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Mayor Barlow Delivers Budget Proposal To Councilors

August 14, 2018 Contributor

This budget is the third city budget I have constructed as mayor. As you know, since taking office in January of 2016, we have implemented and followed a strategic return on investment driven strategy, a complete contradiction to the strategy used by our predecessors.

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Mayor Barlow Unveils Proposed 2019 Oswego City Budget

August 13, 2018 Steve Yablonski

At Monday night’s Common Council meeting, Mayor Billy Barlow unveiled his tentative operating budget for the coming year. It contains a 2.1% reduction in city property taxes for 2019. This is the first tax reduction for city residents in 20 years, Barlow said Monday night during his annual budget message to the council.

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Driver In Fatal Crash Identified

August 13, 2018 Contributor

The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office has identified the driver who died in a motor vehicle crash on Saturday morning on State Route 176 in the town of Hannibal. The driver of the Ford truck was 23-year-old Timothy Manno of Fulton.

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Inmate Who Died At OCJ Identified

August 13, 2018 Contributor

The Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation into the death, and is working with the Oswego County Coroner’s Office, the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the New York State Commission of Correction.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Man Arrested After Five-Hour Standoff

August 13, 2018 Site Administrator

On Sunday (August 12) at 5:14 a.m., Fulton Police were dispatched to a resident in the 600 block of Ontario Street for the report of a domestic dispute. After approximately five hours, the suspect exited the apartment peacefully and was taken into custody without further incident. He is being held at FPD pending arraignment on several charges.

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U.S. HISTORY COMES ALIVE AT FORT ONTARIO – Bring the kids to Fort Ontario State Historic Site on East Fourth Street in Oswego to witness this chapter in our nation’s history. Re-enactors representing British troops and the rebel forces of the Continental Army participate in the Revolutionary War Encampment on Saturday and Sunday, August 25 and 26. The event also features music, games, displays and demonstrations. For details, call 315-343-4711 or find the fort on Facebook.

Witness `Assault on Fort Ontario’ During Revolutionary War Weekend Aug. 25 and 26

August 12, 2018 Contributor

Fort Ontario State Historic Site on East Fourth Street in Oswego hosts a Revolutionary War encampment on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25 and 26. The event features living history demonstrations and three battle re-enactments. Highlights include a Continental Army attack on a British outpost in Washington (East) Park on Bridge Street in Oswego at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.

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Annual Hunter Arms Homecoming Weekend Slated for August 24 and 25

August 11, 2018 Contributor

Gun collectors and history gurus will gather from all over the country in Fulton for the eighth Annual Hunter Arms Homecoming. The event is hosted by the Friends of History in Fulton, N.Y., Inc. The shoot event will take place Saturday, August 25 at Pathfinder Fish & Game Club on Route 57 in Phoenix, N.Y. Concurrently, there also will be an exhibit both days (Friday and Saturday) at the John Wells Pratt House Museum located on 177 South First St, Fulton, NY, showcasing L.C. Smith Guns and Hunter Arms memorabilia.

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Fulton Daily News

Driver Dies In Hannibal Crash

August 11, 2018 Site Administrator

At 12:56 a.m. today (August 11), members of the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a single car motor vehicle accident in the town of Hannibal. The driver and sole occupant of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Fighting for Fulton: Public Outcry Grows

August 10, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

A group of concerned citizens challenging residents, landlords, and city officials alike to help restore Fulton to its former glory has seemingly doubled in size. Just over a dozen people showed up to Tuesday’s (August 7) regular meeting of the Fulton Common Council to address concerns from drug use to negligent landlords and homeowners throughout the city.

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Huhtamaki Supports Fulton Block Builders in More Ways Than One

August 10, 2018 Contributor

Mark Southwick and Joe McConnell recently presented Linda Eagan with a check for $1,000.00 to support the Fulton Block Builder (FBB) matching grant program. In addition to the financial support Mark and Joe spent time learning about the program from Linda and John and brainstormed more ways that Huhtamaki could lend more support to this program. One of the most exciting ideas to come out of the session was Huhtamaki’s suggestion to help FBB advertise during the period that FBB applications are being accepted (January through March).

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