This morning, legislation introduced by U.S. Representative John Katko (NY-24), H.R. 4202, the Fort Ontario Study Act, was unanimously approved by the House Committee on Natural Resources. The bill advances the designation of Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum in Oswego towards National Park status.
Pharmacist Jamie Branshaw, RPh, from Wayne Drugs in Oswego will offer a presentation entitled; “Know Your Medications”, co-sponsored by The Oswego County Office for the Aging and Bishop’s Commons on Tuesday, July 12th beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Bridget Dolbear, Program Services Coordinator for Oswego County Opportunities (OCO) Nutrition Services has announced that OCO is participating in this year’s Summer Food Service Program.
When Neil Simon picked the name for his play about a village cursed by stupidity, he must have known how humorous it would be just to talk about the play.
The Oswego Children's Theater has completed casting for their next production, E B White's classic story,"Charlotte's Web”.
What does a director do when a cast member has to drop out of a show while in rehearsal? Find a replacement.
Local law enforcement orchestrate rooftop sit-in to raise awareness for Special Olympics athletes. Dunkin’ Donuts will support the annual “Cops on Top” event to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics New York.
Auditions will be held on Tuesday and Thursday, Sept. 6 and 8 at 7 pm in the Frances Marion Brown Theater of the Oswego Civic Arts Center for a new play chronicling the lives of some of the refugees at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Center.
While we read about the refugee crisis in the newspapers today, many don’t realize that the issue of refugees was very much alive in Oswego in the mid-1940s with nearly 1000 European refugees living at Fort Ontario.
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