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Fulton Aims to Curb Chronic Absence at School

September 18, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

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.

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State Police Seek Assistance With Identifying Larceny Suspect

September 15, 2017 Contributor

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.

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Oswego County Primary Election Results 2017

September 12, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

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.

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Hastings Man Arrested Following ‘Violent Physical Domestic Incident’

September 12, 2017 Contributor

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.

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Traffic Notice: Portion of State Route 481 To Close for Ongoing Nestle Demolition

September 11, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

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.

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State Police Seek Public Assistance With Identifying Larceny Suspects

September 8, 2017 Contributor

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.

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Fulton City School District Welcomes Back Students

September 7, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

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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Relief Efforts Rush In To Hurricane Harvey Victims

August 30, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

People from across the nation have sprung into action to help those affected in the path of Hurricane Harvey. The dramatic storm, reaching category 4, has severely flooded parts of Texas as devastating pictures of water rescues have been surfacing on several news outlets. Americans from across the country are fleeing to the scene to help in any way they can.

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Fulton Graduation Rates Climb to 84 Percent, Broad State Testing Results Discussed

August 29, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Executive director of instruction and assessment, Elizabeth Conners, along with G. Ray Bodley High School principal, Donna Parkhurst announced that the FCSD high school graduation rate was officially reported at 84 percent for the June 2017 graduates. While the final number has room to slightly fluctuate with the official results of August graduates pending completion of summer courses, Parkhurst said the current rating brings an increase of eight percent over last year’s 76 percent graduation rate. Following the announcement, the board of education was given a brief overview of recently released state testing results for grades third through eighth, with a more in depth presentation to follow at a later meeting.

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New “Ten Spin” Installed at Patrick Park

August 29, 2017 Contributor

Fulton’s Summer Parks Program Counselor Zach Vaccaro leads children at Patrick Park as they play on the new “Ten-Spin.” This inclusive play equipment was recommended by Denzak Recreational Design because it can hold up to 10 children of all abilities at one time, either sitting, kneeling, or standing

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