Building Material Costs Skyrocket, Some Items Hard to Find
Contractor: Same project that cost $2,300 in the spring, now goes for $8,300 By Ken Sturtz In the spring Joe Spereno furnished an estimate for a woman who wanted a…
Understanding and Spotting Fake News
President Trump popularized the term ‘fake news’ but fabricated news articles have been around for a long time By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net ‘We are living in a new political world…
Me’Shae Rolling
New Leader Wants to Grow ‘Minority Chamber of Commerce’
Me’Shae Rolling became president of Upstate Minority Economic Alliance in September. She shares her plans to grow the group, which already has about 150 members By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Me’Shae…
County of Oswego IDA Presents Annual Report
COIDA supported 23 projects that have or will be investing more than $111 million in Oswego County. L. Michael Treadwell ooc@oswegocounty.org Agency’s programs supported creation of 238 new jobs, retention…
Former Homeless Man Helps Syracuse’s Hungry
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant When Al-amin Muhammad hands out a lunch or clothing to a homeless person, he knows firsthand what it feels like to need and receive this kind…
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…
Surprise Casualty of Pandemic: Some of CNY’s Seasoned Teachers
Veteran teachers across the region who might have otherwise continued working have decided to retire early By Ken Sturtz When the Mexico schools ordered its students home in mid-March due…
Front of the current J.C. Penney store on the east side of Oswego.
Surviving COVID-19
As Oswego J.C. Penney lingers, ex-employees recall retail of yesteryear When J.C. Penney filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year, many wondered about future of the department store…
‘COVID. COVID. COVID.’
By George Chapman Special for Oswego County Business These are the words of our soon-to-be former president at a campaign rally just days before the November election. It was said…
Do For-profit Hospitals Provide Better Care?
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Why does hospital ownership matter? New York state prohibits publicly traded corporations from owning and operating their own hospitals. Most states allow investor ownership of hospitals.…
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