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Winter Will Not Halt Work for Friends of Fulton Parks Volunteers

December 11, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Friends of Fulton Parks is active year-round, and currently seeking participants and volunteers to plan their first annual “Snow Softball Tournament” fundraiser in February. Online Amazon shoppers can also show their support by choosing Friends of Fulton Parks Inc. when shopping at https://smile.amazon.com/. Amazon will donate a percentage of the sales to the organization. The winter is also time for planning and preparing for the next year. On the 2018 agenda for fun are Sparkle-a-Park, A Day in Foster Park, Lake Neatahwanta Nature Trail Walk, and Oswego River Pathfinder Trail Halloween Hike. Just before Halloween, Friends of Fulton Parks collaborated with Oswego County Opportunities’ Impact Program, Fulton YMCA, and Fulton NY Rocks to host their first Halloween Hike along the Oswego River on Fulton’s restored Oswego River Pathfinder Trail.

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Fulton’s Downtown Lit for Holiday Season

December 11, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The 14th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Jubilee at Fulton’s City Hall kicked the holiday season off to a jolly start. Guests enjoyed free hot chocolate, donuts, crafts, and face painting as they awaited the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus to light the city’s Christmas tree. For the first time this year, the holiday lighting didn’t stop at the city’s tree at City Hall. The Fulton downtown gazebo has been lit for the holiday season thanks to community members and local businesses.

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Hannibal Transfer Station Remains Closed Until Dec. 27

December 11, 2017 Contributor

The closure has been extended by an extra week due to a delay in construction. The Oswego and Volney locations will continue to be open extra days while repairs are being made to the Hannibal facility.

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Oswego County Officials Warn of Deed Scams

December 11, 2017 Contributor

A Scriba resident who purchased property in October recently received solicitations from two companies based in Albany, NY. The companies offered to provide a “property assessment profile” or a “property report” and a copy of the deed for $87. “This information is public record and available on our website. Please don’t waste $87 for this free information,” said Real Property Director Betsy Knapp.

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Rally Held Opposing GOP Tax Plan

December 10, 2017 Steve Yablonski

More than two dozen concerned citizens spent their lunch hour Friday (Dec. 8) holding an informational picket outside Oswego City Hall. The group sought to highlight the cons of the proposed GOP tax plan.
Some, armed with signs, went into City Hall to see if anyone was working in Congressman John Katko’s office. No one was working and the office was locked. Later, they patrolled the west side of West First Street to get their message out to pedestrians and motorists.

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75 loads of gravel were used to improve large sections of the trail. Dump trucks and other equipment were provided by Parker’s Excavation/Tree Service, Brian Wallis and the Oswego County ATV Club.

Local Snowmobile Club Rebuilds Five Miles of Trail Over the Summer

December 9, 2017 Contributor

The volunteers who maintain snowmobile trails are just as busy in the summer with pre-season snowmobile preparations as they are in the winter – brushing trails, fixing and replacing bridges, working with landowners and securing the permits and permissions needed to continue to use trails on state lands. There may be no snow, but a club’s work never ends.

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Community Rallies Behind Three-Year-Old Cancer Patient, Fulton’s ‘Danger Girl’

December 8, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Danger is her middle name. Literally. As such, the young Brooklyn Danger Marie Hall is no stranger to looking danger in the face. “Brooklyn Danger is not your typical 3-year-old. She is the most dangerous girl in the world. She is the kind of girl that has no fear, jumps without second guessing, and runs full speed into dangerous situations,” her mom, Meghan Hall said on the youngster’s GoFundMe account. And now, at not yet even four-years-old, Brooklyn Hall dubbed “Danger Girl” is staring danger right in the face once again as she battles Ependymoma, a rare type of brain cancer occurring in only eight to 10 percent of childhood brain tumors.

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Governor Cuomo Announces Completion Of $14 Million Route 104 Rehabilitation In Oswego County

December 8, 2017 Contributor

Governor Andrew Cuomo today (Dec. 8) announced the completion of a $14 million project that rehabilitated nearly four miles of Route 104 in western Oswego County. “Route 104 is a vital corridor for Oswego County and the Niagara Frontier, supporting commerce, tourism and recreational opportunities for the entire region’s economy,” Governor Cuomo said. “This project modernizes and upgrades the highway while improving safety for all of the motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians who depend upon this critical roadway.”

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Granby Teen Facing Charges

December 8, 2017 Contributor

He was charged with Juvenile Delinquency for acts, if committed by an adult, would constitute the charges of two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, a class D felony; two counts of first-degree rape, a class B felony; two counts of first-degree criminal sex act, a class B felony and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor.

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Oswego Man Charged With Sexual Abuse

December 8, 2017 Contributor

On Thursday (Dec. 7) at 2:08 p.m., sheriff’s deputies arrested Donald E. Schopp, 56, of 128 Tug Hill Road, Oswego, for first-degree sexual abuse, a class D felony. He allegedly had sexual contact with the victim being less than 13 years of age.

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