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Trial Postponed A Month For Fulton Man Accused Of Hurting Small Child

<br />Robby Guppy, from a police mugshot

Robby Guppy of Fulton has had his trial delayed a month.

The Fulton man is accused of beating his 18-month old daughter last year and of burning her with cigarettes because she would not go to sleep.

Guppy’s lawyer tells the Post-Standard the trial is now set for Aug. 24.

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Fulton Limiting Pre-K Program To Avoid Spending Tax Dollars

The Fulton City School District is limiting its successful universal pre-K program to keep it from costing local taxpayers any money. “I don’t want to cut our program,” a district official told the Board of Education, but, “I don’t want to have to come back to you and say I need help.”

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Fulton, Oswego Councilors Share Ideas To Improve Their Cities

<br />Mayor Randy Bateman of Oswego, in the dark grey suit at left, listens along with members of the Oswego Common Council as Fulton Mayor Ron Woodward, at right, details the city's home renovation program along with members of the Fulton Common Council.

Fulton lawmakers shared the best idea they think they’ve had in a while — renovating homes seized for back taxes and selling them at market value to generate more money to fix up more homes.  Oswego lawmakers talked about their efforts to enforce housing codes in a city with lots and lots of college rentals and some notorious landlords.

It was the first time legislators from the sister cities had gotten together in one room in perhaps decades.

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Fulton Board of Ed Names Leaders, Handles Annual Duties

Fulton’s Board of Education picked its leaders for a new year and plunged into the routine work that faces a school board at its first meeting of the new work year.

Board President Robert Ireland remained in the post.  Former leader Robbin Griffin was selected Vice President.  Brian Hotaling was named the board’s Clerk.

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