Fulton tears down corner building to boost sale prospects
The city razed a one story former grocery and restaurant at 215 First St South and an adjacent Broadway two story structure after foreclosures in January 2014. Officials cited severe roof leaks mold and structural decay making rehabilitation uneconomical. The site long housed A P grocery Little & Baker and other businesses with owners optimistic a fresh start will attract buyers.
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First Street
Fulton's Creck Sabs
First St. South
Fulton Post Office
Broadway
Ron Woodward Sr
Woodward
Marion Stanton
Stanton
Syracuse
Trucker pleads guilty in fatal Thruway crash
Canadian trucker Gary Blakley pleaded guilty to aggravated criminally negligent homicide for a December 2013 crash on the New York State Thruway that killed Trooper David Cunniff who had stopped to assist another driver near Exit 27 in Amsterdam. The case cites New York move over law enacted in 2011.
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N.Y
New York State Thruway
Montgomery County
Jed Conboy
Gary Blakley
Ridgeway
Ontario
Conboy
David Cunniff
Thruway Exit
Amsterdam
Cowboy
New York State
Pulaski teacher earns New York State Master Teacher honor
Pulaski High School science teacher Jamie Hefti joins a statewide group of top STEM educators in the New York State Master Teacher Program. Hefti describes the program as a separate professional organization with activities after hours and summer sessions aimed at advancing STEM instruction. Hefti earned admission after a competitive process including an admissions test a 10 minute presentation and a writing sample. He has since attended events at the New York State Museum and the Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers and has spoken at NSF and AAAS conferences in Washington D C meeting notable figures including the head of Google.
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Jamie Hefti
New York State
Hefti
State University of New York
Math For America
New York
New York State Museum
Cornell Institute For Biology Teachers
Fulton council honors Weinhold for community service
The Fulton Common Council adopted a resolution of respect for C. James Jim Weinhold who died March 26 at age 84. A Navy Korean War veteran and 15 years in the Air Force with the Boys from Syracuse, Weinhold also spent three decades as a Western Electric inspector and served in Fulton schools maintenance. He was a eucharistic minister, Knights of Columbus member, and longtime Bingo inspector. his widow Theresa notes his deep community dedication. The council and Mayor Ron Woodward Sr. praised his service and asked the city to officially acknowledge his loss.
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C. James
Jim” Weinhold
Weinhold
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
Syracuse
Ton’s
Theresa Weinhold
Ron Woodward Sr
New York Comptroller OKs 1.8 Million for Ex Senator Bruno Legal Fees
The New York State Comptroller approved 1.8 million in Bruno legal defense reimbursements while denying 606,000 deemed unreasonable. Bruno, 86, formerly Senate Leader, was acquitted on corruption charges and seeks 2.4 million under a state law for official misconduct defense costs.
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Albany, N.Y
New York
Thomas DiNapoli
State Senate
Joseph Bruno
Bruno
DiNapoli
Cornelius Murray
Rensselaer County
Eric Schneiderman
Associated Press
Murray
Comptroller’s
Sen
Senate
Students Learn Emergency Prep With Pillowcase Project
Fourth graders at Altmar-Parish-Williamstown learned emergency preparedness through the American Red Cross Pillowcase Project. Presenter Ellyn Gloshinski led activities on fires floods coping skills and meeting spot plans, with students receiving home workbooks and a personal emergency kit pillowcases.
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American Red Cross
Altmar-Parish-Williamstown
Altmar-Parish
Williamstown
Disney
Red Cross
Chad Bigelow
Heather Holmes
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