Sports
Fall Ball Registration Underway for Fulton Softball
Fulton Softball is looking for fall ball teams to play double headers each week starting September 4.
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Oswego County’s First Social Adult Day Care To Open In Fulton
Adults age 65 or older will find a new social setting available in Fulton through Oswego County’s first social adult day care program, The Cornerstone Club as part of St. Luke’s Family of Caring. Located at 808 W. Broadway Suite A, The Cornerstone Club anticipates opening on August 14 pending completed final phases of construction. The Cornerstone Club will offer socialization opportunities, supervision, daily activities, and health and nutrition monitoring to any senior over the age of 65-years-old suffering from a physical or cognitive impairment on a case-by-case basis.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Officials Seek Bids for Demolition at Former Nestle Site
The 24-acre former Nestle site in Fulton will see continued demolition as city officials have unanimously approved a resolution to advertise for bids on the project. All sealed bids submitted to the city clerk/chamberlain on or before August 18 up to 2 p.m. will be a lump sum amount for the demolition of the remaining buildings on the site including buildings #2, #4A, #58, #60, #63, and #70 and will include evidence of the contractor’s qualifications to complete the work. Bid documents specify the successful bidder must be ready and able to begin work by August 31 with a 60 day completion timeline for demolition of buildings #2 and #4a that line State Route 481 and completed demolition of the remaining buildings by December 31.
Oswego Daily News
Paddlefest ’17 Draws Waves Of Participants
FULTON/OSWEGO, NY – Roughly 650 participants took to the Oswego River on Saturday for the fifth year of Paddlefest fun. Some launched from Indian Point in Fulton for an 11.17-mile trek while others launched […]
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Rally to ‘Save Michaud’ Brought Concerned Elected Officials, Community Members
After the sudden announcement of the intended closure of Michaud Residential Health Services in Fulton, the community banded together to show their support of the residents and employees that will be impacted. Organizer Marc Holliday said 113 jobs are on the line with the intended closure, though some of those staff members have been offered employment opportunities with St. Luke’s, the owner of Michaud whose CEO Terry Gorman cited financial struggles as the reason for closure. 65 residents, he continued, are forced to relocate to other accommodating facilities, some local and some not.
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Updated Save-A-Lot Packs A Crowd For Grand Re-Opening
The official grand re-opening of the Fulton Save-A-Lot store under new ownership drew a large crowd to showcase the store’s many updates. “It’s cleaner, brighter, our produce section has been updated and expanded. Now when you walk in, it just kind of jumps out at you,” said new owner and Fulton native Jim Mirabito, whose family is well known in the grocery business. Jim, acquiring ownership alongside his wife, Cindy and daughter, Whitney, have made several changes to the store that improve the customer experience. Though the Fulton Save-A-Lot store is a new venture for the Mirabito family, the grocery business is an utterly familiar part of their lives.
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Volunteers Improve Fulton’s Voorhees Park
To improve health and safety at Voorhees Park, it was spruced up this week by Block-Builder neighbors, city council members Norman Foster and Larry Macner, and the City Parks Department. A new Dog Waste Station was added near the center sidewalk as a convenience to dog-walkers. Enjoy beautiful Voorhees Park bordered by South Fourth and South Third streets and Buffalo and Academy streets, and join Oswego County Federal Credit Union for “Movie Night at Voorhees” on Wednesday, July 26.
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Nineteen Fulton Properties Complete Home Improvements Through FBB
Fulton Block Builders awarded the first $10,000 and the city of Fulton has profited from $31,000 in improvements – by residents – to their properties! The work of residents in the city is starting to be seen on streets all around Fulton. What was once only a plan and talk among neighbors is now translating into improvements throughout the city. Nineteen properties, thus far, have completed their “Street Appeal” and received their Fulton Block Builder checks.
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Elected Officials, Community Saddened By Another Fulton Business Loss
The sudden announcement from Michaud Residential Health Services to cease operations for the 89-bed nursing home in Fulton marks yet another substantial business loss for the city. Though on a slightly smaller scale, the closing of Michaud follows the loss of several other Fulton businesses including the former Nestle factory that shut its doors in 2003 outing 467 employees, Miller Brewing that closed in 1994 putting 920 employees out of work, Birds Eye Foods that shut down in 2011 leaving 280 workers unemployed, and the closing of A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital in 2009 which promptly switched to a medical health facility ran by Oswego Health though the transition was able to absorb many jobs. At Michaud, 139 full- and part-time jobs will be lost with the closure.
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MounTimPossible Can Drive Underway at Can-A-Lot Too
Sometimes, when the message is just right, a little inspiration can go a long way. That was the case when local author, inspirational speaker, and entrepreneur Tim Conners came in to speak to a room of students at the Fulton Junior High School in May, just days before embarking on a quest to climb Mount Kilamanjaro. Inspired by Conners’ message and his determination to make a difference, the students wanted to show their support.