Fulton Daily News

Fulton Block Builders Receive 2018 Grant, Announce Informational Meeting

The Richard S. Shineman Foundation’s largest third round grant award was given to Fulton Block Builders for its 2018 Block Challenge program. The grassroots organization in Fulton initiated a very successful 2017 Healthy Neighborhood revitalization program, modeled after the Oswego Renaissance Association’s highly successful project. The $100,000 award is a matching grant payable in the spring of 2018 following completion of fundraising in Fulton. There will be a community informational session to answer your questions about the 2018 Fulton Block Builder application process on January 17 at River Vista Conference Center, 810 S. First St., Fulton, at 6 p.m.

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East Mohawk and Seventh Street Renaissance Block lead by John Fitzgibbons, pictured here at their annual block party.
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ORA 2018 Neighborhood Grants Applications Available Online

The Oswego Renaissance Association announced the availability of the pre-applications for the 2018 grant year. There are three Neighborhood Grants available from the ORA: the Block Challenge Grant, Paint Oswego Grant and the Pride Grant. The ORA has been engaged in a multi-year, multi-pronged revitalization strategy for in four targeted neighborhoods in Oswego since 2014. More than $2 million in documented private capital has been leveraged into Oswego neighborhoods, and hundreds of homeowners have participated.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Common Council Optimistic for 2018

On the first day of 2018, an inaugural meeting of the Fulton Common Council swore in four returning and two new city councilors, a new Common Council President, and rang messages of optimism and excitement for the city’s future.
Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. started the meeting with a few of the goals he intends to continue prioritizing throughout the year including the continued development of the remaining 22 acres of the Nestle site, the ongoing dredging of Lake Neatahwanta, and the push for LED street lighting to name a few.

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Oswego Daily News

Porky and Buddy Pet Health – New Year’s Resolutions From Pets’ Perspective

It’s that time of year again when people start thinking, however reluctantly, about the new year and whether they should be making New Year’s Resolutions. As a general rule, we have no opinion about whether you should join a gym or eat less or read more, because, to be honest, none of that affects us. But here is what you could do that we heartily endorse . . .

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