Spring has arrived and that means it’s time for spring cleaning. Besides cleaning up your house and yard – it is also time to once again spruce up the environment. “April 22 is Earth Day,” said Richard Drosse, Earth Week coordinator for the county’s Environmental Management Council. “In recognition, the council invites individuals, schools and groups to participate in Oswego County’s Earth Week, April 19 – 28.”
The 26th edition of Oswego’s Harborfest, New York State’s Premier Admission-Free Festival, gets under way on Thursday night July 25. The traditional opening ceremonies will again take place on the NRG Oswego Harbor Power “Lakeview Stage” in Breitbeck Park.
More snow and cold Wednesday before temps rebound to near 50 on Thursday.
Oswego is going to the movies, thanks to Oswego County Federal Credit Union. At its meeting Monday night the Physical Services Committee approved a request by William Carhart, CEO of the credit union, to use East Park to host a series of “Movies in the Park” during the summer months.
It was just a shade cooler than normal last month. Precipitation was more than 2 inches below average. And, snowfall was more than 7 inches below average for the month and 42 inches below average for the winter.
Eagle Beverage and the Oswego City School District are partnering up to host two nationally known guest speakers that specialize in bringing awareness to underage drinking. The first event takes place April 15 at Oswego High School with guest speaker MJ Corcoran.
Edward Elsner shares these photos that he took Easter Sunday on the Oswego Breakwall. The sea was flat as wind was blowing from shore out to the lake, he said.
For about the past six months, Makayla Walker has been battling an abdominal desmoid tumor. It is, in fact, so aggressive – it’s classified as a cancer. This weekend it was apparent she wasn’t in this fight alone. Hundreds crowded into the American Legion on West Bridge Street to give the Oswego youngster some emotional support as well as financial.
The high school recently hosted an anti-bullying conference and motivational speaker Brooks Gibbs. The school started an Anti-Bully group, which usually has 10-15 student participants and meets after school.
The sun gave one of its seemingly rare appearances in Oswego County on Saturday afternoon as friends and family gathered on Engles Road to say goodbye to the four men who lost their lives in a car crash late Monday night. A steady stream of people walked down the hills on either side of the crash site until the road was packed. Many mourners wore T-shirts commemorating the young men who lost their lives.
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