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OHS Buc Boosters Team With OCO To Promote Sun Safety

October 18, 2022 Contributor

When the Oswego High School girls’ tennis teams takes to the court there are plenty of serves, lobs, and smashes… but there is no shade. Tennis matches can be long, and while players are focused on the next volley and the outcome of the game the thought of getting sunburned is not often a concern.

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Mayor Barlow Announces Opening Of New Skatepark In Oswego

October 17, 2022 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow announced the grand opening of a new $500,000 concrete skate park during a ribbon cutting ceremony, joined by the Common Council, professional skateboarders, local businesses, and members of the public, on Saturday, October 15.

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Oswego Town Rural Cemetery Host 7th Annual Ghost, History Storytelling Tour

October 16, 2022 Contributor

Stories of local legends and spirits will return with a live performance when SUNY Oswego’s storytelling class presents the 7th Annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery: Ghost and History Storytelling Tour at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.

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‘Witches Ball’ To Benefit SAF

October 15, 2022 Contributor

Members of the Oswego Zonta Club witches coven flew into the Oswego Farmers Market to invite community members to join them at the Zonta Club’s Witches Ball on Friday, October 28 at Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center in Oswego.

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Schumer Secures Over $750,000 For Port Of Oswego To Purchase Environmentally Friendly Reach Stacker To Bolster Port’s Cargo Operations

October 14, 2022 Contributor

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer yesterday announced that he has secured a $754,000 U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) Marine Highways Grant for the Port of Oswego Authority to purchase a new low-emission reach stacker.

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Compass Federal Credit Union Celebrates Another Successful Year With Annual Member Picnic

October 12, 2022 Contributor

More than 160 members of Compass Federal Credit Union enjoyed an afternoon in the sun at Two Flags in Oswego on Sunday, October 2, to celebrate another year of growth at Compass FCU.

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Oswego Common Council Proclaims National Fire Prevention Week, New Fire Truck Purchase

October 12, 2022 Shea O'Malley

Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow declared Oct. 9-15 as National Fire Prevention Week during last night’s Common Council meeting, Monday Oct. 11.

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Mayor Barlow Announces Youth Basketball Night With Oswego State Men’s Basketball Team January 6

October 11, 2022 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow announced today, Tuesday, October 11, the city of Oswego and SUNY Oswego have partnered to host a youth basketball night with Oswego State Men’s Laker basketball team.

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Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum Celebrates Grand Reopening With Ribbon Cutting

October 10, 2022 Shea O'Malley

Officials gathered together in Oswego yesterday to celebrate the grand reopening of the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum, Sunday, October 9.

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Oswego Public Library Program To Host Long-Lost Opera About Time Spent At Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter

October 8, 2022 Contributor

The Friends of the Oswego Public Library, in collaboration with the Oswego Opera Theater and the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum, will host a special program featuring the story behind the re-discovery of the music and lyrics to “The Golden Cage,” an operetta composed by two of the refugees who lived at Fort Ontario’s Safe Haven from August 1944 until February 1946.

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