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City Declares Former Nestle Site An ‘Imminent Danger’

July 6, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton Common Council declared the former Nestles site located at 555 S. Fourth St. “an imminent danger” at a regular meeting held Wednesday. After a long demolition process plagued with several interruptions, few buildings remain standing on the 24-acre site with piles of debris left scattered about. Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. said structurally compromised buildings and remaining asbestos are main contributors to the decision to declare the site a danger. With the approval of this resolution, the current contractor on site, Rowlee Construction, will be authorized to remain on site and continue working under the current contract.

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Fulton Save-A-Lot Hosts Grand Re-Opening Under New Ownership

July 6, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The Save-A-Lot store located at 364 West First Street in Fulton is hosting a grand re-opening event. Re-opening as a locally owned grocery store by the previous owner of Hannibal’s former long running local grocery store the Village Market IGA, Jim Mirabito along with his wife, Cindy and daughter, Whitney remain dedicated to providing quality products with excellent customer service at affordable prices. Saturday, July 8, the Fulton Save-A-Lot will officially be honored under the Mirabito’s ownership with a ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled to commence at 11 a.m.

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Michaud Residential Health Services in Fulton to Close in the Face of Insurmountable Financial Challenges

July 5, 2017 Contributor

Officials at Michaud Residential Health Services, an eighty-nine bed nursing home located in the city of Fulton announced that they are pursuing a plan to cease operations and close within the year. The New York State Department of Health has reviewed and approved a comprehensive plan of closure submitted on behalf of Michaud Residential Health Services. The Department of Health approved plan of closure includes a targeted closing date on or about October 1, 2017.

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Fulton Fire Department Swears In New Chief, Assistant Chief, Captain

July 2, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The three newest leaders of the Fulton Fire Department were officially sworn in to their new positions Thursday evening (June 29.) The ceremony came following the retirement of former fire chief Paul Foster effective the same day whose 32 years of service is included in a total of 155 years of experience retiring from the FFD within the week. Family, friends, community members, and fellow firefighters gathered together as the FFD swore in a new chief, assistant chief, and captain.

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Fulton, Aldi Set Tentative Date to Close on Site Purchase

June 30, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. recently revealed the tentative date to close on the sale contract between the city of Fulton and international supermarket chain, Aldi. Aldi has adamantly expressed interest in purchasing the 2.2 acre corner lot of the former Nestle site bordering South Fourth and Fay streets. Despite a long running demolition process of the 24 acre site plagued with several interruptions, an anticipated close on the purchase is tentatively scheduled for July 5.

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Successful Student Led Code Change is ‘Democracy in Action’

June 28, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Months ago, approaching the start of the second half of the 2016-2017 school year, two G. Ray Bodley High School students approached the Board of Education with a proposition. Their intent was to initiate an experiment that they believed would demonstrate changes in behavioral and attendance issues in regards to the current school policy that bans students from wearing hats in school. The plan, developed by senior Calinda Ceterski and junior Mason Rowlee, was to change the dress code policy to allow students to wear their hats during school hours except in instances where removing your hat is expected as a sign of respect during times such as the Pledge of Allegiance, while in the auditorium, or by individual teacher discretion. The temporary policy was implemented for the third and fourth quarters of the school year and yielded results that the students had expected.

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Fulton Native Plays Among The Best on NYC Based Basketball Team, Ranked 8th in Nation

June 27, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Having just turned 16 years old, Fulton native Ryan Michaels is playing among some of the best young basketball players in the nation with his role on the NYC based team, the NY Jayhawks. With immense dedication, Michaels travels to NYC on a weekly basis and to several states across the country each weekend to play in tournaments with and against fellow basketball players headed to Division 1 colleges and even the NBA.

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Young And Old, And Lots In Between, Are Taking Part in Fulton Block Builder Projects

June 26, 2017 Contributor

At age 25, Kayli and Joe Maxam are the youngest homeowners taking part in this year’s Fulton Block Builder project. That’s if we don’t count their daughter McKinley – age 10 months! They have been thinking about painting their house but didn’t plan on doing it this year. “We were only going to put in the new fence and paint the deck, but this project made it possible for us to do more. We love the historical colors the only hard thing was having to wait to spread new mulch until all of the painting was done,” smiled Kayli.

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Superintendent Pulvino to 2017 Graduates: ‘I Want You To Go For It’

June 26, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The day has come and gone, as Fulton’s 2017 G. Ray Bodley seniors prepare to tackle the world as high school graduates. Brian Pulvino, completing his first year leading the district in her role as Superintendent reflected on his personal experiences when sending his first group of FCSD graduates on their way to the next steps of their lives. “Getting out of your comfort zone is the key to experiencing new things and growing as a person, taking risks, extending yourself to your limits and striving for your goals,” he told the seniors.

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Fulton Man Facing Felony Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop In Clay

June 23, 2017 Steve Yablonski

On Monday, June 19, at approximately 1:50 p.m., State Police stopped a vehicle traveling northbound on State Route 481 for several traffic violations. The operator, Anthony W. Losito, 30, from Sundown Road, Fulton, was found to be driving the vehicle with a suspended non-driver identification, troopers said.

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