Maybe the old song is right — you don’t know what you’ve got ’till it’s gone. The threat of being closed for a year seems to have driven people to Fort Ontario after its delayed opening.
Numbers from the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation show that the historic fort’s attendance is up 21% through the third week of June, as compared to the same period last year.
It’s Agriculture Day at the Oswego County Fair in Sandy Creek. The big event today is the demolition derby scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Click through for the full schedule of today’s events.
Hopes for a revival of chocolate production in Fulton appear slim after Wednesday’s sale of the factory and its equipment to a company that specializes in selling off the parts of the companies it acquires.
The average temperature last month was 1.4 degrees above average despite the dreary rainy days throughout most of June. The total precipitation, however, was 4.32 inches above average – and more than the precipitation for March, April and May combined.
153 years ago, the first Oswego County Fair was held. Today, the tradition of an agriculturally-based festival continues as the fair opens for another year at the fairgrounds in Sandy Creek.
Admission and parking are free, though the cost of events in the Grandstand can vary.
Click through for the list of today’s events.
Over the weekend, someone broke into the closed New York Chocolate and Confections plant in Fulton, stealing some items and damaging others, according to Fulton Deputy Police Chief Tom Abelgore.
National Weather Service investigators confirm that it was a tornado that did heavy damage to Bruce and Margaret Meldrim’s farm on Jackson Rd. in Palermo Monday.
Legislators look for a way to move resolution to fight the invasive species back on the county legislature’s agenda. Several county residents spoke at Tuesday’s committee pressing the legislators to do something to fix the problem before it gets worse.
UPDATE: On June 25, the Oswego City Police Department, working on information obtained in the case, executed an additional search warrant at an undisclosed location in the city of Oswego and recovered $59,000 in suspected drug money.
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