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Oswego Police Search For Man Involved In Alleged Kidnapping

July 30, 2020 Contributor

On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at about 8:46 a.m. the Oswego City Police Department responded to Kinney Drugs, 174 W. Bridge St. in Oswego, for a report of a kidnapping in progress which resulted in the arrest of one woman and police are still searching for the second person involved in the alleged kidnapping.

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Oswego Common Council Proposes Driveway Zoning Change

July 29, 2020 Shea O'Malley

Proposals to amend Local Law No. 4, Article II of Chapter 280, were introduced. The amendment to the city code would reduce the allowable area of driveway paving for Traditional Neighborhood (TN) properties, down to 12.5%, from 25%, with an allowance of 17.5% for hardship cases such as medical circumstances.

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H. Lee White Maritime Museum, Lighthouse Tours Now Underway

July 29, 2020 Shea O'Malley

Dotted along the end of the West 1st Street Pier on the shore of Lake Ontario is the H. Lee White Maritime Museum, a historical building nestled close to the heart of the city, which reopened its doors July 1 as part of New York State’s Phase Four Reopening Plan.

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Carnival Eats Harborfest Softens Blow Of Festival Cancellation

July 28, 2020 Shea O'Malley

The warm smell of fair food wafted through the air at the Lake Street Parking lot in Oswego this past weekend, Carnival Eats Harborfest food vendors cooking up a storm for area visitors.

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Milk, Food To Be Distributed At Oswego Speedway Tuesday

July 26, 2020 Kassadee Bradshaw

American Dairy Association North East is working with Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Renzi Foodservice and community partners to facilitate the distribution of more than 2,000 gallons of milk and more than 21,000 pounds of additional food through a drive-thru event at the Oswego Speedway on Tuesday.

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Youth Bureau, City of Oswego, Partners Host Oswego Chalk Walk August 22

July 24, 2020 Contributor

The Oswego City-County Youth Bureau, the City of Oswego, iHeart Oswego/iHeart Corp., and the Greater Oswego Fulton Chamber of Commerce will host a citywide chalk art contest Saturday, Aug. 22.

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St. Luke Health Services Board Of Directors Appoints Catherine R. Gill To Be Next Chief Executive Officer

July 23, 2020 Contributor

The Board of Directors of St. Luke Health Services announces the appointment of Catherine R. Gill as the next Chief Executive Officer of St. Luke Health Services and its affiliated not-for-profit healthcare and residential service providers Bishop’s Commons and St. Francis Commons in Oswego.

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Mayor Barlow Appoints Chris Baker Director Of Technology For City Of Oswego

July 22, 2020 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the appointment of Chris Baker as the new Director of Technology for the City of Oswego, promoted from a computer technician since being employed by the City of Oswego since March 2019.

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Senior Residents Safely Evacuated From Fire At The Garden

July 21, 2020 Contributor

Just before 5:30 p.m. today, July 21, Oswego Firefighters were alerted to a fire alarm activation at The Garden, a senior independent living facility.

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Oswego County Historical Society To Host “Landmark Fund-raiser Lawn Sale”

July 21, 2020 Contributor

The Oswego County Historical Society will host a “Landmark Fund-raiser Lawn Sale” at the historic landmark Richardson-Bates House Museum at 135 E., Third St. in Oswego on Saturday, August 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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