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Surface water affected by blue-green algae often is so strongly colored that it can develop a paint-like appearance. (Photo NYS Department of Health.)

David C. Webb Memorial Park Bathing Beach in Constantia is Closed

August 8, 2018 Site Administrator

The Oswego County Health Department announced today (August 8) that the David C. Webb Memorial Park Bathing Beach on Oneida Lake is closed to swimming due to the visual presence of a blue-green algal bloom. Several public beaches in Oswego County on Lake Ontario remain open to swimming.

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Fulton Schools Offer Free Breakfast, Lunch for All Students

August 7, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Fulton City School District has been approved for participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) offering free breakfast and lunch daily to all students districtwide. Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth enrolled at any of the six district schools as well as students at the 4th Street CiTi BOCES location will be offered a nutritional breakfast and lunch each day, free of any cost to district students or families. There is no application or fee required with no action needed from district families. “They just show up, and students have free meals,” FCSD Superintendent Brian Pulvino said.

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Fulton Woman Charged In Connection With Dog’s Death

August 7, 2018 Site Administrator

She allegedly knowingly deprived two canines of proper sustenance (food and drink) when she left them locked in a residence with extremely high temperatures for an extended period of time. One of the dogs died.

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Seven-Year-Old Brayden Munger Beats Cancer, Gives Back to Hospitals

August 6, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

It’s been three years since Cassi Munger heard the word “cancer” from her son’s pediatric doctor. Now, at just seven years old, Brayden Munger will have beat cancer and just as impressive, young Brayden continues to inspire others with a lesson well beyond his years by giving back to others even through his darkest days.

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Fulton Man Charged With Sexual Abuse

August 6, 2018 Site Administrator

On 8/3/18 at 9:53 a.m., sheriff’s deputies arrested Danny J. Hollenbeck, 48, of 113 Flood Drive, Fulton, for second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, a class D Felony; two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, a class D Felony; and endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor .

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A New Opportunity for Fulton High School Students

August 6, 2018 Site Administrator

A new partnership between the Fulton City School District, Cayuga Community College and the Oswego County Workforce Development Board will create an opportunity for high school students to earn college credits toward a degree in information technology.

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Fulton Man Arrested On Arson Charges Following A Two-Year Investigation

August 3, 2018 Site Administrator

On June 15, 2016, at 8:14 pm, State Police responded to 903 Allen Road in the town of Clay for a report of a residential fire. On Monday, July 30, 2018, upon the conclusion of a two-year investigation, State Police in Lysander arrested the owner of that residence, 38-year-old, Scott A. Rockwell, from 868 Rowlee Road, Fulton.

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Fourth Annual ‘Play for Bray’ Tournament: August 4 and 5

August 2, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Brayden Munger of Minetto, a seven-year-old cancer patient, is nearing the end of his treatment. However, his generosity is infinite as he plans on using an annual fundraiser to purchase items for Golisano Children’s hospital and Upstate Children’s Cancer Center’s wish lists. “Brayden’s end to treatments are right around the corner, but his desire to help other children and families in his position is so very strong,” his aunt, Crystal Bracy said. The fourth annual “Play for Bray Volleyball Tournament” located at Cheap Seats Sports Bar and Grille, 6 Hillside Ave. in Oswego, will use 100 percent of all proceeds to purchase wish list items for children and families undering hospital stays for cancer treatment.

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Fulton Footpaths Applies for Construction Grant

July 31, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Fulton Footpaths, the volunteer committee working to create a system of multi-use heritage trails throughout the city of Fulton, has applied for a state-funded grant for the first phase of trail construction. Submitted to the NYS Department of State, the application for funding is to cover costs derived from a feasibility study to construct two out of eight total trails. The grant would fund up to $900,000 for construction work- a monetary value figured from a feasibility study completed by Syracuse-based Environmental Design and Research (EDR) that was secured through prior grant funding. The first construction grant will target the Pathfinder Canal Towpath Trail (four miles) and the Canalview Bridge Walk Trail (1.8 miles.)

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CNY Arts Center Moves to ‘Forever Home’ in Downtown Fulton

July 25, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

CNY Arts Center, a non-profit multi-arts center in Fulton, has begun the move into a permanent location in the city’s downtown. Now located at 121-125 Cayuga St., CNY Arts Center board members have big plans for the future. “The arts in and of themselves are so important, but when you pair it with an actual physical location, it has the ability to really cement things. We start here and grow out, that’s how I look at it. We finally have a permanent home now and we can start to really grow,” said CNY Arts Center Executive Director Nancy Fox.

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