Oswego

The National Park Service said the area of Fort Ontario where the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugees stayed during World War II meets the requirements to be designated a national park.

Despite the overcast skies in both cities, hotels were fully booked and there was increased foot traffic throughout the downtown areas frequenting local businesses.

At a public hearing, neighbors criticized the process, saying their new assessments don't make sense.

Former city of Oswego Common Councilor Robert Corradino is the new mayor of Oswego, taking over for former Mayor Billy Barlow.

Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow delivers his farewell address as his second term comes to a close.

Billy Barlow and Paul Stewart on the Campbell Conversations.

Billy Barlow and Paul Stewart on the Campbell Conversations.

In his final city budget proposal, Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow highlights funding for emergency departments and no tax increase.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was at Safe Haven in Oswego Friday pushing for Fort Ontario to become a national monument. Fort Ontario was the only emergency refugee camp in the country during World War II.

Community members gathered at Fort Ontario Tuesday for a Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, event. The fort previously acted as a Holocaust Refugee Center during World War II.