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Fulton Sunrise Rotary Welcomes New President Dennis Merlino
Fulton Sunrise Rotary held its annual Changing of the Guard ceremony on June 18 at Foster Park. […]
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Pioneer Search & Rescue Team Welcomes New Members
The Oswego County Pioneers Search and Rescue (SAR) Team welcomes six new recruits who recently graduated from the team’s training academy and are already helping out in wilderness search and rescue operations across the region. […]
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Fulton Common Council Election: 5th Ward
Audrey Avery is challenging Incumbent Dennis Merlino for the Fifth Ward Fulton Common Council seat. […]
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Residents Weigh In at Fulton’s Fifth Ward Neighborhood Watch Meeting
Following several cries for help in restoring neighborhoods and ensuring security for homeowners, Fulton’s fifth ward has taken action by forming a neighborhood watch. After bringing to light homeowner concerns at recent common council meetings including suspicious activity in neighborhoods, suspected drug use, and negligent properties, fifth ward councilor Dennis Merlino set up a meeting to form a neighborhood watch program. […]
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Fulton Block Builders Fundraising Campaign Begins with ‘Firsts’ for 2018
The Fundraising Campaign for 2018 has started off with several momentous firsts. Universal Metal Works launched the first business support for the grassroots revitalization project, Fulton Block Builders (FBB) 2018 campaign. Legislator James Karasek, representing the 22nd District in the Oswego County Legislature is the first public official to pledge financial support to the FBB 2018 Fundraising Campaign. Dennis and Kellie Merlino make the first community member contribution in support of the 2018 Fulton Block Builder program. The Merlinos went to the Fulton Block Builder website and made a $10.00 monthly recurring contribution.
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Merlino Tops Avery in Fifth Ward With Absentee Ballots
A tight election race in Fulton for the seat representing the city’s fifth ward on the Common Council has been resolved as absentee ballots have now been counted. After election day, (November 7) the unofficial results showed both newcomer candidates in a race too close to call with Audrey Avery (REP) leading Dennis Merlino (DEM) 163 votes to 160 votes, respectively. With such a close margin, absentee votes would determine the final outcome. The final count showed that the unofficial results revealed Dennis Merlino had come from behind in the polls to win the ward with 179 votes to Avery’s 170 votes.
