The family of Patricia Gryczka gathered in Onondaga County Court on Friday before Judge Anthony Aloi for the sentencing of Larry Frank of Phoenix. “[Frank] deserves every second of the 25 to life sentence you are about to impose on him,” the prosecutor told Judge Aloi. “Basically, he committed a brutal murder over $2,500.”
A Phoenix man was sentenced to the maximum for killing his sister-in-law. Based on his admission to second-degree murder, Larry Frank was sentenced today (April 26) to the maximum – 25 years to life behind bars. “Your conduct on that evening can only be described as brutal, callous, and inhumane,” Judge Anthony Aloi told him in court today.
It all started with a vintage Coca-Cola cooler from the 1920s. Rosalie Frataccia’s boyfriend, Jason Raymond, brought the cooler home and the couple eventually sold it to a man who drove all the way from Connecticut to Fulton to retrieve it. After this, Frataccia realized she could create a business out of the treasures she and Raymond had been collecting. And, Trash 2 Treasures was born.
For the past eight years, Parks & Trails New York has hosted the Canal Clean Sweep event on Earth Day. Fran Gotcsik, director of Programs and Policy for Parks & Trails New York, likened it to “getting ready for company.”
For the past two years teachers in the Fulton City School District have been working to align the curriculum they teach to students with the Common Core standards. The Common Core represents the “goals” or “benchmarks” students should be able to meet in order to compete on a global level in the future.
During Wednesday’s Hannibal Board of Education meeting, the board unanimously voted to adopt the budget and authorized the $28.8 million spending plan for the coming school year. The budget is a $1.4 million or 4.4% increase over last year’s budget and includes the $20.3 million allotted to Hannibal from the state.
The site of the former Pathfinder Industries building looks much different now than it did back in March, after the building was destroyed by fire. The day after the fire, the owners met with Fulton Mayor Ron Woodward and the Common Council and demolition permits were handed out. The space is now a vacant lot ready to be built upon again.
Over two years ago, Marissa Hill woke up with words in her head. In the middle of the night she penned the story that would eventually inspire her senior project at SUNY Oswego. These words became “Our Walk,” a collection of 11 paintings and picture book all created by Hill. “Our Walk” is currently on display at The Coffeenook on West Second Street in Oswego and will be featured until the end of the month.
The Fulton School Board adopted the 2013-14 budget Tuesday night. It will be voted on by the public next month. The budget was not adopted unanimously. The vote was 4 yes, 2 no, and 1 abstention. The board members who voted against the budget were concerned about the tax levy increase.
The spirit of Spring Cleaning was all around the Fulton War Memorial this weekend. The city of Fulton and Fulton Community Development Agency hosted the 2013 Fulton Area Home Show. The event was at capacity with 40 vendor booths set up and an expected attendance of around 500 patrons.
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