The Blues Are Alive and Well, in a Place Near You
Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com If you made it to the resurgent New York State Blues Festival in Syracuse the past couple of years, you would have seen a large, happy crowd…
Joining a Renaissance Happening One Home at a Time
By Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com It’s easy to talk about making your neighborhood better, but the Oswego Renaissance Association puts their money where their mouth is — as a record number…
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Buying a House to Help Preserve a Neighborhood and Heritage Sometimes you go to an auction and buy a historic house that was a cornerstone of your neighborhood. Not often,…
Diane Oldenburg, senior public health educator with Oswego Health Department, and Sonia Robinson, public health educator and emergency preparedness coordinator with Oswego County Health Department. They are shown at a recent vaccination clinic at G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton. Photo provided.
County Makes Vaccinations Easy, Efficient, and Maybe Even Fun
And you can thank a Girl Scout for part of its success By Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com ‘Health experts know getting out of the COVID-19 era will not be a piece…
Remembering the Pandemic Is Everybody’s Business
So what do local journalists, historians and archivists think will be remembered of the coronavirus pandemic? By Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com “Just like any historical event, there will be many and…
Open mics returned on a monthly basis to the wide-open space that is a converted barn in Curtis Manor in Oswego.
The Year that Was and Wasn’t on The Pandemic Rollercoaster
COVID-19 ‘a kind of wet concrete that soon encased our lives and lifestyles’ By Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com ‘While so many things about the pandemic and the turbulent political times made…
Emily Hart shows off some of the kayaks, canoes and gear in the basement of the home owned by her and husband Chris Legard, which serves as home base for their new business, Tug Hill Outfitters.
Tug Hill Outfitters to Help Others Explore Great Outdoors
New business in Williamstown an opportunity for local couple to share remote outdoors By Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com ‘Starting in spring, the company will welcome visitors of all ages and skill…
Staff at the river’s end bookstore in Oswego. “Through the initial lockdown right up to the present day, our community has responded by taking advantage of our curbside service, home delivery and competitive shipping rates,” said store manager Emil Christmann.
Reading in a Pandemic: How Has it Impacted the Community?
By Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com ‘With reading books among the reported trends as people spend more time in their homes, how did that impact local booksellers and libraries?’ The pen, the…
Arius Cunningham, 7, plays foam building blocks at the Children’s Museum of Oswego.
Bringing Play Back to Children’s Museum
By Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com The Children’s Museum of Oswego closing from March to August was a challenge, because it took away peak time for field trips, as well as the…
Little Sodus Bay in Fair Haven. Main Street at the end of the bay running horizontally; Pleasant Beach Hotel is on the left with the docks. Photo courtesy of Kyle Meddaugh.
Summer in Fair Haven
Adaptability, natural beauty, community spirit brighten summer in this Cayuga County village By Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com Many local establishments — including a re-opened Pleasant Beach Hotel, Brandon’s Pub, Turtle Cove…