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Fulton’s Unified Basketball Allows Special Education Students Competition Opportunity

May 24, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton City School District finished the Unified Basketball season with nothing but smiles. Specifically for Fulton City School District, a unified basketball team paired 12 special education students referred to as “athletes” with five general education students referred to as “partners.” The team was part of a league of six teams from school districts throughout the section including East Syracuse Minoa, Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, Liverpool and West Genesee.

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Behind-the-Scenes of Becoming Valedictorian and Salutatorian

May 24, 2017 Contributor

Today’s News: Fulton Indoor Soccer Team Wins League, Playoff Championship; Sophomore Clothing Drive Helps Many; Spring Clean-Up a Success; Senior Shirts are Blast from the Past; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.

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This Weekend: Fulton Memorial Day Salute 2017

May 24, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The 36th annual Fulton Memorial Day Salute is slated for this weekend, with the bulk of the action jam packed on Saturday, May 27. To start the celebrations, the carnival portion of the weekend will open Friday evening (May 26) offering carnival rides, games, and food. The fun will continue the following morning (Saturday, May 27) as the Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. running east to west through the city on Broadway.

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UPDATE: NYS AMBER Alert Cancelled

May 23, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

New York State Police Machias have issued an AMBER Alert and is investigating a child abduction near Shelby Lane in Lyndon, New York. The abduction occurred around 5 a.m. on Wednesday (May 23, 2017) and the Amber Alert was activated the same day at 12:20 p.m. Information from NYS Police is as follows:

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Fulton Asks For Public Input On Revised Downtown Revitalization Initiative Application

May 23, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The Executive Director of the Fulton Community Development Agency, Joe Fiumara has announced the city of Fulton’s intent to submit for the second round of NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding. The DRI provides the opportunity for one municipality in each of the 10 regions across New York State to receive $10 million focused on revitalizing communities downtown areas.

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Sixth Graders’ Hometown Hero Essays Posted

May 22, 2017 Steve Yablonski

Sixth graders across the Fulton City School District recently completed a mini unit on Medal of Honor recipient Carlton W. Barrett of Fulton. Students wrote essays based on the prompt: “As a fellow Fultonian, I am proud of Carlton W. Barrett’s actions on June 6, 1944, because…” These are their stories.

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Youth, Veterans, Fire Department Work Together To Place Graveside Flags For Veterans

May 20, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

For the fourth year, the Fulton boys’ lacrosse team paired with the Fulton American Legion to place flags on the graves of all buried veterans resting at Mount Adnah and St. Mary’s cemeteries. Put together along with the cooperation and guidance of the Sugar Funeral Home, Inc. and Sugar & Scanlon Funeral Home, the group has grown to incorporate more volunteers. This year, the Fulton Fire Department volunteered its time as several firefighters participated to help honor the heroes that have made the ultimate sacrifice. For the youth, veterans, firemen, all individuals who participated, the consensus was clear: it’s an honor.

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The condition of the section of the former Nestles site designated to Aldi supermarket, on the corner of Fay and S. Fourth Streets as of May 8, 2017.

Fulton Based Contractor to Continue Work on Former Nestles Site

May 19, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

City officials accepted a bid from Rowlee Construction, Inc. yesterday (May 18) at a special meeting of the Common Council relative to the remaining asbestos and demolition removal at the former Nestles site. Specifically, the Fulton based construction company will remove the debris left on the 2.2 acre parcel of the former Nestles site that is designated for supermarket chain, Aldi.

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Fulton District Officials Announce 2017 Election Results

May 17, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton City School District held a special meeting tonight (May 17) to announce the 2017 election results.

After Fulton voters took to one polling place for the first time, all casting their votes at the Fulton War Memorial on Tuesday, May 16, the votes have been tallied and the results have been determined. Due to a circumstance in which only two candidates ran for three vacant seats on the board of education, district officials were delayed in their announcement after seeking guidance from district attornies, Superintendent Brian Pulvino said.

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Fulton Police Department Joins Click It or Ticket To Crack Down on Seat Belt Use

May 17, 2017 Contributor

The City of Fulton Police Department will join local and national law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates all across the country for the 2017 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization, May 22 through June 4. During the mobilization, officers will be cracking down on motorists who fail to wear their seat belts, both during the day and night.

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