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City of Oswego

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News from the City of Oswego, New York: city government and the Common Council, schools and SUNY Oswego, the port and harbor, public safety, local business and community life. Every story links to its sources.

  1. November 3, 2026 Oswego State women's soccer wins 3-2 at Oneonta to reach the SUNYAC semifinals
  2. November 3, 2026 Election Day in Oswego: polls are open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and on-campus voters go to the Newman Center
  3. November 3, 2026 Niagara Mohawk tells FERC it will apply for a new license for the Varick-High Dam #21 Transmission Line Project in Oswego
  4. November 3, 2026 Oswego rededicates the Edward A. Maxon East Side Fire Station with new signage honoring a firefighter who died in 1956
  5. November 3, 2026 Noah Melita becomes Oswego's first SUNYAC men's cross country champion since 1983, and the women place second, their best finish
  6. November 3, 2026 Does Oswego Know What It Owes?
  7. November 3, 2026 SUNY Oswego employee charged in Alberta with luring and exploitation of junior hockey players
  8. November 3, 2026 SUNY Oswego's provost proposed ending the December Commencement ceremony starting in fall 2027, The Oswegonian reported
  9. November 3, 2026 The Oswego Players close their 88th season with "Nutcracker" in December at Fort Ontario Park
  10. October 27, 2026 On Oct. 13 Oswego approved $5.4 million for the first phase of lead service line replacement, and voted 4-3 to add $280,000 to its engineering contract
  11. October 27, 2026 Oswego's Common Council approved a $949,800 engineering contract 5-1, with one abstention, on a second vote after rejecting it 3-4 two weeks earlier
  12. October 27, 2026 Oswego's Common Council voted 7-0 to add a 15-minute public session to the end of its committee meetings
  13. October 27, 2026 Oswego commissions a $90,000 study of its water and sewer rates from GHD
  14. October 27, 2026 Oswego's new e-scooter law requires police to impound a device when a child 16 or younger is found riding it in violation
  15. October 27, 2026 The complete text of Oswego's e-bike and e-scooter law is not available to the public online
  16. October 27, 2026 Oswego's public works commissioner told a committee the city is under an EPA consent order over an oil spill plan; the written minutes do not use those words
  17. October 27, 2026 A capped PCB site the city bought in 2012 has drawn two state violation notices, and state inspectors found ponding on its cap at every visit in 2024
  18. October 27, 2026 Oswego's combined funds ran a $5.3 million deficit in 2025, and its state fiscal stress score doubled to 6.7 but remains "No Designation"
  19. October 27, 2026 A state audit found 37 of Oswego's 65 business loans behind on payments and the city unable to say whether most of the promised jobs were created
  20. October 27, 2026 A proposal to extend Oswego's sewer agreement with the Town of Oswego from five years to 30 cleared a council committee; the record does not show what the full Council did
  21. October 27, 2026 Oswego's Common Council also passed resolutions on a Commissioner of Deeds, a rink banner, a ramp, the Halloween parade and a water-fund transfer for water meters
  22. October 22, 2026 Oswego State women's tennis wins its first SUNYAC title
  23. October 22, 2026 Medal of Honor Museum in Texas honors Oswego native Dr. Mary Walker
  24. October 22, 2026 Foundation grant backs a pediatric mental health unit at Oswego Hospital
  25. October 22, 2026 Local author to talk writing and self-publishing at the Oswego Public Library
  26. October 22, 2026 SUNY Oswego's Golden Z Club collects food and hygiene products through October
  27. October 22, 2026 SUNY Oswego's Project Serve hosts a card-making night for children in local hospitals
  28. October 22, 2026 Texas Roadhouse restaurants, including Oswego's, raise money for Special Olympics New York
  29. October 22, 2026 Port of Oswego director says tariffs are hurting business and calls for an "economic ceasefire"
  30. October 22, 2026 State conservation police used drones during a Salmon River fishing patrol, with tickets issued
  31. October 22, 2026 VOTE Oswego holds a drop-in voting help session at Penfield Library
  32. October 18, 2026 New waterfront mural will be dedicated Tuesday on West First Street in downtown Oswego
  33. October 18, 2026 Oswego women's tennis wins first SUNYAC title
  34. October 18, 2026 Oswego's Own Comedy Club launches humor magazine at River's End on Tuesday
  35. October 18, 2026 Snowbelters plan free Christmas show Nov. 21
  36. October 18, 2026 OCO's Giving Thanks food and beverage pairing is Nov. 6
  37. October 18, 2026 OCWNY holds seminar for disability benefit recipients Friday, Oct. 23
  38. October 18, 2026 Underwear drive collects for a Syracuse nonprofit through Dec. 15
  39. October 18, 2026 Diesel spill near Big M prompts coordinated cleanup in Oswego
  40. October 18, 2026 Attorney General says there is "no time frame" for finishing the Oswego investigation