The Common Council took steps Monday night to enhance cell phone coverage in the Port City. A trio of public hearings was held Monday night regarding the placement of three Verizon Wireless Telecommunications facilities. No resident spoke in opposition to the proposals at the public hearings. The council voted 6-0-1 to approve.
At age 25, Kayli and Joe Maxam are the youngest homeowners taking part in this year’s Fulton Block Builder project. That’s if we don’t count their daughter McKinley – age 10 months! They have been thinking about painting their house but didn’t plan on doing it this year. “We were only going to put in the new fence and paint the deck, but this project made it possible for us to do more. We love the historical colors the only hard thing was having to wait to spread new mulch until all of the painting was done,” smiled Kayli.
UPDATE: The individuals have been identified as 18-year-old Lorenz Greenwood Coinco and 14-year-old, Andrew J. Stevenson both from Watertown, NY.
State Police report two bodies have been recovered. The victims, who police believe were pulled into the water by a large wave, have not been identified.
On Sunday, June 25, at approximately 3:30 p.m., State Police responded to the Robert G. Wehle State Park in Henderson regarding two male subjects in Lake Ontario in distress approximately 30 yards off shore.
The day has come and gone, as Fulton’s 2017 G. Ray Bodley seniors prepare to tackle the world as high school graduates. Brian Pulvino, completing his first year leading the district in her role as Superintendent reflected on his personal experiences when sending his first group of FCSD graduates on their way to the next steps of their lives. “Getting out of your comfort zone is the key to experiencing new things and growing as a person, taking risks, extending yourself to your limits and striving for your goals,” he told the seniors.
The Oswego County Legislature passed a new law at its June meeting which will allow residents to use sparklers and similar non-explosive devices for their Independence Day celebrations. The law permits “safe and common items,” such as sparklers, to be excluded from the list of dangerous fireworks as defined by the New York State penal code.
Regardless of the paths they choose in life, Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey encouraged the Class of 2017 to make a positive difference in the lives of others. No one knows where they are going to end up, or who or what they may change on their journey; “but don’t doubt for a second that we won’t change the world in our subtle and unique ways,” Valedictorian Sarah Smolinski added.
On Monday, June 19, at approximately 1:50 p.m., State Police stopped a vehicle traveling northbound on State Route 481 for several traffic violations. The operator, Anthony W. Losito, 30, from Sundown Road, Fulton, was found to be driving the vehicle with a suspended non-driver identification, troopers said.
On June 22, 2017 at approximately 2:35 p.m., a trooper patrolling northbound on I-81 in the town of Salina came upon an accident that had just occurred. The trooper discovered a gray Ford pickup that had struck the concrete barrier, and spun, facing south in the northbound lanes near the 7th North Street exit. Five passengers, including a small child and an infant, were just starting to exit the vehicle.
Fulton Block Builders is working with homeowners in what’s been known as the “Sealright community,” according to FBB founder, Linda Eagan. The Sealright community is a string of houses in the Cayuga and Utica Streets area, Eagan said. “All of these houses were built by Sealright for their employees around 1945. They were known as the Sealright Homes,” said Jeanette Davis, one of the most recent homeowners to be presented with a Fulton Block Builder matching grant check.
Residents of flooded areas who want to have their water tested for bacteria may pick up test kits and drop off water samples at the Sandy Creek Town Clerk’s Office, 1992 Harwood Drive, beginning Monday, June 26. The Oswego County Health Department is working with town officials to make test kits available and to pick up samples of water for lab testing. Samples will be tested for Coliform bacteria and E. coli bacteria.
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