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Fulton Reaches Tentative Agreement with CSEA

November 15, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Negotiations between the City of Fulton and the Civil Service Employee Association (CSEA) have come to an end as a tentative four-year contract has been unanimously approved by the Fulton Common Council.

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Fulton Man Charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Attempted/Forcible Touching

November 15, 2018 Site Administrator

The Fulton Police Department today (November 15) arrested Robert J. Nelson 37, of Cayuga Street, Fulton, for endangering the welfare of a child and attempted/forcible touching.

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Police: Fulton Man Went On Spending Spree With Stolen Credit Card

November 15, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Deputies arrested Timothy R. Moss, 29, of 414 Oneida St., Fulton, at 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday (November 14). He was charged with three counts of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property (credit card), 4th degree, a class E felony; Forgery, 2nd degree, a class D felony and Grand Larceny, 4th degree, a class E felony. The arrest stems from the investigation into four separate incidents that occurred in the town of Scriba, city of Oswego and city of Fulton.

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A number of suggestions from the President’s Group on Sustainability in Dining Centers at SUNY Oswego are leading to a reduction of plastic and an increase in education where students and others eat. Sara Meal, a senior health promotion and wellness major, refills paper condiment cups -- which replaced their plastic counterparts over the summer -- in Pathfinder Dining Hall recently.

Teamwork Leads To Decreased Plastic, Increased Education In SUNY Oswego Dining Centers

November 15, 2018 Contributor

Eusebio Omar van Reenen — then the Student Association’s director of diversity and inclusion and now the SA president — asked last fall about reducing plastics in the dining halls, and President Stanley decided on the spot to form a group to study and make recommendations.

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Fulton Daily News

Code Change Allows Fulton Taxi Company to Expand

November 14, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

A public hearing allowed a change to city code to permit the expansion of a Fulton based taxi company. By amending the city code chapter entitled “Zoning,” city officials have opted to add taxi cab companies as permissible properties zoned commercial or manufacturing.

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Oswego Daily News

Mayor Barlow Announces Public Input Session for Zoning Code Rewrite

November 14, 2018 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow announced a public information session on Thursday, November 15, 3 to 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Oswego City Hall to unveil details on the Downtown Design Standards. The public will learn how the design standards guide new development and redevelopment in downtown Oswego, and how it relates to the Oswego Code updates.

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Fulton Gears Up For Season of Giving

November 14, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. has declared Community Thanksgiving Dinner Day as well as Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Fund Drive Season in the city of Fulton.

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Mayor Billy Barlow signs the Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement as Teresa Woolson, president of the VOW Foundation, looks oni

D.A.R.E. Program Extended By V.O.W. Foundation Grant

November 13, 2018 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow announced today (November 13) the signing of a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement with the Victor Orlando Woolson Foundation to provide funding assistance for the city-sponsored Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program.

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Community Services Forum Set Wednesday in Fulton

November 13, 2018 Steve Yablonski

A Community Services Forum will be held Wednesday, November 14, at Catholic Charities in Fulton. Set up begins at 8 a.m., the event opens to the public at 9 a.m. and runs until noon.

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Port City Native Elected To NC Senate

November 12, 2018 Steve Yablonski

It’s Southern politics, but with an Upstate New York flavor. A huge dose of Oswego common sense will take a seat in the North Carolina Senate on Jan. 1, 2019. Port City native Robert Steinburg is the senator-elect for the largest senate district in North Carolina.

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