Today’s News: Freshmen Win First Quarter Attendance Wars; Annie Cast Announced; Ten Weeks of Data Shows Highs and Lows; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
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
The Friends of History In Fulton, Inc. is pleased to announce its annual Parade of Trees. Santa’s elves spent all day and night decorating the house inside and out. Now all we need is for you to come. We are located at 177 S.First St., in Fulton.
As we slowly transition into the winter of 2017/2018, Fulton Fire Chief David Eiffe would like to take a minute to offer the following tips and safety suggestions: Read the full article for safety suggestions.
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.
Financial donations and volunteer help are needed for this year’s Community Thanksgiving Dinner to be held on Thursday, November 23 from noon until 2:00 p.m. at First United Church of Fulton at 33 South Third Street in Fulton. The free sit down dinner is open to everyone, and features a complete Thanksgiving Dinner and an opportunity for good food and fellowship.
Overseen by judges of the Fifth Judicial District of the New York State Unified Court System and Onondaga County Executive Joannie Mahoney, dozens of local families took their turn to welcome new additions with official adoption finalization proceedings at Syracuse’s 17th Annual National Adoption Day. For one Fulton family, this meant celebrating five children officially welcomed to the Hotchkiss family. Esperanza Hotchkiss, 28, had been fostering two sets of siblings ranging in age from three to 12 and on Friday (Nov 17) she officially took them in as her own.
Today’s News: Assembly Increases Interest in CiTi; Robotics Team Takes On First Competition of Year; College Discussions Starting Early; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
A tight election race in Fulton for the seat representing the city’s fifth ward on the Common Council has been resolved as absentee ballots have now been counted. After election day, (November 7) the unofficial results showed both newcomer candidates in a race too close to call with Audrey Avery (REP) leading Dennis Merlino (DEM) 163 votes to 160 votes, respectively. With such a close margin, absentee votes would determine the final outcome. The final count showed that the unofficial results revealed Dennis Merlino had come from behind in the polls to win the ward with 179 votes to Avery’s 170 votes.
Fulton officials are currently projecting a 0.5 percent tax increase for the 2018 city budget, however, many are hopeful it can be further reduced to zero increase at all. In an introductory budget discussion, the Fulton Common Council was presented the 2018 budget as it currently stands. Members of the common council will take time to review the budget in its entirety and bring forth any suggestions or concerns they may have before the final draft goes in front of the community at a public hearing.
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