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District Officials Share One Year Progress Update on Focus District Designation

March 29, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Fulton City School District officials have presented the summary of a one year progress report after being labeled a focus district by the NYS Education Department last year. For FCSD specifically, the district attained focus status based on the elementary and middle school ELA and Math combined performance index for the Hispanic subgroup of students. Additionally, G. Ray Bodley High School was labeled a focus school based on the ELA and math combined performance index for the economically disadvantaged subgroup of students.

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GR Bodley Talent On Display Next Week

March 29, 2017 Contributor

Today’s News: Students and staff experience Monday morning heat wave; Wrestler finds success in national tournament; Math Club celebrates Pi Day 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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Public Invited To Free Day Of Family Fun at Annual Parent University

March 29, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Fulton City School District officials invite district families to a day of free family fun at Parent University to be held Saturday (April 1) from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at G. Ray Bodley High School located at 6 William Gillard Drive. The event is entirely free and will provide a full day of fun, learning, and opportunities. Similar to last year, transportation is available upon reservation and supervised activities for children ages 4-12 are available throughout the event.

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Operation Oswego County Donation Brings Fulton Block Builder Grant Match to 97%

March 28, 2017 Contributor

Operation Oswego County Inc., has donated $2,500.00 to the Fulton Block Builders putting FBB so close to our goal we can taste it!” said Linda Eagan, FBB Administrative Director. The donation presented from OOC allows Fulton Block Builders to reach 97% of the match needed to realize the full $100,000 grant from the Shineman Foundation.

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Cleveland Man Facing Rape Charge

March 27, 2017 Contributor

On March 24 at 5:31 p.m., sheriff’s deputies arrested Shane Desjardins, 39, of 15 Old North Road, Cleveland, for second-degree rape, a class D felony; second-degree criminal sex act, a class D felony and endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.

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Fulton Woman Charged With Endangering the Welfare of a Physically Disabled Person

March 27, 2017 Steve Yablonski

Sheriff David Gould reported today (March 27) that the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jenna M. Boyle, 23, of Fulton, for the following charge.
• Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person 2nd Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.

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The City Of Fulton Lifts Overnight Parking Ban

March 24, 2017 Steve Yablonski

Due to milder temperatures and the minimal threat of substantial snow forecasted for the next week, the ban has now been lifted.

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Movie Night? Family Video of Fulton Will “Round It Up” to Benefit Lymphoma Research

March 24, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Family Video is in the final days of it’s sixth annual “Round It Up” Campaign in Fulton. The campaign offers all customers of Family Video the opportunity to round up their purchase amount to the nearest dollar, donating mere cents of every purchase to the Lymphoma Research Foundation.

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Fulton Council Rejects Zone Change Proposal After Second Public Hearing

March 22, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton Common Council revisited a zone change request after no action was taken following a public hearing in August. Property owner for the locations listed at 837 and 839 Oneida St., Joseph Latino has requested the zoning to be changed from the current C-1 Commercial to R-1 Residential with the intent to sell the property. With five councilmen present at the initial public hearing, all fives votes in favor were required to approve the zone change. After two councilmen abstained their votes, no action was taken, Mayor Woodward explained.

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Third Annual Parent University Planned

March 22, 2017 Contributor

Today’s News: Career Day Cancelled After Storm; Students Win Big at Art Show; Golden Referrals Up and Running; 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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