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During a special meeting Wednesday night, councilors cut the proposed tax hike for 2014 to around 40 percent. However, those changes to the tentative spending plan mean several cuts in the city workforce.

The Port of Oswego Authority has announced the appointment of Zelko N. Kirincich to the position of Executive Director.  He will begin his new position on January 6, 2014. Mr. Kirincich comes from the Port Authority of Tampa, Florida, where he worked from 1996-2013.  He most recently served there as Deputy Port Director and Chief Operating Officer.

A new interpretive panel of the U.S. Brig Oneida, part of the history-themed Great Lakes Seaway Trail Outdoor Storyteller sign series, was unveiled recently at the north end of Riverwalk West in West Linear Park. The location gives visitors the opportunity to envision this significant part of Oswego’s history in the War of 1812.

The organization was formed in 2002 to honor the local men who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and keep alive the memories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, according to chairman John Canale. He describes the members of the group as “patriots” and “heroes.”

At about 1 p.m. on Monday, Robert Harry Schebell, 38, of 24 Homested Ave., Phoenix, was arrested for three counts of third-degree sexual abuse, a class B misdemeanor and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor.