Investigation at the scene revealed that during the course of a verbal argument, Kathleen M. Halpin, 54, had discharged one round from a shotgun within the living room of the residence while the victim was present, police said.
The long term grocer in Hannibal, Jim Mirabito of the Village Market IGA has recently confirmed the sale of the store to Tops Friendly Markets. After 50 years of service as Hannibal’s only withstanding full-scale grocery store, the Village Market located at 409 Fulton Street will close officially at 3 p.m. on August 7. A recent press release from Tops officials have confirmed that the store will re-open as a chain of Tops Friendly Markets on August 11.
Together, H.O.P.E and the Medicine Place located at 464 Main Street, proudly announced the new resource available to the community and surrounding areas, a MedSafe Box for unused medication. H.O.P.E founder, Savannah Jacquay said David Dingman, local pharmacist and one of the forum’s keynote contributor/panelists immediately began looking into the guidelines and requirements for housing a MedSafe box and ultimately made it happen.
On July 22, at 6:51 p.m., State Police responded to a residence on County Route 8 in the town of Granby for a report of a domestic dispute. Investigation at the scene revealed that Alexzandra L. Sullivan, 21, had allegedly assaulted a family member, breaking the victim’s nose with a bottle of dishwasher detergent.
Hannibal residents have recently learned of the loss of one of the community’s longest known assets. The Hannibal Village Market IGA has been Hannibal’s only withstanding full-scale grocery store for the past 50 years and one of few remaining family owned stores locally. Current owner, Jim Mirabito has ran the store for the last 24 years and recently confirmed that Tops will be taking over the store by the end of summer.
At 10:55 a.m. today (July 27), State Police stopped a vehicle on State Route 48 at Lamson Road, for a traffic violation. Investigation at the scene revealed the driver and sole occupant, Cody Dygert, from Fulton, was allegedly operating with a suspended permit, and was also in possession of heroin.
The Oswego County Health Department reported today (July 27) that a skunk in the city of Fulton has tested positive for rabies. The skunk potentially exposed a person and two dogs to the rabies virus. The incident is still under investigation by the health department.
On July 21, the Fulton Police Department executed a search warrant at 110 W. First St., N., apartment #1 in the city of Fulton. The search warrant was the result of a joint investigation with the Oswego County Drug Task Force into the alleged sales and distribution of heroin and marihuana by Gerald J. Whitney IV from that residence.
On July 21, investigators with the Oswego County Drug Task Force in conjunction with the NYS Police Special Operations Response Team and the Fulton Police Department executed a narcotics related search warrant at 61 N. Sixth St. in Fulton. As a result, a total of 73 individual bags of heroin and approximately 6 grams of crack cocaine were seized.
As the July 1 demolition deadline set forth in a contract with Aldi has come and gone, city officials remain adamant that the agreement with Aldi will forge on. Interest in a corner lot on South Fourth and Fay streets has come from international supermarket chain, Aldi who then signed a contract with the city of Fulton in hopes to build and open a store at this location by Christmas of this year. Despite the delays, executive director of the community development agency, Joe Fiumara has confirmed that Aldi is still interested and pursuing their contract with the city.
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