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Fulton, Oswego Councilors Share Ideas To Improve Their Cities

July 16, 2009 Contributor

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.Ã‚Â 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

July 16, 2009 Contributor

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.Ã‚Â Former leader Robbin Griffin was selected Vice President.Ã‚Â Brian Hotaling was named the board’s Clerk.

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Fulton Construction Project On Schedule

July 15, 2009 Contributor

The Fulton school district’s $23.6 million construction project is back on track.

After a minor delay caused by the accidental destruction of asbestos-laden floor tiles in the auditorium of the Education Center building, the pace of work has picked up and Jerry Seguin, the district’s point man on the big project, told the Board of Education Tuesday night that things are generally “right on schedule”.

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Fulton Savings Will Close River Glen Mall Branch, The Latest To Leave

July 14, 2009 Contributor

Yet another business is pulling out of the half-empty River Glen Mall.

Fulton Savings Bank will close its 15-year-old branch at the Route 481 shopping center on December 18.Ã‚Â No employees will lose their jobs, according to the bank’s CEO, Mike Pollock.Ã‚Â The bank’s lease expires not long after the closing.

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Mosquitoes Carrying EEE Found Here Much Earlier Than Usual

July 14, 2009 Contributor

Oswego County’s discovery of a mosquito carrying an Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus makes the county and the state the first place in the country to discover the potentially deadly illness this year.Ã‚Â It’s also one of the earliest annual discoveries for the county on record.

Lucky us.

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Bullhead Point Concession Is Stand Empty Again, But There’s Interest In Reopening It

July 13, 2009 Contributor

The concession stand at Bullhead Point is empty again.

Ace BBQ got out of its contract with the city of Fulton “a little early,” said Mayor Ron Woodward.Ã‚Â He said the was having more success with its catering business than its retail business.

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Fulton Common Council Notes & Tidbits

July 10, 2009 Contributor

The Fulton Common Council meeting Tuesday was notable for one thing: The return of Alderman Norman “Jay” Foster. The fifth ward’s representative has been away from the Council table, though not from his work as an Alderman, during his fight against lymphatic cancer.

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‘Rock The Block’ Returns to Fulton Wed. July 22

July 9, 2009 ChirelloMarketing

Ã¢â‚¬ËœRock the Block,Ã¢â‚¬â„¢ a one-day festival of music and food on the Fulton riverfront, returns from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wed. July 22, it was announced by Wes Dean, event chair and owner of Red […]

Volney Home Destroyed By Fire

July 9, 2009 Contributor

There’s no word yet on what caused a house fire in Volney Wednesday.

The home at 1508 County Route 57 was destroyed by fire late in the afternoon. The one-family home is owned by Sandra Audas, according to the county’s online property tax database.

No injuries were reported. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

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NEW UPDATE: Gov. Appoints A Lieutenant Gov; Court Fight Likely

July 8, 2009 Contributor

And the winner of the Lieutenant Governor sweepstakes is:

Richard Ravitch, the former head of the Metropolitan Transit Agency in NYC, who saved it from severe money troubles.

Here he is, in a photo from the state website. He’s on the left:

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