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Volunteers work on the playground Friday getting it ready for new slides, swings and other equipment. Work will continue all day Saturday.

Mayor Barlow Announces $5,000 In Funding For Leighton Playground Improvements

October 20, 2017 Steve Yablonski

A cadre volunteers rebuilding the Leighton Elementary School’s playground this weekend received a boost from City Hall. Mayor Billy Barlow announced today (Oct. 20) a $5,000 investment by the city of Oswego to the playground project. The current playground at Leighton is 25 years old and is comprised of decaying wooden structures that lack engagement particularly for the youngest children who use the playground most often. The Leighton Home and School Association has been actively fundraising for new playground equipment for more than six years through sales, pledge campaigns and student-led events including a change drive.

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Scriba Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges

October 20, 2017 Contributor

State Police announce the arrest of Domenic J. Gioia, 41, from 956 Middle Road in Scriba, for two counts of Promoting a sexual performance by a child (D Felony) and one count of Possession of a Sexual Performance of a Child (E Felony). Gioia is accused of uploading images depicted as child pornography by use of the internet.

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Fulton Block Builders Approach Renovations Deadline, Celebrate Achievements in First Year

October 19, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton Block Builders 2017 Block Challenge is seeing the final stages of home renovations being completed as the initiative’s deadline approaches at the end of October. Participants in the Block Challenge from neighborhoods throughout the city have until October 31 to complete their exterior home renovations to receive a matching grant from Fulton Block Builders. Pre-applications flooded the FBB volunteer group with 209 homeowners initially applying. 171 homeowners from 25 blocks submitted final applications with a final decision of 22 blocks with 160 properties awarded Block Challenge grants. Of those properties, nine belong to six landlords that own homes in the city, 95 have completed projects, 37 are still underway before the October 31 deadline and some properties had unforeseen circumstances preventing their completion. In total, $70,000 in Block Builder checks have been written and $180,000 worth of improvements have been made city wide.

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Friends of History in Fulton Invites All To ‘Remember Woodstock’

October 19, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Friends of History in Fulton, Inc. invites all to “Remember Woodstock” on Friday, November 3. The party, held at Tavern on the Lock, will include a cash bar, full buffet dinner, music trivia contest, raffles, prizes and musical entertainment from Mike MacDonald playing the songs of the times from the iconic 1969 Woodstock festival. For more information on tickets, read the full article.

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‘Lockout’ Lifted at Oswego Schools Following Suspicious Image Incident

October 19, 2017 Contributor

At approximately 12:21 p.m. today (Oct. 19), the Oswego City Police Department was notified by the Oswego City School District Superintendent that he had placed all seven of their school buildings on “lockout” do to a suspicious image having been observed on social media that was reported to district officials. The lockout that was in effect for approximately one hour and has been lifted. At no point in time did the district believe that the students were in imminent danger and the lockout was due to an abundance of caution.

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Almost, Maine Opens Tonight

October 19, 2017 Contributor

Today’s News: Halloween Blood Drive Needs Donors; Huge Night of Soccer Ahead; Real World Learning during Construction Field Trip; Shining the Light on Domestic Violence; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.

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Fans Understand Freedom of Speech, But Are Anxious To Get Back To The Game

October 18, 2017 Intern

Are you ready for some football? A lot of fans are. However, they’re tired of the distractions. There is a shared respect for people’s right to protest. Peaceful protest is an innate American right. But some sports fans want to get back to the basics. “Now it just seems everyone is focused on the anthem,” Oswego State Senior hockey player Mitchell Herlihey said. “You turn on Sports Center and all you see is highlights of who is kneeling, who is standing and you don’t see what happened in the game.”

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Oswego Middle School Principal Mary Beth Fierro, third row, center, poses with fellow members of the National Distinguished Principals Class of 2017 last week during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Fierro, who has led OMS since 2011, was recognized for setting high standards for instruction, student achievement, character, and climate for the students, families and staffs in their learning communities.

Middle School Principal Fierro Honored in Washington, D.C.

October 18, 2017 Submitted article

Oswego Middle School Principal Mary Beth Fierro was honored last week at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., for her selection to the National Distinguished Principals Class of 2017. Presented by the National Association of Elementary School Principals, Fierro was one of 50 elementary and middle school principals from across the nation recognized for setting high standards for instruction, student achievement, character, and climate for the students, families and staffs in their learning communities.

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Aldi Contractor Tells Fulton Public: Opening Slated for Mid December

October 18, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Stephen Proietta from Aldi’s contractor, National Contracting addressed questions from the public after a regular meeting of the Fulton Common Council on Tuesday, October 17. Aldi, the international supermarket chain, is constructing a new store location on the corner of Fay and South Fourth Streets in Fulton on a parcel of the former Nestle factory site. The City of Fulton acquired the 24-acre lot at 555 South Fourth Street by tax foreclosure in November of 2015 after the buildings sat mostly empty since Nestle closed in 2003. Today, nearly two years after acquisition, the site is anticipating complete demolition of the former factory by the end of the year with an Aldi store on a 2.2-acre lot slated to open in mid-December. The demolition of the dilapidated factory was plagued with several interruptions and contract amendments between the city and Aldi pushed back construction of the store, but as framework of the store goes up on site, residents are realizing the final steps of the store’s journey to Fulton are happening. County Legislator Frank Castiglia Jr. arranged for both Stephen Proietta of National Contracting and Ted Rowlee of Rowlee Construction to speak to the public in regards to the ongoing work at the site including the construction of the Aldi store and the demolition of the former factory buildings after several constituents in his district posed questions.

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Troopers Continue To Investigate Early Morning Crash In Lysander

October 18, 2017 Contributor

State Police in Lysander are investigating a three-car crash that occurred this morning (Oct. 18) on State Route 48 (Oswego Road) in the town of Lysander. The investigation revealed a 2009 Chevrolet pickup and a 2011 Hyundai were traveling south on State 48 when a 2014 Chevrolet failed to yield the right of way by attempting to turn left from State 48 onto Short Cut Road and striking the pickup truck. The pickup truck was then struck from behind by the Hyundai which causes the pickup truck to travel off the roadway and come to rest on the property of 9477 Oswego Road fully engulfed in fire.

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