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Inside West Middle School Apartments: Former Auburn campus opens to tenants

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Inside West Middle School Apartments: Former Auburn campus opens to tenants
Jenica Lawton and Karen Brown are like students in a new school. Lawton is a risk manager and Brown is a regional manager for Two Plus Four Companies, which recently began renting housing units at its newest property: the former West Middle School. As they showed The Citizen around the remodeled three-story building Friday, Lawton and Brown couldn’t help getting... more

Second draft of Waterloo school budget shows 3.9 percent tax levy hike

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Second draft of Waterloo school budget shows 3.9 percent tax levy hike
Final state aid revenue could change the numbers dramatically, but the second draft of a 2018-19 school budget shows a 4-percent increase in spending and a 3.9-percent increase in the tax levy. The latest budget figures were presented to the school board Monday by Business Administrator Joanne Slauson. She said the budget is now at $40.2 million, up $1.3 million... more

Trumansburg schools enforce lockout for 45 minutes because of video showing handgun

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Trumansburg schools enforce lockout for 45 minutes because of video showing handgun
Trumansburg schools enforced a lockout and a hold-in-place for 45 minutes on Wednesday because of an alleged school threat. Kimberly Bell, superintendent of the Trumansburg Central School District, said officials from a neighboring school district told Trumasburg school officials Wednesday morning that a post on social media contained a video of a student with a handgun in a school restroom.... more

UPDATE: Officials say bomb threat at Geneva school resulted in investigation, increased police presence

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UPDATE: Officials say bomb threat at Geneva school resulted in investigation, increased police presence
Officials with the Geneva City School District updated the public on a bomb threat, which was etched into a computer at the Carter Road Complex on Wednesday. Heather Swanson, Public Relations Officer for the district said “Late last night Geneva City School District officials were alerted to a bomb threat.” She continued, “The Geneva Police Department, New York State Police,... more

Cayuga County sheriff investigating allegation that BOCES student made threat on bus

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Cayuga County sheriff investigating allegation that BOCES student made threat on bus
The Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation following allegations that a 16-year-old Auburn student made threatening statements on a bus ride home from Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES. Auburn Enlarged City School District Superintendent Jeff Pirozzolo said the incident was reported at around 3 p.m. Wednesday when a student called the bus garage saying she heard there had been threats made... more

Cornell students assaulted by suspect who used racial slurs, police say

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Cornell students assaulted by suspect who used racial slurs, police say
A Cornell University student was assaulted early Saturday by a suspect who also used racial slurs toward him during the incident, according to police. The university’s police officers were called around 1:30 a.m. to a fight at the intersection of Eddy Street and Dryden Road. Police said the suspect directed racial slurs at the male student and two more Cornell... more

‘Shelter in Place’ lifted at Skaneateles school, Gould says Cato-Meridian incident ‘non-malicious’

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‘Shelter in Place’ lifted at Skaneateles school, Gould says Cato-Meridian incident ‘non-malicious’
A pair of incidents at Cayuga County area schools left a district and middle school on lockdown Thursday morning. While the two incidents are not related, parents first received a message that the Cato-Meridian School District was being placed on lockdown after ammunition was reportedly found inside a backpack. That lockdown was lifted shortly thereafter, but a second incident had... more

Cato-Meridian school board member resigns from Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES board

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Cato-Meridian school board member resigns from Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES board
A Cato-Meridian Central School District Board of Education member stepped down from her spot on the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES Board of Education after discovering she had a potential conflict on interest. The BOCES board accepted a letter of resignation from Kathleen Bratt on Feb. 15. The Cato-Meridian board accepted Bratt’s resignation at a board meeting Monday. Every member on the BOCES... more

SUNY launches anti-hunger task force, wants food pantries on every campus

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SUNY launches anti-hunger task force, wants food pantries on every campus
The State University of New York has established a task force to focus on food security issues at its 64 campuses, including Cayuga Community College. One of the main goals of the Food Insecurity Task Force is to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to combat student hunger on New York’s public college campuses. Cuomo unveiled the five-point plan as part... more

Waterloo school board to hear firm’s proposal to buy Main Street building

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Waterloo school board to hear firm’s proposal to buy Main Street building
A Syracuse firm with a background in housing development could soon be the new owner of the historic Main Street School. At Monday’s school board meeting, Sue Kimmel of Lakewood Development and Two Plus Four Construction will outline Lakewood’s proposal to acquire the vacant school, built in 1928, and convert it to housing units. Later, the board will consider accepting... more

Newark elementary school finalist for new playground

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Newark elementary school finalist for new playground
An elementary school in Newark is among five national finalists for a brand-new playground. Perkins Elementary School is part of the Project Playground program, a nationwide search for one school in need of a brand-new playground. The search asks the public to vote online for their favorite school now through March 16th. Perkins Elementary is currently in third place out... more

Rep. John Katko wants federal commission to look at mass shootings, gun laws

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Rep. John Katko wants federal commission to look at mass shootings, gun laws
U.S. Rep. John Katko said Monday he plans to introduce a bill in Congress establishing a presidential commission to examine the rise of mass shootings in America and recommend changes in federal laws. Katko, R-Camillus, said members of the bipartisan commission would be appointed by Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate, as well as President Donald Trump.... more

Officials: Student falsely reported bomb threat against Port Byron School District

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Officials: Student falsely reported bomb threat against Port Byron School District
A threat made over social media against the Port Byron Central School District on Monday was deemed non-credible. According to school officials, a student reported to district administrators and New York State Police that a bomb threat was circulating on Facebook. The threat indicated that a bomb threat would be carried out sometime this week at the Port Byron School... more

OFFICIALS: Threat at Waterloo High School deemed ‘non-credible’

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OFFICIALS: Threat at Waterloo High School deemed ‘non-credible’
Officials with the Waterloo Central School District say ‘rumors’ of possible threats to schools, faculty and students have found ‘non-credible’. A recorded phone message from Waterloo High School Principal Thomas Mitchell outlined the district’s response to the matter. Mitchell said in the recorded message that all threats are taken seriously, and that part of the response to these types of... more

KEEPING SCHOOLS SAFE: Superintendent gives update on policies at Seneca Falls Central School District

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KEEPING SCHOOLS SAFE: Superintendent gives update on policies at Seneca Falls Central School District
What’s being done to keep students and faculty safe at local schools? On Tuesday, Seneca Falls Central School District Superintendent Bob McKeveny provided an update to the Town Board on coordinated efforts between the district and the Seneca Falls Police Department. The joint-presentation involved Chief of Police Stuart Peenstra, who said a significant collaborative effort has resulted in safer schools... more

Sale of Main Street School approved, eyed for senior housing

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Sale of Main Street School approved, eyed for senior housing
The Board of Education Monday voted 8-0 to accept a purchase offer from an East Syracuse developer for the sale of the vacant Main Street School for conversion to affordable senior housing. Without discussion, the board voted to sell the iconic, historic school to Lakewood Development/Two Plus Four Construction for $600,000. Before the vote, Susan B. Kimmel, president of Two... more
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