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August 5, 2026

[ August 2, 2026 ] Flood Watch issued August 2 at 2:26AM EDT until August 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY Emergency Posts

Joe McManus: Citizens Of Oswego City School District Should Vote On May 18

April 23, 2021 Contributor

The Friends of the Oswego Library respectfully asks the citizens of the Oswego School District to support the Oswego S.D. Public Library by voting for a library trustee, as well as the levy on the Tuesday May 18, 2021 ballot.

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Leanna Cleveland: Protect Your Skin Against Cancer

April 20, 2021 Contributor

May is Skin Cancer Prevention Month and the Cancer Prevention in Action (CPiA) program wants to remind everyone spending time outside to protect your skin against cancer.

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William Scriber: Great Lakes Ports Need To Be Taken Into Consideration In The American Jobs Plan

April 20, 2021 Contributor

As the Executive Director of the Port of Oswego Authority I felt it critical to express my views on the importance of ports being included in the on-going discussion of the need for infrastructure investment in the country.

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Bob Green: Working Together, Working For Our Environment

April 14, 2021 Submitted article

Oswego is known as a county that works together and is proud of its environmental stewardship. With the diversity of land and water, it is only natural that we protect these natural resources.

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Kim Hubbard: Mayor Barlow

April 10, 2021 Contributor

Yes, Mayor Barlow you have done a good job modernizing the city enforcement codes for landlords. But I am wondering who is enforcing the laws on the city because you are in violation.

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Arnold Stieber: End The War In Afghanistan

April 9, 2021 Contributor

Our continued presence in Afghanistan is not making America safer. In fact, prolonging these conflicts is making us a target and putting our troops in harms way unnecessarily.

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Jill Abbott: Many Landlords Are Decreasing Oswego Population

April 7, 2021 Contributor

Oswego and CNY wish to retain people, yet allow Oswego landlords to chase people away.

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Michael J Bidegain: Vote With Intelligence

March 23, 2021 Contributor

I also believe it would be in our township’s best interests to reelect the following so we can continue to see additional progress and cost savings, Allyson Jacobsen, Diane Selmer Ken Holmstrom, Brian Houser all lead by Supervisor Brian LeClercq

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James Karasek: Hinmansville Bridge

March 18, 2021 Contributor

I was very disappointed to hear last evening that once again a “oversized” vehicle has hit the Hinmansville Bridge.

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Michael Bidegain: Recognition Letter

March 12, 2021 Contributor

Due to personal reasons I decided not to run for reelection as Oswego Township Official and wanted to share my experiences during my 3+ year tenure.

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Flood Watch issued August 2 at 2:26AM EDT until August 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

August 2, 2026

WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. WHERE…Portions of central and western New York, including the following counties, in central New York, Jefferson, Lewis, Northern Cayuga and Oswego. In western New York, Allegany, Cattaraugus, [...]
Fatal Accident in Oswego County

July 27, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – Early yesterday morning, July 26th, 2026, at around 2:07AM, members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle accident on Howard Road, between County Route 57 and County Route 176, in the Town of Volney. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2006 Saab [...]

Sanctuary Speaker Series Features Upstate Freshwater Institute’s “Seeing Below the Surface”

August 5, 2026

OSWEGO – The H. Lee White Maritime Museum is pleased to present “Seeing Below the Surface: Exploration of Water Quality in Lake Ontario” by Andrew S. Brainard, PhD and David Andrews of the Upstate Freshwater [...]
Scammers May Create Fake AI-Generated Stores and Deceptive Ads to Steal Money and Personal Information During the Back-to-School Shopping Season
BACK-TO-SCHOOL ALERT: AHEAD OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION SHARES SCAM PREVENTION AND BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING TIPS

August 5, 2026

Secretary Mosley: “As families make the most of the final weeks of summer, I encourage New Yorkers to do their research and use these helpful tips to protect themselves from scams while shopping for the [...]
Ongoing ‘High Visibility Engagement Campaigns’ –
Oswego County Continues Statewide STOP-DWI Efforts During August

July 30, 2026

OSWEGO COUNTY – New York State STOP-DWI’s August “100 Days of Summer” campaign continues from July. Police agencies and STOP-DWI coordinators provide additional law enforcement patrols to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving. [...]