Today (May 26), some 7,556 miles from Fulton, Tim Conners will start his journey to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro at it’s peak height of 19,341 feet, the highest point on the African continent. Conners, a 22-year-old Fulton native, is climbing the mountain as part of his fundraiser mission, MounTimPossible to give back to organizations he says saved his life and to share his mantra to “redefine possible.”
Roughly 15 people attended the first of two meetings of which the Fulton committee preparing the city’s second Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) application has solicited public input. Stakeholders in attendance included elected officials, residents, city committee members, and local business owners. The group was led through the DRI application process by committee members Joe Fiumara, Brittney Jerred, and Dave and Marie Mankiewicz, following a “think positive” theme.
After completion of all New York State assessments on Mathematics and English Language Arts, district officials in Fulton have an estimated outcome of participation rates throughout the district before the official rates are established with the NYS Education Department database.The assessments are given to students in grades third through eighth and the district continues to strive to reach a goal participation rate of 95 percent. Currently, the district overall estimates 93 percent student participation in both ELA and math assessments.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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