Thirteen young contestants anxiously took the stage recently to sing their hearts out in hopes of being crowned “Fulton Idol.” As the contestants anxiously awaited the results, Alexis Barth, an eighth grader at Fulton Junior High School, was all smiles as she realized she had won the title of Fulton Idol. She had competed in Fulton Idol last year and took home fourth place.
Oswego County natives and long-time National Anthem singers Chuck and Betsy Copps are in the running to take their star-spangled duet to the New York State Fair this year. “We have entered the New York State Fair’s ‘Star Spangled Challenge’ contest,” Chuck said.
The Fulton School District Board of Education will be reaching out to a consultant for assistance in a study regarding class sizes at the elementary level. In a regular board meeting at the end of the school year, class sizes for the four elementary schools for next year were presented. The board was asked for permission to conduct a study into these numbers and possible outcomes for remedying the issues.
The Fulton Board of Education held its annual reorganizational meeting and appointed its officers for the 2015-2016 school year. The board named David Cordone as president and returned Dan Pawlewicz as vice president and Barbara Hubbard as clerk. Cordone was later acknowledged in the regular meeting of the board of education for recognition of the amount of board development activities he has participated in over the years.
The Fulton Water Department Flushing Program will begin August 3. Flushing will begin in the morning and continue until sunset. This program should be completed no later than August 19.
Nestles Building #30, located on Fay Street, and the adjoining parking lot, located on South Fourth Street were sold to Gary E. Springs of Spring Storage Park at the July 7 Common Council meeting. The council unanimously approved the sale. Springs intends to use the building and parking lot for warehousing and his U-Haul business.
Christopher L. Kane of North Syracuse was arrested recently for allegedly selling heroin in Fulton. Further arrests and charges are possible at a later date, according to the Oswego County Drug Task Force.
Due to spawning season, state law requires no dredging be completed until the season is over. With the end of spawning season July 17, Mayor Ronald Woodward announced at a recent council meeting they hope to start dredging as soon as possible.
Local writer and artist Lisa R. Davis recently released her newest book, Fairies in Summer. This book is the third in a series, following Fairies in my Flowerbeds and Fairies in Spring Flowers. Each is an illustrated, rhyming poetry book of fairies made visible by wearing clothes made from flowers.
The group, organized by Jim Farfaglia, Alex Grimshaw and a number of other volunteer supporters, was formed to bring awareness to the good things happening in the Fulton community. The meeting included multiple community guest speakers presenting on a variety of subjects relevant to the Fulton community.
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