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War of 1812 Drill, Training Event Kicks Off Fort Ontario Reenactment Campaign

May 1, 2022 Contributor

The 2022 reenactment campaign at Fort Ontario State Historic Site will kick off this month when American soldiers descend on the shores of Lake Ontario to protect the fort from British attackers in a War of 1812 drill and training event.

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Antique Appraisal Opportunity At Annual Silent Auction May 6 To Benefit Richardson-Bates House Museum

April 30, 2022 Contributor

The Oswego County Historical Society (OCHS) will host the 33rd Annual “Not So Silent Auction” on Friday, May 6 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center, 26 E. First St. in Oswego.

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Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day At Fort Ontario May 1

April 29, 2022 Contributor

The public is invited to a free Holocaust Remembrance Day program at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 1 at Fort Ontario State Historic Site and Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum in Oswego.

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Mayor Barlow Issues Statement On Video Footage Involving Oswego Police

April 28, 2022 Contributor

The Oswego Police Department recently responded to a felony criminal mischief complaint on West 3rd Street at the corner of West Oneida Street.

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Mayor Barlow Proposes Disability, Limited Income Tax Exemption, Raise For Senior Exemption

April 28, 2022 Contributor

Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced today a proposal to introduce a new tax exemption for individuals with disabilities on limited income in the city of Oswego.

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Mayor Barlow Plans Annual Two-Week ‘Code Enforcement Sweep’ In 1st, 3rd Wards

April 27, 2022 Contributor

Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow has announced the Oswego City Code Enforcement Office and the Oswego City Police Department will collaborate once again to conduct the annual “code enforcement sweep” on the west side of the City of Oswego from Utica Street to Lake Street in the first, and third city wards.

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Mayor Barlow Announces Start Of Construction For New Breitbeck Park Playground

April 26, 2022 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the city of Oswego Department of Public Works has started construction on the demolition of the current playground at Breitbeck Park to make space for the incoming $550,000 playground to be built in June.

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New Route For Windmill Parts Through City Of Oswego, East Linear Skate Park Designer Approved

April 26, 2022 Shea O'Malley

Safe passage of windmill blades and construction parts through the city of Oswego will now find a more practical transportation route; a measure passed during last night’s Common Council meeting, Monday, April 25.

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Port Of Oswego Authority Named One Of Six Winners Of 2021 Season “Pacesetter Award”

April 24, 2022 Contributor

Today, the U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) announced that six U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System received the Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from GLS for registering increases in international cargo tonnage shipped through their ports during the 2021 navigation season.

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Murder, Mysteries, Mishaps, Maladies And Mayhem At Fort Ontario, 1755 – Yesterday

April 23, 2022 Contributor

Friends of Fort Ontario-funded Oswego County AmeriCorps member Jonathan Kobelia presents a free public walking tour on the Fort Ontario Military Reservation National Register District.

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