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Fulton School District Voters Say ‘Yes’ to Budget, BOE and Library

May 21, 2014 Janet Rebeor

The preliminary tally of Tuesday’s votes is in and the Fulton City School District community voiced its approval for the $67.4 million budget by a nearly two-to-one margin.
“Our budget passed,” Superintendent Bill Lynch said Tuesday night. “We had a very good voter turnout, which is what we always seek. That was gratifying. The community supported our budget and we’re very pleased for the continued support.”

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Two incumbents, one challenger win seats on Oswego City School District Board of Education

May 20, 2014 Steve Yablonski

Breaking News: Voters returned two incumbents to the Oswego School Board and added a newcomer.
The district’s budget was also approved.

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Fulton Boys’ Lacrosse Playoff Preview

May 20, 2014 Contributor

Today’s News In The Raider: Boys’ track competes well at C-NS and the latest figures from the Environmental Club in today’s edition of RaiderNet Daily.

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Councilor Proposes Tougher Fines For Code Violations

May 19, 2014 Steve Yablonski

“We spent about 95 percent of our time when we had codes, doing inspections. That’s pretty much all we do, leaving little time for enforcement,” Councilor Mike Todd said. “Nothing really gets done with enforcement. We need to get to a point where we have some teeth to go after these houses and start cleaning them up.” He proposed a scale of fines up to $5,000 as well as immediate eviction of problem tenants.

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Drug Suspect Arrested In Suffolk County

May 19, 2014 Submitted article

On May 16, Andrew J. Galluzi, 21, of 39 Manorview Way Manorville, NY, was arrested in Suffolk County New York based upon an Oswego County Court arrest warrant. Galluzi was remanded to the Oswego County Correctional Facility to await arraignment in Oswego County Court.

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Seneca River Is Closed

May 19, 2014 Steve Yablonski

Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh reports that effective immediately, the Seneca River is closed to all boat traffic from Three Rivers to the Cayuga County line until further notice due to high waters.
According to the Canal Corporation, the high waters have caused damage to several boats.

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Fulton Police Investigating Reported Attempted Robbery

May 19, 2014 Contributor

Fulton Police are investigating a report of an attempted robbery at Price Chopper located at 12 W. First St. S., in the city of Fulton. On Sunday (May 18), at about 1:20 a.m., officers responded to Price Chopper and found that an unknown white male had allegedly entered the business and passed a note to the clerk demanding money.

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Fire Strikes Downtown Oswego Building

May 19, 2014 Submitted article

Firefighters responded Sunday night to a fire in the basement area of the Buckhout Building below Murdock’s Bike Shop. The fire was located in the window frame between the window and the plywood covering it and was extinguished. The cause appears to be improper disposal of smoking materials, according to OFD.

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Community service project turns into a life lesson

May 18, 2014 Steve Yablonski

Several volunteers, young and old, assist the Fulton VFW Post #569 and Fulton American Legion in honoring locally buried veterans. On Sunday, they placed flags at the graves of many veterans. It was also a vivid local history lesson for many involved.

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Fresh Air child Xiomara enjoys checking out a corn field in Oswego.

Program Offers Youth Fresh Air In Oswego County

May 18, 2014 Steve Yablonski

“Witnessing a child’s face light up from seeing a hill or cow for the first time can truly be a humbling and inspiring experience,” Fresh Air host Lisa Hall said. “It’s something frequently felt through The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program.” Each summer, more than 4,000 children visit volunteer host families in rural, suburban and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada.

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