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State Senator Patty Ritchie will host her second annual career and job fair on Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fulton War Memorial, 609 W. Broadway in Fulton.

Reduced Admission Available for C’s Beverage-Days Inn/Travelodge Night at Oswego Speedway

Reduced admission is available for this weekend’s racing, which features the Novelis Supermodifieds, Pathfinder Bank SBS, and the Tobias Speed STRs Series.

New York State: A Safer Place For Teens

If you’re a parent, you know that as your kids get older the harder it is to get them to listen, especially during their teenage years. Only a parent knows what it’s like to worry whether or not your child is safe and out of harm’s way.

Local residents intern through SUNY Oswego

Several local residents took part in internships this summer through SUNY Oswego’s Experience-Based Education program.

Granby, Fulton Residents Tell Lawmakers What They Think of Plan to Annex Treatment Plant

Rose Anthony, a former Granby town board member, said that Granby residents will “have to carry more taxes for you people in Fulton.” “Why don’t you people work your own problems out,” she asked.

But Fulton resident Don Ross noted that utilities should not be taxes. “It’s patently wrong for anybody to tax a waste treatment plant and we shouldn’t be stuck with it.”

Goldie E. Johnson, 91

Goldie Esther (Stewart) Gault Johnson, 91, of Fulton, passed away Monday August 6, 2012, at St. Luke Health Services in Oswego.

Fire Destroys Hannibal Home

Fire destroyed a home at 574 Peat Bed Rd. in Hannibal on Monday. Four people living in the home got out safely. Officials said the fire appeared to start in the back of the home. It spread rapidly.

INSIDE: A gallery of photos of the firefight, contributed by Rick Grosvent. UPDATE: Fire officials reveal the probable cause of the fire.

Annexation Public Hearing is Tonight in Fulton

Round one of the battle between the city of Fulton and town of Granby happens Monday night. A public hearing begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Fulton Common Council chambers on the city’s plan to […]

Michael James LeVea, 38

Michael James LeVea, 38, of Baldwinsville, passed away Wednesday August 1, 2012, in Pennsylvania.

Fight Against Synthetic Drugs Culminates in Operation Log Jam

Late last year, I introduced legislation to ban synthetic drugs from our state after many local people were reportedly ending up in the emergency room as a result of synthetic drug use.