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The Art Association Of Oswego Presents Ron Throop Paintings

July 18, 2023 Contributor

The Art Association of Oswego, in partnership with CNYArts, presents the paintings of Ron Throop. What gives music and visual art emotive resonance? Throop has explored conscious abstraction and expression channeled through the sounds of various musicians.

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Golden Rule Peace Boat Rescues Dog From Oswego Spillway

July 18, 2023 Contributor

Yesterday at around 2 p.m., as The Golden Rule peace boat was preparing to lock through on the way to Oswego, the crew encountered this little dog swimming for his life – but he wouldn’t have made it if it wasn’t for the quick action of the crew!

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In Oswego, Gillibrand Announces Push To Commemorate Fort Ontario As A National Monument

July 15, 2023 Contributor

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum at Fort Ontario to announce her push to designate Fort Ontario as a national monument.

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Mayor Barlow Announces 2023 “Rock the Docks” Concert Series Lineup

July 14, 2023 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the lineup for the third year of the “Rock the Docks” concert series. “Rock the Docks” will kick off on August 5 with local musician Dave Hawthorne. The concert series is designed to entertain docked boaters and tenants of Wright’s Landing with the permanent stage positioned to provide prime viewing and listening by boats in the marina area and harbor. Attendees from land may also use a small seating area available in the west end parking lot. Concerts are free to attend and will run from 6:00pm to 9:00 p.m.

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Oswego Players Partner With Local Historians To Open A New “Museum” With “The Last Lifeboat”

July 11, 2023 Contributor

On the stage of the Frances Marion Brown Theatre at the Oswego Players, a veritable Titanic “museum” is being assembled to present their July production of Luke Yankee’s play “The Last Lifeboat”.

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Oswego Humane Celebrates Christmas In July

July 11, 2023 Contributor

The Oswego County Humane Society is sharing a holiday celebration this summer with a promotion for discounted adoption fees for the cats and kittens currently in their foster care.

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Oswego County Honors Deep History of Lake Ontario

July 9, 2023 Contributor

Oswego County’s rich marine history is on display – from events to exhibits. The H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego hosts a new display for the 2023 season, “Shipwrecks of Upstate NY.” The exhibit offers a detailed look at the shipwrecks below Lake Ontario using 3D printed and hand-painted scale models of shipwreck sites.

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Cahill Landing William G. Pomeroy Historic Marker Dedication Ceremony Scheduled for July 19th

July 9, 2023 Submitted article

The Heritage Foundation of Oswego County in conjunction with Mark Slosek, Oswego City Historian, are pleased to announce that a ceremony to unveil and dedicate a historic marker for the Cahill Landing building will take place on Wednesday, July 19 at 6:00 p.m. on the riverside of the Cahill Landing building. The Historic Marker was awarded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation after extensive research was completed to demonstrate that the inscription is historically accurate. Those planning to attend are requested to assemble on West Linear Park in front of Cahill Landing.

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H. Lee White Museum, NOAA, City, County Of Oswego Commemorate “Getaway Gertie”

July 8, 2023 Contributor

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum recently joined Oswego County, the City of Oswego and the proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council to host the “Getaway Gertie” commemoration on June 24. The event served as a public tribute to the lost crew of a B-24 Liberator bomber believed to have crashed into Lake Ontario during World War II training exercises. The four-engine bomber has never been found and was last heard flying low over the eastern shore of Great Lake Ontario during a snowstorm in February 1944.

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SUNY Oswego Faculty Member’s Presentation Earns Top Award At International Conference

July 6, 2023 Contributor

Mamta Saxena, an associate professor of human development at SUNY Oswego, earned the Best Overall Presenter award for her virtual presentation of “Juggling Chaos: Gender Issues in Navigating Demands, Family Routines and Stress During the Pandemic” at the ninth World Conference on Women’s Studies.

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