Anyone traveling in the area of the Broadway Bridge between 11:30 p.m. on Saturday April 8, through 2 a.m. on Sunday April 9, is asked to call the Fulton Police Department at 598-2008 or 598-2007.
Breitbeck Park will be hopping this weekend. The Oswego Kiwanis Club will host the 2017 edition of the annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 15. The hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Julie Burns, president of the Kiwanis Club, said the club will facilitate the annual Easter Egg Hunt.
Today’s News: Visiting Author Shares Powerful Message; Hat Pilot Continues; Remembering The Titanic; and more in today’s edition of The Raider – written by students in the GR Bodley Journalism Club and Journalism class.
The Fulton Board of Education unanimously adopted a $70,782,921 budget for the 2017-2018 school year with the six present board member’s votes in favor. In it’s adopted form, the budget shows a 0.63% increase in spending from last year with a 1.34% decrease in the tax levy, resulting in lower taxes for property owners within the district. “I think it’s a fair budget,” said FCSD superintendent, Brian Pulvino.
The Fulton Police Department has identified the body found in the Oswego River on Sunday, April 09, as 39-year-old Amber Neivel from New Haven, NY. Her death is considered suspicious and the investigation is ongoing at this time.
The Council Chamber was packed Tuesday as nearly 100 Kingsford Park Elementary School second graders marched to City Hall with a message for Mayor Billy Barlow. The city-owned playground adjacent to the west side school has fallen into disrepair and the students voiced their concerns to the mayor and other city officials. There are some safety concerns, bad words that should be covered and other concerns, they said.
Char and Rob Zenter had the vision to host a fun Easter event for the Fulton community. Their vision is becoming a reality on Saturday, April 15. The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday (April 15) at VanBuren Park, located on VanBuren and North Sixth Street.
Kevin Hill (Republican) of 136 W. Bridge St., has announced his candidacy for alderman of Oswego’s Third Ward. Hill is a graduate of Oswego High School with an undergraduate degree from Ithaca College and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from SUNY Oswego.
“Local businesses have taken the Fulton Block Builders over their fundraising goal! Kenwell Corporation, Mimi’s Diner, Eastern Shore Associates, Patterson Warehousing, and Bellinger Auto Sales & Service have all donated to the Fulton Block Builders, collectively putting FBB over our goal,” said Linda Eagan, FBB Administrative Director. Realizing the goal meant matching a $100,000 commitment from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation to jump start the grassroots organization in its first year.
Horses are given a second chance at life through Sunshine Horses, a rescue with tender loving care and rehabilitation. The not-for-profit rescue’s goal is to retrain and rehabilitate the horses in order for them to find their forever homes.
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