A SUNY Oswego team’s groundbreaking research on the effects of low levels of lead in children’s blood broke through the stiff competition for federal stimulus funds and brought a job to campus in January.
That’s below the $804.68 average for each person in the state, but a little above the median amount of $641.53.
The Port of Oswego could become home to the first biodiesel fueling stations on the Great Lakes, if a plan being advanced by US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand succeeds.
Good luck trying to find out.
There’s no one-stop source for finding what’s being spent and where it’s being spent. Even state and federal lawmakers aren’t sure.
Which leads to the inevitable question: Is Oswego County getting its fair share?
Voters in Volney threw a shutout this week. They voted 29-0 to approve a new extension to the town’s water district.
The extension covers part of State Route 176 and a section of County Route 45. 67 property owners were eligible to vote, according to town clerk Barbara MacEwen.
In February, our state was awarded $24.6 billion as a result of the federal Economic Stimulus Package. The amount of stimulus money was unprecedented and was intended to be used to jump-start the struggling economy. As sanctioned by federal law, the state created its own Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Cabinet. This cabinet serves as a hub for which the funding is channeled. It’s also where universities, counties, cities, and, some cases, businesses and non-profits, may apply for stimulus funding.
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