Fulton Daily News
Roy Hodge, The Fulton Patriot’s Editor and Columnist, Retires Today
County’s Jobless Rate Lower Than a Year Ago. Analyst: ‘Recovery Has Begun’
“For the first time since the recession began, things are better than they were last year,” said Roger Evans, Principal Economist with the New York State Labor Department in Syracuse.
Trash Truck Spills Load on 481 in Fulton
Photographer Rick Grosvent shares these pictures with us of an accident Wednesday along Route 481 in front of Empower Federal Credit Union. A truck hauling trash tipped over and spilled the truck’s contents onto the grass in front of the credit union’s entrance. Click inside for more photos.
Fulton City Parking Lot May Lose All-Day Spaces
Fulton lawmakers are poised to eliminate the last all-day parking spaces in the downtown retail area. The Common Council agreed to hold a public hearing on plans to turn the city-owned lot adjacent to the Tavern on the Lock restaurant into two-hour parking only.
Today’s Tunes In June Cancelled
Due to today’s weather conditions, we have decided to cancel today’s Tunes In June.
Huge Turnout Leads to Approval of Fulton School Budget
A big turnout of voters provided a big margin of victory for Fulton’s school budget proposal.
The budget passed, 954 to 608.
Final Vote Today on Fulton Schools Budget
Fulton voters go back to the polls today to decide the fate of the school’s budget for the 2010-11 year.
They’ll decide a $60.7 million budget. It’s about $132,000 smaller than the budget voters defeated by just 7 votes in May. It raises the tax levy 1.79%.
Superintendent Defends Decision to Eliminate JV Sports in Hannibal
Hannibal’s Superintendent of Schools delivered a long and detailed answer to a simple question: Will Hannibal have JV sports this fall? The short answer is “no”, but the full answer involves balancing the district’s policies and goals against its shrinking resources. Mike DiFabio invited his audience to walk a mile in his shoes and see how he made a difficult decision.



