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The Board of Directors of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. approved $7.96 million in short-term financing for the city of Oswego, including $4 million in no-interest loans, to improve sewer and stormwater collection in the city.

Discussion on setting the time and place for a public hearing relative to a proposed local law on a reapportionment plan for Oswego County quickly segued into a debate about the tentative proposal. Some legislators questioned whether the county’s plan is legal. The public will have its say prior to the legislature’s December meeting.

UPDATE: He has reportedly been found safe  The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing person from the Town of Oswego.  Timothy Benway, 47, was reported missing in the early morning hours today (November 15).

Even though professional dog trainer Andrea Giordano is busy getting ready to open her new business, “Dogs Among Us,” in January, she took time out recently to give a presentation to the students at the new Buccaneer Junior-Senior High School in Oswego.

Oswego County legislators will vote Thursday on a proposal to allow the Probation Department to use a GPS tracking system and electronic bracelets to monitor criminals who are awaiting court action. If approved by the Legislature, the system can help alleviate jail overcrowding by providing around-the-clock tracking of offenders in their homes.