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Former Fulton Man Charged with Disorderly Conduct in Providence R.I.

May 21, 2013 Janel Sullivan

According to authorities in Providence, R.I., a Fulton man is somehow involved in an assault that left a college basketball player hospitalized in critical condition. Around 2:23 a.m. on May 12, Joseph Sharkey, a Brown University basketball player was punched in the head, leaving him seriously injured. Sharkey fractured his skull on the concrete and was taken to a Rhode Island hospital. A Connecticut man was charged with the assault. Dillon James “DJ” Ingham of Fulton was charged with one count of disorderly conduct related to the incident.

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Weather Notebook For May 21, 2013

May 21, 2013 Steve Yablonski

Kind of like a broken record – warm and humid overnight. Low about 65. Warm and humid on Wednesday. High near 80 again.

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Cayuga CC Board of Trustees issues statement of support of president, administration; fails to reach agreement with Faculty Association

May 20, 2013 Steve Yablonski

During a special meeting of the Cayuga Community College Board of Trustees, the board issued a statement in support of college president Daniel P. Larson and the administration. The board also issued a statement that said it was unable to reach an agreement with the Faculty Association to help address the financial situation facing the college.

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Weather Notebook For May 19, 2013

May 20, 2013 Steve Yablonski

Continued very warm and humid on Tuesday. High in the 80s with a thunderstorm possible.

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Cayuga CC recognizes the Class of 2013 at its 59th annual Commencement

May 19, 2013 Submitted article

For Cayuga Community College graduate and Commencement speaker Brian Knapp ’13, this day almost never came. On August 4, 2008, nine days before his 21st birthday, he was driving his Marine commander through the country side of Afghanistan when they vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device. He sustained a traumatic brain injury and struggled to remember simple words like “gate.”

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Volney Elementary keeps up Earth Day Tradition

May 17, 2013 Janel Sullivan

Today (May 17), marked Volney Elementary’s annual Earth Day Celebration. Earth Day is an all-day event and has been a Volney staple for more than 15 years. “The kids are excited about this day every year,” said Principal Jeff Hendrickson. “It’s tradition. It’s become one of those things that’s expected.”

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Cayuga CC Board acknowledges receipt of no confidence vote by unions

May 17, 2013 Steve Yablonski

The board will discuss this matter during a special session at 6 p.m. May 17 in the college’s Business Industry Center in the James T. Walsh Regional Economic Center on the Auburn Campus, 199 Franklin St. Both the board and college president Daniel P. Larson are expected to make a statement at that meeting.

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Fulton Art Association Show, Competition Set This Weekend

May 17, 2013 Submitted article

The Fulton Art Association will present its 40th Annual Art Show and Competition this weekend, May 18 and 19. The show opens Saturday at 10 a.m. and goes until 8 p.m., and again Sunday 2-4 p.m. An artists’ reception will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, providing a venue with several artists available for comments on techniques.

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Weather can’t stop Science, Environmental Clubs

May 17, 2013 Contributor

Today’s News In The Raider: Senior Dinner Dance tickets currently on sale And, Big inning fuels Raider upset
Also: Youth Court applications available

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Memorial Day Salute Committee Planning Huge Parade

May 17, 2013 Contributor

The Fulton Service Clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary Sunrise) and the Fulton Veterans Council have completed the planning for the 32nd Annual Memorial Day Salute to be held on May 24 and 25. The parade committee has been working for several months putting together the area’s largest parade. The parade date is May 25 and it will start at 10 a.m.

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