Oswego County sees increase in treatments for substance abuse
A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that the rate of deaths from opioid overdoses has nearly quadrupled from 1999 to 2014. The CDC also found that more than 165,000 Americans have died from opioid…
Pets deserve similar respect during post-mortem arrangements
When family members die, we hold a funeral service for them as a way to pay tribute to and remember their lives. It is a custom that humans have practiced for thousands of years. So how come more people do…
Survivors of traumatic events share their stories
Nearly all 500 seats in Lanigan 101 were full on Wednesday evening for a presentation on school safety and preparedness from two survivors of two of the worst school shootings in United States history. Law enforcement officers, school officials, community…
Anne DeRue recovered from brain surgery, goes on to be All-American athlete, swim coach
Healthy 17-year-old student athletes do not pass out on the football field during practice. Athletes who miss their senior swim season do not go on to become elite college swimmers. Swimmers who get brain surgery do not go on to…
Women’s club hockey provides opportunity to continue playing competitively
The Oswego State women’s club ice hockey team is off to a strong start, winning their first game against Syracuse University’s club ice hockey team 4-2 and going on to win their next two scrimmages. After losing six seniors to…
Student stabbed four times Sunday morning
Oswego State University Police continues to investigate the incident in which an 18-year-old Oswego State freshman male was stabbed on Washington Boulevard, adjacent to the Shineman Center, early in the morning Oct. 16. According to Oswego State’s Chief Communication Officer…
Dino’s House of Burgers opens on West Bridge Street
Dino’s House of Burgers, a new gourmet burger restaurant located at 7 W. Bridge St. in Oswego, opened on Sept. 21. Jason Accordino, the owner of Dino’s, said he has been pleasantly surprised with the reception his restaurant has received…
Exposure to Food Network changes lives
“The Great Food Truck Race,” “Beat Bobby Flay,” “Dinners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” you name it; if it is on Food Network, I am obsessed. My exposure to Food Network began in middle school. Whenever I slept over at my best…
