Firefighters were on scene for nearly 12 hours Tuesday (September 19) as they battled a commercial structure fire in Fulton. Fulton Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 807 S. First St. within three minutes of the call received at 6:50 a.m. The scene was entirely cleared at approximately 6:30 p.m., according to FFD Assistant Chief Shane Laws.
Crews are on scene battling a commercial fire at the Prime Auto used car dealership in Fulton at 807 South First Street. Located at the southern entrance to the city, State Route 481 has been shut down to all traffic in the area. Local police are on scene detouring vehicles off of State Route 481 at the southern entrance to the city and around the fire from the north end on Fay Street. Travelers are advised to avoid the area.
A traffic pattern change is anticipated for a portion of State Route 481 in Fulton on Tuesday, September 19. Traffic will be lessened to one lane in both directions in the area near the former Nestle site to allow for completion of demolition. City officials are warning travelers of this route to be aware of the lane reduction and prepare for any traffic delays that may result.
The Fulton City School District hosted its annual Attendance Awareness Celebration as part of a district wide campaign to promote regular attendance for all students. Earlier this month, Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. and the Fulton Common Council officially declared September 2017 as Attendance Awareness Month in the city of Fulton. In an effort to encourage good attendance to benefit student success and positively impact the community as a whole, the district has led an attendance awareness campaign to significantly reduce the amount of chronic absences.
On September 5, at approximately 7:42 a.m., the suspect entered the Refuel gas station on State Route 3 in the town of Volney and took a wallet that had been dropped by a prior customer.
Voters took to their respective polling places Tuesday (September 12) to cast their ballot for which candidates will appear as the primary runner for their party in November’s general election. Polls closed at 9 p.m. and the unofficial results have been tallied. Read the full article for all Oswego County results.
On September 11, the New York State Police arrested Michael P. Mulcahy III, 30, from Hastings. Mulcahy is accused of holding the female to the ground, striking her several times with a belt, and threatening to kill her with a knife. He is also accused of forcing the woman to have sexual intercourse.
A stretch of State Route 481 is scheduled to be closed to all lanes of traffic on Thursday, September 14, and Friday, September 15, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day. A detour will direct traffic both north and southbound off of State Route 481 onto South First Street. Northbound traffic will divert onto South First Street at Prime Auto, the former Chevrolet dealership, and take Division Street to return to State Route 481. Southbound traffic will turn off of State Route 481 onto Division and then follow South First Street until returning to State Route 481 at Prime Auto. Local law enforcement and city officials are encouraging anyone who may have to travel this route to avoid the detour if possible or plan accordingly for possible delays.
On September 7 at approximately 12:08 a.m., the suspects entered Wal-Mart on State Route 3 in the town of Granby and placed a flat screen television and several other electronics in a shopping cart, and walked out of the store without rendering payment.
Although a rainy first week, the smiling faces of Fulton City School District faculty, staff, and students shone in the halls of each of the six buildings throughout the district. The 2017-2018 school year kicked off on Tuesday, September 5 for students in grades first through ninth with kindergarten students and high school students in grades tenth through twelfth starting the following day and finishing with pre-school students in the Universal Pre-Kindergarten program starting today (September 7.) “We’re off to a great start!” said Superintendent of Schools, Brian Pulvino.
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