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Taxpayers sound off on possible staff cuts, tax levy at Auburn school district forum

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Taxpayers sound off on possible staff cuts, tax levy at Auburn school district forum
The Auburn Enlarged City School District’s public forum on the proposed 2017-2018 budget on Tuesday night was intended to be about the district’s finances, but to others, it was about much more. “One thing that I have a huge issue with tonight is that all I’m hearing talked about is numbers,” said taxpayer Kara Georgi. “And we’re forgetting that these... more

Trumansburg superintendent finalists drop out, board votes to find interim

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Trumansburg superintendent finalists drop out, board votes to find interim
The Trumansburg Central School District Board voted to search for an interim superintendent for the 2017-2018 school year after both of the final candidates withdrew their applications. Final candidate Rick Moore received other offers from multiple districts and withdrew to take another position and candidate David Hamilton withdrew to pursue other options, board of education president Jane Gallagher said on... more

Skaneateles superintendent will discuss 2017-2018 budget, Project 2021 at public forum

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Skaneateles superintendent will discuss 2017-2018 budget, Project 2021 at public forum
The Skaneateles Central School District will address subjects such as the 2017-2018 budget, the capital improvement project, Project 2021 and enrollment on Monday, according to a press release from the district. A community forum will be held Skaneateles High School Auditorium at 6 p.m. Superintendent Ken Slentz will do an overview of the budget process and discuss how the building... more

Oswego County BOCES Superintendent named interim head for Cayuga Onondaga

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Oswego County BOCES Superintendent named interim head for Cayuga Onondaga
Oswego Board of Cooperative Educational Services Superintendent Christopher Todd has been chosen as the interim superintendent of the Cayuga Onondaga BOCES. Todd, who has been with Oswego for about five years, said he was informed he would be temporarily taking the reigns in Cayuga County March 24. He will be overseeing both districts for the time being. His arrival comes... more

Revised Waterloo school budget has lower numbers

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Revised Waterloo school budget has lower numbers
State operating and building aid accounts for about $25 million of the $39 million needed to run this Seneca County school district. However, school officials still don’t know how much the district will receive from those sources as they assemble a 2017-18 spending plan. In a second draft of a new budget presented to the school board Monday, expenditures and... more

Four seats open on Seneca Falls school board

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Four seats open on Seneca Falls school board
There are four seats up for election this spring on the Seneca Falls school board, and three incumbents have said they plan to seek re-election. Pete Wormuth is the sole incumbent not running again. He has served on the board since 2004. Seeking re-election are board President Joe McNamara, who was first elected in 2008; Heather Zellers, who has been... more

GHS senior Ethan Koczent wins Panther Pitch

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GHS senior Ethan Koczent wins Panther Pitch
The way Ethan Koczent sees it, even the most economically disadvantaged in this community may one day be able to afford a lakeview dining experience. The Geneva High School senior won The Panther Pitch Entrepreneurial Contest Wednesday night at the Geneva Community Center’s Black Box Theatre. The competition pits GHS economics students against one another in a bid to win... more

Debate teams from 10 countries heading to HWS for Round Robin tourney

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Debate teams from 10 countries heading to HWS for Round Robin tourney
Hobart and William Smith Colleges are once again hosting what is said to be one of the most prestigious debate tournaments in the world. The annual Hobart and William Smith Round Robin will feature 16 teams from 10 countries in a competition that HWS officials say fosters critical thought and cultural exchange. It’s slated for April 6-8. “Every Round Robin... more

Deals near on SUNY tuition, rich tax, shared services

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Deals near on SUNY tuition, rich tax, shared services
A potential state budget deal may include a two-year extension of the millionaires’ tax, higher tuition assistance for SUNY students and an incentive to encourage local governments to share services, lawmakers said Tuesday. The sides were still working out the final pieces of a roughly $152 billion budget after the April 1 deadline passed without an agreement in place. The... more

‘Excelsior Scholarship’ will rollout in 2017: Here’s what you need to know

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‘Excelsior Scholarship’ will rollout in 2017: Here’s what you need to know
Part of the budget agreed to by legislators and Governor Andrew Cuomo includes an aggressive push to make college more affordable for middle- and low-income families. It was one of the first proposals put forward by Gov. Cuomo during his ‘State of the State’ addresses, and included an appearance by former Democratic White House hopeful Bernie Sanders. The deal will... more

A WINNING COMBINATION: Event at Newark school is great success

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A WINNING COMBINATION: Event at Newark school is great success
Combining math and reading with fun and games added up to another winning combination during “The Lincoln Museum of Play” evening event at Lincoln School March 31st. About 250 students, parents, siblings and more attended the 90-minute event financed largely with Title I Parent Involvement grant monies. It featured lots of fun activities for students, siblings, parents and friends to... more

CAPSTONE COMPLETE: Newark seniors give presentations

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CAPSTONE COMPLETE: Newark seniors give presentations
After making their signature presentations of their Newark High School Capstone Project April 4th, members of the Class of 2017 were breathing sighs of relief and expressing great satisfaction because they’d successfully reached the required benchmark of their high school career. NHS Assistant Principal Ryan Wagner, who has been the overseer of the Capstone Program since he began working at... more

Cornell Cooperative Extension offices across NY struggle with stagnant state funding

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Cornell Cooperative Extension offices across NY struggle with stagnant state funding
Despite inflation and the rise in the cost of living, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne County and across the state have operated under the same budget since the 1970s. The Wayne County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution last month calling for the state to increase funding to the 56 Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations across New York state by a... more

Seneca Falls Library wins $14K grant; Minecraft author will make visit

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Seneca Falls Library wins K grant; Minecraft author will make visit
On Monday the Seneca Falls Library announced that they won the Bernard Carl and Shirley Rosen Library Fund of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County. The grant is worth $14,588, according to officials. The grant is a collaborative effort between fifteen libraries in the Finger Lakes Library System. It will bring Minecraft author Sean Fay Wolfe to each library for... more

New York teachers union elects new president

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New York teachers union elects new president
The state’s powerful teachers union is under new leadership. Andrew Pallotta, who had served as executive vice president of New York State United Teachers since 2009, was elected president Saturday at the union’s annual Representative Assembly. Pallotta succeeds former President Karen Magee, who served one three-year term as the union’s top official. Magee announced earlier this year that she won’t... more

Male Cornell student alleges gender bias in Title IX lawsuit

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Male Cornell student alleges gender bias in Title IX lawsuit
A male senior student at Cornell University has filed a Title IX lawsuit against the university, a Cornell Title IX investigator and Interim Judicial Administrator Jody Kunk-Czaplicki following an investigation of physical and sexual misconduct allegations. According to a complaint filed in U.S District Court for the Northern District of New York, the student claims the defendants failed to offer... more
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