Fulton Daily News

The Granby Lake Neatahwanta Reclamation Committee will host a chicken barbeque fundraiser Saturday at the Granby Community Center on County Route 8 in Fulton.
The event will begin at noon and wrap up at 3 p.m.

The proposed budget is $65,259,100, and is a 4.6% increase over the current budget. This proposal also includes a 1.5% increase to the local tax levy. “It takes a lot of forethought to make sure the budget is efficient and fair for our students’ education and fair for members of the community,” the superintendent said.

On Saturday, May 4, 11 local paddlers participated in Canal Clean Sweep for the historic Battle Island area of the Oswego River. Very little littler was found along the shoreline. Stopping to view and explore Battle Island, an abandoned and deteriorated campsite was discovered.

Two of the area’s most talented and popular musicians will be featured this year at the 32nd Annual Fulton Memorial Day Salute. On May 24 at 6 p.m., Rick Bush, a Fulton native, will bring his musical talents to the stage. On May 25 at 6 p.m., Vince Markowsky will take the stage.

Visitors can browse through a large selection of furniture, kitchenware and pottery, prints, and vintage outdoor items, and even the building will see a new use when the Parish Antiques and Country Market opens to the public on May 18. Owner Cherie Stooks has spent the past several months filling the former St. Anne’s Catholic Church with a large selection of antiques ranging from the Victorian period to the 1960s and 1970s.

During a special meeting Monday night, the Cayuga Community College Board of Trustees continued discussions of budgetary and bargaining unit issues after hearing from 10 campus members and witnessing a group of 40 students rallying in support of College employees. The college and board is working to reduce expenditures of its $32.36 million operating budget by approximately $1.5 million before the end of the fiscal year on August 31, 2013, to help make up for an unexpected 5 percent enrollment decrease.

UPDATE: Dock was located on May 7

Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh reports that deputies are investigating the larceny of a floating dock. On Sunday at 11:30 a.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the Oneida Bay Marina to investigate the theft. The property owner reported that sometime between 11 p.m. on May 4 and 11:30 a.m. on May 5, a section of floating dock was stolen.