Read more about the article Helping Out During the Pandemic
Ann and her husband Dave Benton, the owners of Hall Island Distillery in Cicero, shifted from making vodka to making hand sanitizer.

Helping Out During the Pandemic

Businesses like Cortini Shoe Store, Lock 1 Distilling Co. and Hayner Hoyt Corporation play role in fighting the pandemic By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant During the pandemic, some businesses have shut…

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Read more about the article Contact Tracers Key to New York’s Battle with COVID-19
Tina Bourgeois (seated), a senior LPN and communicable disease nurse at the Oswego County Health Department, and Jodi Martin, the supervising public health nurse for preventive services at the Oswego County Health Department. They both work as contact tracers in Oswego County.

Contact Tracers Key to New York’s Battle with COVID-19

Job of contact tracers compared to old-fashioned detective work By Payne Horning Researchers at Columbia University recently released a study indicating how effective measures to enforce social distancing and restrict…

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Read more about the article Where Have All the Local Musicians Gone?
Musician John McConnell has hosted Open Mic Night at Old City Hall bar in Oswego. Now, his Tuesday night events involve a live Facebook performance.

Where Have All the Local Musicians Gone?

Stayin’ alive? Musicians go on in the time of pandemic By Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com ‘When music is your lifeblood and your livelihood, the show must go on. That’s what performers…

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Read more about the article Return of the Drive-In
Arlington Acres, a 100-acre farm in the town of Fabius, has been converted into a drive-in theater. Owner Katie Hatch Jerome says tickets forthe movies usually sell out within 30 minutes. Photo courtesy of Lisa Rossi.

Return of the Drive-In

With cinemas closed, business booms for drive-in movie theaters By Payne Horning Arlington Acres has been unusually quiet this summer. The 100-acre farm in the town of Fabius is a…

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