Community News

United Way of Greater Oswego County will hold its "Salute to Leadership Giving and Volunteers" reception March 11 at The American Foundry in Oswego. The reception is combining for the first time the United Way's annual meeting with The Admiral Society's Leadership Giving reception. The United Way staff, campaign cabinet and board members have adopted this year's new format to give them the ability to strongly recognize both volunteers and leadership givers on a more personal level.

Theatre Du Jour & the Oswego Tea Company located at 157 E 1st Street are pleased to announce their "MURDER IS SWEET" meet & greet / audition event for TDJ's next production - Murder at Cafe Noir by David Landau on Sunday, March 22nd starting at 4pm.

Theatre Du Jour, CNY's new interactive (touring) dinner theatre company is "calling all thespians"... They welcome all actors & directors looking to hone their skills & work with the hottest innovative, collaborative troupe in town!

Theatre Du Jour, Oswego's newest interactive touring dinner-theater company, is thrilled to announce the cast for their latest offering "Murder at Cafe Noir" by David Landau. Landau is best known as the inventor of the popular interactive mystery play, having written & produced over 1000 productions internationally for public and private corporations.

Oswego County homeowners can apply to receive a gradual tax exemption for capital improvements to their homes under a new local law approved by the Oswego County Legislature March 12. The law exempts residential buildings from increased taxes and special ad valorem levies for capital improvements valued at $5,000 or more for a period of eight years.

Local favorites and husband and wife, Nelson and Sherri Metz bring their passion for theatre and each other into every project they tackle! Long-time members of the Oswego Players, they have worked on countless productions with Producer Tammy Wilkinson in a variety of capacities. As directors or actors, this dynamic couple has spent countless hours with Tammy on the Francis Marion Brown stage.

Oswego’s first “PorchFest” will be held Sunday September 20 from 1-5PM on the porches, lawns and driveways of some 20 homes in the Historic Franklin Park and Montcalm Park neighborhoods.

Oswego’s first “PorchFest” will be held Sunday September 20 from 1-5PM on the porches, lawns and driveways of some 20 homes in the Historic Franklin Park and Montcalm Park neighborhoods.

On Oct. 15, World Hospice Day, two local civic-minded motorcycle clubs, the Oswego County Comets, RC and Oswego County Station 1438 Fire & Iron, MC, met at the New Haven Fire Department with representatives of the Friends of Oswego County Hospice, Inc. to present to them checks totaling over $3,000. The checks represented the proceeds realized from the clubs' combined efforts on their Handlebars for Hospice fundraising ride that was held Sept. 26.