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Prior to regular voting action, the members of the board recognized the service of veteran Oswego High School Social Studies teacher Patricia Runeari.  She has served the educational needs of Oswego’s students for nearly three decades. The board accepted her retirement which will be effective on January 28, 2013.

You can’t spell champion without FSB. Well, yes, you can. But not that often when you’re talking about the Trinity Catholic School Corporate Spelling Bee. Fulton Savings Bank recently out-spelled seven other teams to capture the crown.

According to the Surgeon General, in the United States, 3.6 million youth currently smoke cigarettes. In New York, the current rate of cigarette smoking by high school students is 12.6 percent, less than the 17.2 percent national rate.

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).