon. It’s getting colder. Snow is in the forecast. But, will there be enough to sustain some events for the annual Warm Up, Oswego Festival? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Several elementary students make an impassioned plea to the school board to reinstate the program. Board members agree to put the program back on a two-day a week schedule for the next semester with an eye toward a longer-term option.

“Kam” Pritchard enjoys the outdoors and hikes pretty regularly with with his grandmother. They enjoyed the springlike weather this past weekend hiking at Great Bear. It was his first hike there. He thought it was, “awesome.” He spotted the carved bear as soon they got there and wanted to meet him.

Champlain Valley Specialty of Keeseville recently announced that it will be renovating and expanding the former Empire Fresh Cuts facility in Oswego Town into an apple processing facility. It will employ around 80 people. Several former workers from Fresh Cuts and BirdsEye are hoping to get a new job at the plant.

The rates are now $50 for residents and $100 for non-residents. It was $20. All other rates, including those at the International Marina, will remain the same at this time.