US Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that he has secured $300,000 to design and engineer a plan to repair the 100 year old breakwall. Schumer believes that the breakwall is in danger of collapsing. That would shut down the port, which has become a busy hub of shipping activity that generates an estimated $6 million in economic benefit to the region.
Conservative candidate for Congress Doug Hoffman came to Fulton Tuesday to open a district office as his campaign entered its final week. Hoffman, according to the independent polls of the race, is running third but gaining on second-place Republican Dede Scozzafava and leader Democrat Bill Owens. Hoffman runs particularly strong in Oswego County. We’ve got more pictures from the event inside.
Keep the Red Raider and the Indian head logo. That was the blunt message Tuesday night from a handful of former Fulton athletes, coaches and supporters to members of the Fulton Board of Education.
The district, under pressure from the state Education Department, stopped using a logo showing a Native American head in a traditional headdress. The district kept the name “Red Raiders” and began using what a search of school records shows is the only official logo the school’s ever had — a red block “F”.
It was a game Fulton should have won, but it didn’t turn out that way. A full report this morning on the 3-2 overtime loss in the first round of the Section III playoffs. Also, one student’s plea for better manners.
Novelis Corporation will pay $220,000 to settle natural resource damages claims centering on the company’s aluminum manufacturing facility adjacent to Lake Ontario in Scriba. The settlement relates to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination in several areas bordering the Novelis facility, including natural and man-made wetlands, man-made ponds and a stream.
The event, hosted at the Oswego Elks Lodge, provided an opportunity to learn about the many human services programs available to youth in Oswego County. It also showed those present how their agencies could work together. The presentations touched on job training, mentoring, juvenile justice services, recreation, and much more.All Content Copyright Dot Publishing 2024. All Submissions Become Property of Dot Publishing All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.