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UPDATE: District Responds To Threat At G. Ray Bodley High School, Search Yields No Findings

March 9, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

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.

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Fulton Board of Education Petitions Now Available

March 6, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

As of today, (March 6) petitions are available for three open seats on the Fulton City School District Board of Education. The three open terms will commence July 1, 2017 and expire on June 30, 2020. Petitions are available at the office of the Superintendent at the Fulton Education Center located at 167 S. Fourth St. and must be returned to be filed with the district clerk between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. no later than April 26.

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Family Desperately Seeking Youngest Brother Lost Through Adoption

March 5, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Ten sibling altogether, yet only nine of them have found each other. The oldest of 10 siblings, Elyzabeth Hernandez has been desperately searching for her youngest sibling, now 16 years old, whose last known location was in Fulton, NY.

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Fulton School District Boasts 7% Increase in Graduation Rate

March 3, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

A presentation to the Board of Education surrounding graduation rates within Fulton City School District shows a 7% increase from last school year. Of the cohort of students that entered the high school in the year 2012, 76% of FCSD students graduated in June 2016 with a Local, Regents or Regents with Advanced Distinction diploma after four years.

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From Moving Mountains to Climbing Mountains, Fulton Native Seeks to Redefine ‘Possible’

February 20, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The sudden onset of life-threatening cancer didn’t stop him. Losing his sight as a result didn’t stop him. The inevitable setbacks and hardships he faced through a challenging recovery still didn’t stop him. As it seems, nothing can stop Tim Conners from “redefining possible.” Surviving cancer was the first obstacle, but Conners’ story is much more than his fight for survival. In fact, that is where his story just begins, he said. MounTimPossible, this Fulton native’s ambitious plan to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to the highest point on the African continent will simultaneously raise money for four organizations that Conners feels saved his life.

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Sweet-Woods Memorial Co. Donates To Fulton Block Builders

February 16, 2017 Contributor

Dennis Goss, owner/operator of Sweet-Woods Memorial Co. in Phoenix presented Linda Eagan with a check for the Fulton Block Builder project.

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North Bay Campers Speak Out Against Rate Increase

February 8, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Many seasonal campers at Fulton’s North Bay Campground were outraged to learn that the Common Council had increased the season rate for the 2017 season. Last month, the council implemented a variety of new and increased rates including the seasonal site rate increase from $675 to $850. Some routine seasonal campers approached the Common Council at a regular meeting held Tuesday (Feb 7) to express their distaste in the rate changes.

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Nestles Update: ALDI Rep Says Construction To Begin This Spring

January 31, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Demolition remains ongoing at the former Nestles property in Fulton, specifically targeting the more than two-acre corner lot promised to global supermarket chain, ALDI. Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. said that Aldi is still interested in the site and demolition remains ongoing through the winter to the best that weather conditions allow. An Aldi representative recently confirmed this information to Oswego County Today.

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Fulton Block Builders Explain The Block Challenge

January 31, 2017 Contributor

Many people have been asking how the Fulton Block Challenge Grants will work and what they can do to help. Since it is just over a month before the eligible blocks will be announced (March 1, 2017), there are things you can be doing today to get ready.

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Oswego County Passes On Consolidation Grant Opportunity

January 29, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

The deadline to submit an intent to propose for the countywide grant opportunity under the Municipal Consolidation and Efficiency Competition has come and gone without a submission from Oswego County.

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