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.
Kind of like a broken record – warm and humid overnight. Low about 65. Warm and humid on Wednesday. High near 80 again.
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.
Continued very warm and humid on Tuesday. High in the 80s with a thunderstorm possible.
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.”
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.”
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.
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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