Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new public awareness campaign on the fentanyl crisis impacting communities across New York State. The campaign consists of ads and information cards warning New Yorkers about the dangers of fentanyl, providing safety tips on prevention and offering guidance on how to safely respond to a fentanyl overdose.
The Friends of History In Fulton, Inc. is pleased to announce its annual Parade of Trees. Santa’s elves spent all day and night decorating the house inside and out. Now all we need is for you to come. We are located at 177 S.First St., in Fulton.
A holiday that is based on being grateful around an enormous meal made for every relative you are aware of can get to be quite the extravagant and expensive task. As you prepare for the holiday season here are some tips and tricks for how to have a healthy and affordable holiday meal.
A traffic pursuit reportedly began in the town of Scriba then into the city of Oswego before back into the town of Scriba and continuing into the town of Volney with it ending in the town of Palermo after he had allegedly intentionally attempted to strike three separate patrol vehicles and pulled the truck into a hay field.
According to the U.S Fire Administration, there are more home fires on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year. “Most fires on Thanksgiving occur between noon and 4 p.m. – the peak cooking hours,” Oswego Fire Chief Randy Griffin said. “Many of those fires can be easily avoided by staying alert and remaining in the kitchen while cooking.”
As we slowly transition into the winter of 2017/2018, Fulton Fire Chief David Eiffe would like to take a minute to offer the following tips and safety suggestions: Read the full article for safety suggestions.
Oswego County legislator representing the 22nd District, James Karasek organized a non-perishable food drive to benefit local agencies in dispersing food for those in need around the holidays. The Fulton TOPS store, 909 W. First St., is now home to a donation bin for customers to place purchased canned goods and non-perishable food items through the end of December. All collected food will be evenly distributed among Catholic Charities of Oswego County and Oswego County Opportunities’ Nutrition Services to be given to local families in need.
Financial donations and volunteer help are needed for this year’s Community Thanksgiving Dinner to be held on Thursday, November 23 from noon until 2:00 p.m. at First United Church of Fulton at 33 South Third Street in Fulton. The free sit down dinner is open to everyone, and features a complete Thanksgiving Dinner and an opportunity for good food and fellowship.
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement with the County of Oswego to ensure that transgender County employees and retirees have access to essential health care coverage through their employer-provided health plan. As part of the settlement, the county has agreed to eliminate from its plan a categorical exclusion on expenses related to gender transition; to offer an affirmative benefit for treatments and procedures for gender transition; and to ensure training and compliance with anti-discrimination laws going forward.
Overseen by judges of the Fifth Judicial District of the New York State Unified Court System and Onondaga County Executive Joannie Mahoney, dozens of local families took their turn to welcome new additions with official adoption finalization proceedings at Syracuse’s 17th Annual National Adoption Day. For one Fulton family, this meant celebrating five children officially welcomed to the Hotchkiss family. Esperanza Hotchkiss, 28, had been fostering two sets of siblings ranging in age from three to 12 and on Friday (Nov 17) she officially took them in as her own.
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