Oswego Harborfest returns
By Sydney Havens Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced the 4th of July Independence Day Parade and annual Harborfest celebration will return to Oswego in 2022 after being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Harborfest, a free…
SUNY Oswego drops indoor vaccine mandate
By Sydney Havens SUNY Oswego announced via email that the indoor spectator policy has changed as of March 21. Attendees of campus events are no longer required to show proof of having completed a full COVID-19 vaccination series or proof…
Winter parking ban lifted as spring looms, relieves commuter students
By Jack Perdek On March 7, City of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow officially lifted the overnight winter parking ban effective immediately. The city of Oswego previously required tenants of residents in the city to move their vehicles to neutral locations…
Go Green Club launches campaign against single-use plastic
By McKenzie Shields Go Green Club has launched a campaign against single-use plastic on campus, including the use of plastic water bottles labeled with an image of Lake Ontario which are sold in retail dining locations. Go Green Club, SUNY…
SHOP holds March Madness themed drive
By Spencer Bates Throughout the month of March, SHOP (Students Helping Oz Peers), SUNY Oswego’s on-campus food pantry, has conducted the March Madness Bottle Drive. A competition between club sports programs, Assistant Director of SHOP Caryn Nabrizny based the idea…
Mayor Barlow announces Oswego concert series
By Annika Wickham Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced the 2022 Oswego Sunset Concert Series along with the proposal of a new open container law that would coincide with events. The concerts will start on June 22, 2022 at Breitbeck Park…
Oswego Harbor oil spill cleanup underway
By John Custodio Oswego Harbor is experiencing a fuel oil spill from the Oswego Harbor Power Plant, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). In response, city of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow closed the Breitbeck Park…
SUNY Oswego lifts mask mandate effective March 4
By John Custodio SUNY Oswego has ended their mask mandate on March 4 for students and faculty that have completed a full COVID-19 vaccination and booster shot series, in an email sent by Officer in Charge Mary C. Toale. In…
Student poet Rickey Strachan published
By Brandon Ladd SUNY Oswego student poet Rickey Strachan published his second book: “What I Did With Those Words.” This book serves as a sequel for Strachan’s first publication “Things Cupid Whispered” which he published in 2021. The first book…
City of Oswego Police launch new task force
By Spencer Bates A new Drug Task Force within the Oswego City Police Department has been announced that will fight the increase of illegal drugs within the city. On Feb. 24 Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced that in order to…
