Articles by Mikayla Kemp

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Chamber Spotlight: Upperlandings Neighborhood Bar and Grill

August 2, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

Food, food and more food. According to Upperlandings Bar and Grill owner, Bob Holbrook, that was the remedy to transforming the poor reputation that plagued the establishment under former name, Chasers. But having a top notch résumé with experience in the restaurant scene all over the country only proved helpful in taking over the business. “This has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, to turn this place around and I’ve been running bars for 17 years,” Holbrook said.

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Fulton Daily News

Tops Answers Customers’ Questions About Hannibal Store: “Shoppers Will See Active Community Presence, Store Upgrades”

July 30, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

The long term grocer in Hannibal, Jim Mirabito of the Village Market IGA has recently confirmed the sale of the store to Tops Friendly Markets. After 50 years of service as Hannibal’s only withstanding full-scale grocery store, the Village Market located at 409 Fulton Street will close officially at 3 p.m. on August 7. A recent press release from Tops officials have confirmed that the store will re-open as a chain of Tops Friendly Markets on August 11.

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Fulton Daily News

MedSafe Medication Disposal Box Now Available in Phoenix

July 30, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

Together, H.O.P.E and the Medicine Place located at 464 Main Street, proudly announced the new resource available to the community and surrounding areas, a MedSafe Box for unused medication. H.O.P.E founder, Savannah Jacquay said David Dingman, local pharmacist and one of the forum’s keynote contributor/panelists immediately began looking into the guidelines and requirements for housing a MedSafe box and ultimately made it happen.

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Fulton Daily News

Community Grieves Loss of Mirabito’s Store: Hannibal Village Market IGA

July 27, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

Hannibal residents have recently learned of the loss of one of the community’s longest known assets. The Hannibal Village Market IGA has been Hannibal’s only withstanding full-scale grocery store for the past 50 years and one of few remaining family owned stores locally. Current owner, Jim Mirabito has ran the store for the last 24 years and recently confirmed that Tops will be taking over the store by the end of summer.

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Fulton Daily News

Former Nestles Demolition Update: Photos

July 21, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

As the July 1 demolition deadline set forth in a contract with Aldi has come and gone, city officials remain adamant that the agreement with Aldi will forge on. Interest in a corner lot on South Fourth and Fay streets has come from international supermarket chain, Aldi who then signed a contract with the city of Fulton in hopes to build and open a store at this location by Christmas of this year. Despite the delays, executive director of the community development agency, Joe Fiumara has confirmed that Aldi is still interested and pursuing their contract with the city.

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Oswego Daily News

Fresh Air Fund Brings Big City Kids to ‘Fresh Air’ of CNY

July 20, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

The Fresh Air Fund has brought more than 60 kids from the bustling streets of New York City to the quiet countryside in the Central New York area. Oswego chairperson for Fresh Air Fund, Kathy Froio described the organization as “a cultural exchange that allows children from different boroughs of NYC to get a taste of rural life.”

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Fulton Daily News

City Officials Visit Reach Youth Repairing Homes in Fulton

July 19, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

City officials traveled through the city of Fulton to meet Reach program youth at work sites as they rehabilitated more than 50 homes in the area. Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. and first, second and third ward councilmen Thomas Kenyon, David Ritchie, and Donald Patrick Jr. respectively, visited many of the work sites to meet the Reach youth and staff, and speak with participating homeowners. “This is really great,” said Mayor Woodward. “The kids are working really hard and the homeowners are very appreciative.”

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A huge crowd was on hand Thursday to applaud Gov. Cuomo's big announcement at the conference center in the Port City. (Photo by Bill Foley)
Oswego Daily News

Community Leaders React to $10M for Downtown Oswego

July 15, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

Governor Andrew Cuomo made a trip to Oswego (July 14) to formally announce the city’s status as a Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding winner in the Central New York region. As a winner of this funding, Oswego will receive ten million dollars to use as means to revamp the downtown area of the city, one of ten overall winners out of 122 total applications throughout each region of the state. Mayor of Oswego, William Barlow Jr., referred to as “one of the youngest, but also one of the best in the state” by Governor Cuomo, was prideful of the application the city had developed and was overjoyed it had been selected.

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Oswego Daily News

Governor Cuomo Announces Oswego as Winner of $10 Million Downtown Grant

July 14, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

A packed conference center at the Best Western in Oswego anxiously awaited an announcement from Governor Cuomo. “I’m here to tell you today, congratulations you are a first place winner,” Cuomo told the room in regards to the statewide Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The initiative will provide the winning city of Oswego with a ten million dollar grant to revamp the downtown region of the city.

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