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Child Safety Car Seat Check Event

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On Saturday, September 29th, 2018, from 9AM-3PM, the Seneca Falls Police Department, in cooperation with the Waterloo Police Department, will be hosting an annual Child Safety Car Seat check at the Seneca Falls Police Department, 130 Ovid Street, Seneca Falls, NY. Anyone with a car seat wishing to have the police check to ensure their seats are correctly installed or... more

Union members renew opposition to 8 a.m. Cayuga Community College board meetings

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Union members renew opposition to 8 a.m. Cayuga Community College board meetings
Union members continued to express concerns about possible restrictions to attending Cayuga Community College Board of Trustees’ monthly meetings in light of the college’s new meeting time change. The board approved a resolution last month to alter the meeting time from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. At the new morning time Thursday, Lorelee Lardear, typist and switchboard operator for CCC’s Fulton campus... more

NYSUT launches campaign focused on combating teacher shortages

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NYSUT launches campaign focused on combating teacher shortages
Teacher shortages are a worry throughout New York and the state's teachers union is doing something about it. New York State Teachers United recently launched the 'Take a Look at Teaching' campaign. They believe there's a few key factors leading to the shortages. Among them, they cite declining enrollment in teacher education programs and an aging demographic with 1/3rd of... more

Auburn schools to hold forums for potential capital project

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Auburn schools to hold forums for potential capital project
The Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education will make its case for a proposed capital project to the community through open forums. The board decided at its meeting Tuesday night to hold events to present its potential project to community members and talk about why the possible changes involved would be needed. Approximately $43.7 million is currently set to... more

Watkins Glen High School graduate awarded police scholarship

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Watkins Glen High School graduate awarded police scholarship
Gabriella Decker of Watkins Glen, NY has been awarded the Edward J. Kiernan Scholarship by the International Union of Police Associations. Decker is the daughter of Steven Decker, a member of the New York State Union of Police Association, an affiliate of the International Union of Police Associations. She will be attending the Niagara University where her course of study... more

Report: NY School Enrollment Decline to Continue

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Report: NY School Enrollment Decline to Continue
A fiscally conservative think tank says New York's public school enrollment continues to decline. The Empire Center reports that public school enrollment for the completed 2017-2018 school year was estimated at 2.6 million, or more than 15,000 less than the year before. The Albany-based center says Census data showing a continued decline in the state's population of school-age children points... more

Wells College drops tuition costs for 2019-20 school year by $10,000

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Wells College drops tuition costs for 2019-20 school year by ,000
Wells College has announced that they will be dropping their tuition by 25 percent for the next school year. The published cost of tuition for all new and returning students in the 2019-20 school year will be dropped from $39,200 to $29,400. “We firmly believe that this tuition reset will help strengthen our ability to compete in the marketplace, and... more

New leadership and security at Skaneateles Central School District

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New leadership and security at Skaneateles Central School District
An official welcome on her first official day. Meet Lynda Quick, the new superintendent of the Skaneateles Central School District. She comes here from the Southern Tier where she was a district superintendent for one BOCES school. But this isn’t the only new addition to the district. There is a list of safety upgrades. In the hallways of each building,... more

Free tampons available in schools; districts spend thousands on dispensers

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Free tampons available in schools; districts spend thousands on dispensers
Free feminine hygiene items are being put in school bathrooms for girls across the state after New York mandated it. Bathrooms will be stocked with tampons and a student won’t need to obtain permission to grab one. The feminine hygiene products will be available in all bathrooms that serve sixth- to 12th-graders. “All products shall be provided at no charge... more

Seneca Falls Superintendent McKeveny to retire after school year

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Seneca Falls Superintendent McKeveny to retire after school year
In a letter on the Seneca Falls Central School District’s website, Superintendent Robert McKeveny has announced his intentions to retire after the 2018-19 school year. McKeveny has been superintendent for 11 years after 16 years as a principal. “My decision to retire was not an easy one,” McKeveny writes in the letter. “However, knowing that there are outstanding people and... more

Skaneateles school board approves hiring security officers

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Skaneateles school board approves hiring security officers
Security officers familiar with the Skaneateles Central School District will be coming back to school grounds — at least for a time. The district's board of education opted to reinstate retired New York state troopers James O'Brien and Aileen Sherman at a meeting Tuesday night. The two are set to be with the district from the beginning of the school... more

Union Springs school district to sue town of Aurelius over tax revenue loss

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Union Springs school district to sue town of Aurelius over tax revenue loss
The Union Springs Central School District plans legal action against the town of Aurelius over lost tax revenue stemming from a commercial building’s incorrect assessment. The district’s board of education approved a resolution Monday to authorize legal counsel to pursue the recovery of what the district argues is a $108,445 loss in revenue. The district said town assessor Linda Wright... more

Cuomo: All SUNY and CUNY schools to have food pantry by end of fall semester

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Cuomo: All SUNY and CUNY schools to have food pantry by end of fall semester
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that 100 percent of all New York State public colleges will have a food pantry or stigma-free food access for students in need by the end of the fall semester. This will be the first program in the nation that offers a comprehensive program to combat student hunger. These services are part of the Governor’s... more

Seneca Falls Development Corp awarded Youth Sports Grant

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Seneca Falls Development Corp awarded Youth Sports Grant
A new program designed to inspire and foster a more active lifestyle in local youth is coming to Seneca Falls. The Seneca Falls Development Corp (SFDC) was awarded a grant of $5,840 to fund their proposed Team Active8 program. Administered by the Rochester Area Community Foundation via the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Fund for Youth Sports, 20 projects were... more
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