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Community Rallies Behind Three-Year-Old Cancer Patient, Fulton’s ‘Danger Girl’

December 8, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Danger is her middle name. Literally. As such, the young Brooklyn Danger Marie Hall is no stranger to looking danger in the face. “Brooklyn Danger is not your typical 3-year-old. She is the most dangerous girl in the world. She is the kind of girl that has no fear, jumps without second guessing, and runs full speed into dangerous situations,” her mom, Meghan Hall said on the youngster’s GoFundMe account. And now, at not yet even four-years-old, Brooklyn Hall dubbed “Danger Girl” is staring danger right in the face once again as she battles Ependymoma, a rare type of brain cancer occurring in only eight to 10 percent of childhood brain tumors.

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Fulton Fire Department Honors Two Fallen Firefighters

December 3, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Just over 100 years after their line of duty deaths, Fulton Fire Chief David Eiffe honored two of Fulton’s fallen firefighters, Floyd L. Adel and Leon J. Hammond. Today, Eiffe strives to remember all four of Fulton’s former firefighters whose names are on the NYS Fallen Firefighters Memorial Wall in Albany that lost their lives in service at some point in the department’s 115 years of service. Fulton Fire Department lost firefighters Adel and Hammond almost exactly one year apart, a rough year in department history, Chief Eiffe said. As both line of duty death anniversaries approached, Chief Eiffe and the Fulton Fire Department organized a remembrance ceremony to be held in their honor.

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Hearing Set On Fulton Budget, Resolution For Common Council Raise

November 30, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The city of Fulton’s 2018 budget will be up for discussion at a public hearing set for Tuesday, December 12. The $16,492,000 budget will be available on the city website or at the Clerk/Chamberlain’s office a week prior to the public hearing. Members of the public can review the budget and weigh in at the public hearing on December 12, opening after the public comment portion of the regular common council meeting to begin at 7 p.m. at the Fulton Municipal Building, 141 S. First St.

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Voters Approve Hannibal Central School District Capital Project

November 30, 2017 Submitted article

Renovations and improvements are in store for the Hannibal Central School District after voters approved a $42 million capital project Wednesday (Nov. 29). In a 157-50 vote, residents elected to move forward with the project, which encompass upgrades to portions of all district buildings. The renovations will come at no cost to district taxpayers, as the project is fully funded through a combination of state aid and the district’s existing capital reserve fund.

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Fulton Man Charged With Sexual Abuse

November 28, 2017 Contributor

A Fulton man is facing sexual abuse and other charges, police reported today (Nov. 28). Anthony M. Gerard, 37, was arrested after an investigation by the City of Fulton Police Department and charged with the following crimes:
• First-degree sexual abuse (nine counts), Class D Felony
• Endangering the welfare of a child (three counts), Class A Misdemeanor
• Forcible Touching (nine counts), Class A Misdemeanor

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County Legislator Karasek Organizes 3rd Annual Can Drive

November 21, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Oswego County legislator representing the 22nd District, James Karasek organized a non-perishable food drive to benefit local agencies in dispersing food for those in need around the holidays. The Fulton TOPS store, 909 W. First St., is now home to a donation bin for customers to place purchased canned goods and non-perishable food items through the end of December. All collected food will be evenly distributed among Catholic Charities of Oswego County and Oswego County Opportunities’ Nutrition Services to be given to local families in need.

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