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Mayor Woodward: Lake Neatahwanta Dredging Will Move Along ‘Much Faster’

October 28, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

In the third year of dredging Lake Neatahwanta, Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. said that the process will move along “much faster” now as new equipment and training has been secured. The city of Fulton purchased a dredge from Groh Dredging, the contractor that had been performing the dredging in the first years of the project.

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Fulton Officials Thank Assemblyman Barclay for $100,000 Grant at Veterans Park

October 26, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

City officials invited NYS Assemblyman Will Barclay to Fulton to thank him for his work in securing a $100,000 legislative grant to install a stairway at Veterans Park. The cement stairway will connect Veterans Park on South First Street across from City Hall to the Oswego River waterfront. Barclay was welcomed by city officials, local volunteer effort leaders, and veterans as they commended him for his help in securing funds. “It’s very important to us because for years we’ve been trying to develop our waterfront,” Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. said. “I’m really excited, I think the people of Fulton should give a lot of thanks to Assemblyman Barclay. He’s been very good for Fulton.”

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Fulton PD Mourns Loss of Former Police Chief Hanlon

October 26, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Former Fulton Police Chief Walter Hanlon passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Hanlon, 81, had a long period of declining health, FPD Investigator Michael Curtis said.

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Author Farfaglia Recalls Sweet Days and Bitter End Of Nestle in Fulton

October 25, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Some may say it’s biter-sweet. Local author Jim Farfaglia’s latest tome is Nestlé in Fulton, New York: How Sweet It Was. It will be published November 26 by Arcadia/The History Press. In 1898, Switzerland’s Nestle Company was searching for a location to build its first milk processing plant in the United States. Upstate New York’s bountiful dairy farms sealed the deal for a factory in Fulton.

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This Week’s RaiderNet Is Jammed With Information

October 25, 2018 Contributor

Today’s News: Raider boys advance to title game; Quirk’s Players onstage tonight; Meet the new Biology teacher; Red Cross Blood Drive is coming; OCAY League results; and more in this edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.

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Shine The Light On Domestic Violence Today

October 18, 2018 Contributor

Today’s News: Quirk’s Players to present Charlie Brown; Principal’s roundtable begins again; Raiders nip old nemesis in 1-0 final; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.

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Disappointment Looms as Fulton TOPS Prepares for Closing

October 17, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Last month, news from TOPS chief executive officer detailed the locations of ten underperforming TOPS stores that are anticipated to be closed. Kathy Romanowski, TOPS Public and Media Relations Manager, said the store’s closing date is slated for Saturday, October 27.

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Fulton Man Arrested on Rape Charges

October 15, 2018 Contributor

State Police arrested Duane M. Draughn, from Fulton, for Rape 2nd degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He is accused of having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl in the town of Granby.

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Five Week Reports Are Coming

October 12, 2018 Contributor

Today’s News: October means college visits; Do students feel safe in school?; Is it time to replace Columbus Day?; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.

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City Of Fulton All Night Parking Ban Set

October 11, 2018 Contributor

Please take notice that a parking ban takes effect for the cty of Fulton on November 1. The city ordinance prohibits the parking of any motor vehicle in/on any city street or city parking lot from 1:30 through 5:30 a.m. from November 1 to April 1.

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