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Ballot Recap: Fulton Candidates Seeking Election 2017

November 6, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Polling places throughout Oswego County will be opening for the 2017 election day at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7, running all day until the polls close at 9p.m. Who can Fulton residents expect to see as candidates for elected official positions on their ballots? For the Fulton Common Council, residents will see candidates based on which of the six wards of the city the resident resides in. Read more for information regarding candidates running in each of the six wards and races for Oswego County Legislature representatives covering the city of Fulton.

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Oswego Town Planning Board Announces Update of its Comprehensive Plan

November 6, 2017 Contributor

The town of Oswego Planning Board has begun the process of updating the town’s comprehensive plan. The planning board will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Oswego Town Hall, 2320 County Route 7, to gather public input and begin revising the first two sections of the plan.

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The Oswego & Syracuse Railroad Freight House

Governor Cuomo Announces 21 Properties Recommended To State and National Registers Of Historic Places

November 5, 2017 Steve Yablonski

The nominations, which reflect the striking diversity of New York’s history, include the Mount Hope Cemetery in the Finger Lakes where both human rights pioneers Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony are buried, four sites significant in African-American history, an Off-Off-Broadway theater in New York City that is important in LGBT history, and a piece of Oswego’s railroad history – The Oswego & Syracuse Railroad Freight House on West Utica Street.

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NYSDEC?Verified account @NYSDEC DEC Executive Deputy Commissioner Ken Lynch welcomed partners and the public as he unveiled the improvements to the Salmon River Hatchery.

DEC Announces $150,000 Improvements to Salmon River Fish Hatchery

November 3, 2017 Contributor

Supported by Governor’s Adventure NY Initiative to Connect New Yorkers with Nature New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today (Nov. 3) announced the completion of $150,000 in improvements to the Salmon River Fish Hatchery in Altmar. The improvements represent the first phase of renovations planned for the hatchery in the coming year.

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From left are: Brittney Jerred of Fulton Footpaths, Barry Ostrander, City of Fulton Parks and Recreation Director, Mayor Ron Woodward, Councilor Larry Macner, City of Fulton Public Works Commissioner C.J. Smith, and Marie Mankiewicz, also of Fulton Footpaths. Absent is Joe Fiumara, executive director of the Fulton Community Development Agency.

Macner Thanked for Brightening Oswego Canal

November 3, 2017 Contributor

In a coordinated effort with the city of Fulton Parks and Recreation Department and the city of Fulton’s Department of Public Works Department, Larry Macner, Sixth Ward Councilor, recently assisted in removing brush and overgrown vegetation along the Pathfinder/Towpath Trail along the Oswego Canal.

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Oswego Man Facing Sex Abuse Charges

November 3, 2017 Contributor

On Wednesday (November 1), members of the Oswego City Police Department arrested 35-year-old Jason J. Bryan, of Oswego, after an investigation determined that the subject allegedly had sexual contact with a person less than 11 years old.

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Two Oswego County Brothers Charged With Hate Crime

November 2, 2017 Contributor

State Police in Fulton arrested Shane M. Thomas, 27, from Hannibal, and Cody A. Thomas, 18, from Fulton, for Assault 3rd degree (as a Hate Crime), a class “E” felony. The arrests resulted from an investigation into a complaint by a 19-year-old transgender individual, who was assaulted by both subjects during two separate incidents on November 1, 2017, while the victim was riding a bicycle along State Route 3, according to police.

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Empire State Development Announces Official Grand Opening Of 1886 Malt House

November 2, 2017 Contributor

Empire State Development today (Nov. 2) announced the official grand opening of the 1886 Malt House in Oswego County. The state-of-the-art facility will work to meet the rising demand for malted barley that has been created by the rapidly growing beer industry statewide. This system will be capable of producing a diverse group of malted products for craft brewing industry demands. Featuring a full in-house ASBC (American Society of Brewing Chemists), the malt operation is expected to produce more than 2,000 tons of top-notch malted barley sourced from New York State farms per year. That equates to more than 1.6 million gallons of beer.

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‘The Sun Will Come Out’ This Spring

November 2, 2017 Contributor

Today’s News: Program Helps Students Develop English Skills; GRB. Welcomes Three New Exchange Students; Season Ends for Boys Soccer; 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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Oswego Church Honors 19th Century Brigadier General

November 2, 2017 Contributor

The grave of Brig. Gen. Julius Hayden in Oswego now displays a veteran’s marker. The Civil War and Mexican-American War veteran is buried with his wife on the grounds of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Oswego’s Historic District. A native of New York City, Hayden was the son of an Army officer who served in the War of 1812. He joined the Army himself when he was 18 years old and for a time was stationed at Fort Ontario.

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