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Fulton Community Celebrates Legacy of Retiring Superintendent Lynch

Superintendent of schools for the past eleven years, Bill Lynch will soon bring his lengthy position in the Fulton City School District to an end as he enters into a well deserved retirement. Starting work in the district in 1981 as a school psychologist through Oswego County BOCES, Lynch swiftly climbed the ladder of success within the district. The community recently came together to celebrate the legacy Lynch will leave behind, although due to his hard working nature retirement wont come with a lack of work as he plans to embark on a new journey with the FCSD.

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New Tradition Brings Graduating Seniors Back to Where It All Began

A new tradition began this year as the G. Ray Bodley graduating class of 2016 traveled back to the elementary school where they began their education and walked the halls in their cap and gown. Besides taking a stroll down memory lane, the graduates were surrounded by young elementary students watching in awe as their older classmates exemplified their future. The young students lined the halls, awaiting high fives and hugs from the graduating seniors and in some cases, getting the first glimpse at the anticipated final outcome of the many years of schooling that are yet to come.

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Canalview Bridge Walk Highlights New Signs, Promotes Physical Activity

More than 90 people showed up to the Canalview Bridge Walk event with at least 60 of those people walking the 1.8-mile trail across Fulton’s bridges and through some of the city’s historic downtown area. A collaboration between Oswego County Opportunities, Fulton Footpaths and the city of Fulton, the event allowed the public to walk the Canalview Bridge trail showcasing new permanent signs marking the paved trail.

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Fulton Man Accused Of Threatening Party-Goers With A Knife

On June 18, at approximately 8:28 p.m., State Police responded to a report of a fight involving a knife at a party on Senior Avenue in Granby. Following investigation, Daryl Chetney stands accused of removing a knife from his pocket and threatening to harm family members with it during an argument.

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Fulton Man Charged With Felony DWI Following Traffic Stop

On June 17, at approximately 6:23 p.m., State Police observed a speeding vehicle on State Route 48 in the town of Granby. As troopers attempted to stop the vehicle, it turned into a driveway at 4 Water Run Drive. Investigation at the scene revealed the operator, Fredrick M. Tomski, 52, of the same address, was intoxicated, police said.

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Fulton Council Raises Fees, Addresses Busy Agenda

The Fulton Common Council addressed a modest crowd at their most recent council meeting (June 7) to gather public opinion for the proposed rate change for building permit and other fees. Ultimately, the council unanimously passed the rate increase but not before hearing the reasoning behind the decision and public opinion on both sides of the discussion. “We’re very concerned, we don’t want our fees to be way up higher than other cities, we’re definitely not the highest. In 2005, we lowered them in hopes that it would bring a whole bunch of people in, but it didn’t,” said Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. Mayor Woodward asked Joe Fiumara, Director of Code Enforcement and Executive Director of the Fulton Community Development Agency to further explain the background of the decision to raise fees.

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H.O.P.E Brings Light to Devastating Heroin Epidemic

The small but mighty Phoenix community came together to address the devastating heroin epidemic hitting all over the nation, even in quiet, cozy neighborhoods like their own. H.O.P.E, Heroin Opioid Prevention Education, hosted a community forum at J.C. Birdlebough High School complete with an agency expo, multiple keynote speakers, and a diverse panel of specialists with a wide range in background and expertise to answer questions from the public.

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