Friends of Great Bear is pleased to announce the completion of a natural stone staircase near the historic Oswego Canal guard lock at Great Bear Springs Recreation Area. The stone steps replace a steep eroded hillside trail connection. A grant was awarded from the Oswego County Community Foundation to help fund the construction of the stairs.
The Fulton City School District Board of Education heard of the benefits and possibility of implementing a NYS school-based health clinic in one of the district’s elementary schools. Though still in it’s infancy stages, the CNY Leadership Development Program, made up of Jon Fasulo, Angela Ferlito, Matt Kimpland, Ami LaDue, Nate Murray, Dan Stadtmiller and Kelly Stadtmiller have thoroughly examined the needs and desires for a school-based health clinic within the district. “This is something we would really like to do,” said executive director of instruction and assessment, Betsy Conners.
The Phoenix man responsible for fatally stabbing Fulton man, Sean D. Leonard, 23 in October was sentenced today (June 28) to serve three to nine years in prison. Markee L. Cathcart, 20 of Phoenix had previously submitted a guilty plea to the charge of manslaughter in the second degree as part of a plea deal proposing a sentence certain.
Dilip K. Roy, former Fulton doctor was sentenced today (June 27) to 28 days in Oswego County Jail to be served in intermittent 48 hour periods each week along with six years of probation. Roy was arrested in May 2015 after a patient reported to authorities in April that she was subjected to unwanted sexual intercourse at Roy’s medical practice, FastCare Family Medical located at 941 S. First St., Fulton in March of the same year when she was being treated as a patient. An eventual plea deal allowed Roy to plead guilty to a lessened charge of sexual misconduct, a class A misdemeanor, for which he was sentenced today.
This morning (June 27), Entergy personnel at its James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba identified the source of oil released to the site’s discharge canal on Sunday and stopped the flow. While this oil contains no PCBs, is non-radioactive, non-hazardous and has low potential health effects, any unintended release to Lake Ontario is not in accordance with Entergy’s standards.
Funding announced Friday (June 24) is part of a $14 million capital fund appropriation in the 2015 State Budget for construction and renovation of public libraries and public library systems in New York State.
Oswego County continues to commemorate its bicentennial with events and activities throughout the area. Kick off this month’s festivities with a grand bicentennial celebration over Independence Day weekend.
“Walt Julian’s (Ross) World, this is his ‘Forever 10 Party’ to raise (childhood) cancer awareness,” Ruth Wallace, organizer, said. Julian was in the hospital and unable to attend last year’s event. His mother, Kristi, shared the activities with him via a video chat on her phone. This year, she shared the 10-year-old’s final wishes with the hundreds that descended on Breitbeck Park. It was a simple, yet powerful, wish. “Help others.”
“Indescribable, relieved, unreal” – just some of the ways the graduating seniors of the G. Ray Bodley class of 2016 are describing their new title as high school graduates. After years of schooling, homework, hard work, and early mornings, the senior class of the Fulton City School District finally walked across the stage, accepted their diplomas, and moved their tassels to become full-fledged graduates.
“I have found throughout the past four years that it is crucial not to let a number define you,” Valedictorian Jenna Ballard said. “Your class rank, grades, test scores, et cetera, do not reflect how smart you are. They do not, and should not, be taken as an indicator of how successful you can become, and do not dictate what you can and cannot do.” “My advice to this class is that whatever you choose to do, strive to be extraordinary. Be passionate, be confident, be great. There is greatness in all of us,” Jacob Gerber, salutatorian, said.
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