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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Today’s News: Holocaust Survivor Visits G.R.B.; Graduation Details Announced; Seniors Excited for Senior Trip; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
Phoenix High School hosted the Oswego County Olympiad on Thursday (May 11,) allowing hundreds of exceptional student athletes the chance to participate in friendly track and field competition. In its third year, Fulton native Tim Conners who narrowly defeated a life threatening cancer diagnosis as a teenager, kicked off the event with his inspiring opening remarks. Speaking to the crowd of 460 student athletes, Conners spread a message of perseverance, a lesson he learned while battling for his life and even after as he discovered how to operate daily life in a now sightless world.
Faculty members and former students of G. Ray Bodley High School recently approached the Board of Education to share their thoughts behind the idea to implement a seminar course at the high school. GRB principal, Donna Parkhurst alongside Betsy Conners presented an opportunity to board members last month to instate a seminar course at the high school, a course with similar structure and goals to that of the advisory program. Teachers, Angela Ferlito, Teresa Hill, Ami LaDuc and Jennifer Reese used their own personal experiences as former advisory teachers to share the success advisory had as well as the success they believe seminar will replicate.
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