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Oswego Daily News

Mourners gather on Engles Road to remember four men who lost their lives

Memorial balloons honor the four young men who lost their lives earlier this week. A vigil was held at the crash site earlier today (March 30).The sun gave one of its seemingly rare appearances in Oswego County on Saturday afternoon as friends and family gathered on Engles Road to say goodbye to the four men who lost their lives in a car crash late Monday night. A steady stream of people walked down the hills on either side of the crash site until the road was packed. Many mourners wore T-shirts commemorating the young men who lost their lives.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton 5th Graders Graduate From DARE Program, Say Goodbye to DARE Officer Whitmore

Officer Whitmore with winners of the poster contest.

For over 20 years fifth graders in the Fulton City School District have been part of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. Fulton is the last school district in the area that still has a DARE program. City government, the school district, and the police department all believe strongly in the program and work hard to keep it going.

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Fulton Daily News

A Joke Turns Into a Life’s Work for Fulton Sisters With Their Dance Studio

Dance instructor Vanessa Fitch gets airborne with her students.Nina Jackowski and her sister, Nicole, used to joke about owning a dance studio when they grew up. The sisters have been dancing for almost 13 years, first at Joan Ezzo’s studio in Fulton, and then as Officers and Choreographers for SUNY Oswego’s Del Sarte Dance Club.

Well, it’s no joke anymore.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Fighters Aim For Mixed Martial Arts Success, If The Law Will Allow It

Doug Miller spars as part of his long, nightly workouts to become a professional MMA fighter.“We’re always the villains,” said Dennis Sugrue, head mixed martial arts coach at Tai Kai Martial Arts. The villains he’s referring to are Doug Miller and Dustin Whalen, two natives of Oswego County hoping to make names for themselves in a sport that’s swiftly gaining popularity.

The catch is that professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is illegal in New York State.

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