State Police arrested Matthew J. Peston, 32, from 142 Rainbow Shores Road in Richland, for Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 5th degree, a class “A” misdemeanor; Making a punishable false written statement, a class “A” misdemeanor; and (6) counts of Torturing or Injuring animals-failure to provide sustenance, a class “A” misdemeanor.
The Fulton Common Council will revisit a zone change request for a second time after a public hearing held in August that failed to approve the proposed change resulted in a petition to the Oswego County Supreme Court. The council will reconsider the request at a public hearing to be held during a regular council meeting on March 21
In a relatively short State of the County address Thursday, the Chairman of the legislature praised legislators for a job well done in 2016 while stressing more needs to be done this year to keep Oswego County headed in a positive direction. “Every one of you (legislators) has made a difference in making Oswego County great. Every one of you stood together and helped,” Chairman Kevin Gardner said. Great things have happened in recent years in Oswego County that have changed the perspective of how local government operates, Gardner added.
On March 7, Calyx A. Estep, 19, was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison and 5 years post-release supervision in Oswego County Court upon his conviction for Robbery in the Second Degree. In January, Estep pleaded guilty and admitted that that he forcibly stole money from the Fulton Savings Bank in Constantia on November 28, 2016.
Fulton Block Builders have been getting a lot of calls since announcing the acceptance of Pre-Applications (go to https://www.fultonblockbuilders.com/) on March 1st, 2017. Most people are busy organizing their blocks already but some are a bit confused and even sometimes wondering if there is a “catch.” First and foremost, there is no “catch,” there is no income requirement, there is no payback!
Superintendent of Schools for the Fulton City School District, Brian Pulvino issued an important notice to all parents of students within the district regarding an incident at one of the schools this morning (March 9.) “G. Ray Bodley High School administration was informed by a student at 8:15 a.m. this morning that another student at GRB made an alleged threatening statement about initiating harm to others at the school,” the letter detailed.
The Fort Ontario History and Archaeology Conference will be held at the Great Lakes Event and Conference Center at the Best Western Hotel in Oswego. Renown historians will speak at the conference, which explores the history and archaeology of warfare and human conflict in the United States and Canada from its earliest evidence around 5,000 BC to the 21st century War on Terrorism.
In 2016, more than 3,200 child abuse cases were reported to the state from Oswego County, an increase in recent years reported by the Oswego County Department of Social Services.
The 2017 St. Baldrick’s Day in Oswego is less than three weeks away, and this year the numbers of volunteer “shavees” is down. Event organizer Dan Witmer wants to make one last call for volunteers to “brave the shave” and help raise money for life-saving childhood cancer research. The Laker lacrosse team arranged a ‘St. Baldrick’s Night’ at YoBerry for Thursday, March 9, and another ‘St. Baldrick’s Night’ at Fajita Grill on Monday, March 20.
Today’s News: Inspiring Day in English 12; New Courses Coming to GRB; Weightlifters Win Big at Tournament; 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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