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Longtime Auburn school board vice president wants president position

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Longtime Auburn school board vice president wants president position
The longtime Auburn Enlarged City School District vice president is interested in taking the main post. During a discussion at a board meeting Tuesday night on who was interested in taking on leadership roles, Kathleen Rhodes said she was planning to run for president at the July 2 reorganization meeting. She then asked if anyone else was going to run... more

Cayuga Community College budget approved by Legislature after previous defeat

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Cayuga Community College budget approved by Legislature after previous defeat
Despite being previously defeated in a committee, Cayuga Community College's budget request with a funding increase of $44,789 from the Cayuga County Legislature was approved Tuesday night after being reintroduced on the floor. The resolution, which requested the county raise its budget contribution to $3,030,736 as part of the college's $29.72 million total budget, passed after Legislator Ryan Foley, D-Auburn... more

Seneca Meadows partners with Geneva students for Solar Power

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Seneca Meadows partners with Geneva students for Solar Power
Seneca Meadows, Inc. today announced its seventh year partnering with Geneva High School students in solar cooking projects. The students of Ron Smith’s World of Technology class use technology to solve real-world problems, including cooking in regions without public power. Satellite dishes and Fresnel lenses from large-screen projection televisions that have been dropped off at Seneca Meadows for recycling are... more

Auburn school district to install new security cameras

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Auburn school district to install new security cameras
The Auburn Enlarged City School District will be adding several interior security cameras to be placed throughout the district. At a meeting Tuesday, the district's board of education approved an agreement with Day Automation Systems, which would install the equipment. District Superintendent Jeff Pirozzolo said before the meeting that school districts can annually receive state aid for security measures such... more

Waterloo High principal now assistant principal

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Waterloo High principal now assistant principal
Waterloo High School Principal Thomas Mitchell is stepping down for a new job — Waterloo High School assistant principal. The Board of Education, meeting in special session Wednesday morning, voted to make the change at Mitchell’s request. Mitchell, a Phelps resident, was given a four-year probationary appointment as assistant principal, with a reduction in salary. He was appointed principal in... more

AD resigns, interim HS principal identified as Waterloo schools enter summer

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AD resigns, interim HS principal identified as Waterloo schools enter summer
School officials in Waterloo say that Athletic Director Jeff Panek resigned his position. Brad Dates, who has been serving as interim athletic director will continue to serve in the interim role through the month of July, according to those officials with knowledge of the situation. The subject came up at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, in which the high... more

In close vote, Shores re-elected Waterloo school board president

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In close vote, Shores re-elected Waterloo school board president
Mike Shores was re-elected president of the Waterloo Central School District Board of Education Monday night. Nicohl Swartley retained her vice presidency. Both were chosen to new terms by 5-4 votes — a sign, perhaps, that the school board remains divided. At the board’s annual reorganizational meeting, Shores was re-elected over fellow board member Coreen Lowry. Colby O’Brien nominated Shores... more

Cornell and Finger Lakes Land Trust form partnership to combat threats to hemlock trees

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Cornell and Finger Lakes Land Trust form partnership to combat threats to hemlock trees
Cornell University and the Finger Lakes Land Trust have partnered together to combat a pest that that threatens to kill eastern hemlocks found in many of the forests and gorges in the region. The land trust and university will combat the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect from Japan, as part of the New York State Hemlock Initiative. The initiative... more

Southern Cayuga school board picks new president, vice president

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Southern Cayuga school board picks new president, vice president
New leaders will head the Southern Cayuga Central School District Board of Education for the next school year. The board elected Susan Gloss president and Michael Huber as vice president at a board meeting at Southern Cayuga Jr.-Sr. High School Thursday. Gloss was nominated by board member Ann LaFave and seconded by Christine Brozon. The appointment was approved unanimously by... more

Cayuga professor wins award for novel about historic Adirondack family

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Cayuga professor wins award for novel about historic Adirondack family
A Cayuga Community College faculty member has received a prestigious award from the Adirondack Center for Writing for a historical novel about a prominent upstate New York family. Associate Professor Sheila Myers received the 2017 Best Book of Fiction Literary Award from the Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) for her novel “The Night is Done: A Durant Family Saga,” which... more

Cornell researcher points to myriad causes of harmful algal blooms

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Cornell researcher points to myriad causes of harmful algal blooms
Cornell University ecosystem scientist Dr. Robert Howarth thinks he may have an answer for why harmful algal blooms on the region's lakes last year were so bad, according to a presentation he gave to the Cayuga County Water Quality Management Agency Thursday. For background, Howarth explained that, until the past decade or so, the academic consensus around harmful algal blooms... more

TC3 closed Tuesday for emergency water line repairs

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TC3 closed Tuesday for emergency water line repairs
Tompkins Cortland Community College’s main campus and athletics facility will be closed Tuesday for emergency water line repairs. The college closed suddenly Monday afternoon after construction work hit a water line. Repairs required water service to be shut down to the main campus and athletics facility. Work could not be completed Monday evening, so college officials made the decision to... more

New Auburn teachers union president eyes goals, challenges for the future

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New Auburn teachers union president eyes goals, challenges for the future
A longtime Auburn High School technology teacher recently received a new title: teachers union president. Justin Herrling, who has been with the district for 15 years, was elected head of the Auburn Teachers Association in June. He served as treasurer for three years. Herrling, whose wife, Anne Herrling, is a William H. Seward Elementary School teacher and has two children... more

New Skaneateles superintendent contract details released

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New Skaneateles superintendent contract details released
The next Skaneateles Central School District superintendent’s base pay is set to be less than the current leader’s salary. Lynda Quick will receive a $185,000 base salary for the 2018-2019 school year, according to her employment agreement with the district. Quick, the district superintendent and chief operating officer of the Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES in Cattaraugus County, is set for a three-year... more

New principal hired for Waterloo High School

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New principal hired for Waterloo High School
Waterloo High School has a new principal. The Board of Education met in special session Monday morning and voted to appoint Mary Thomas-Madonna, effective immediately. The vote was 5-0. Thomas-Madonna was named to a four-year probationary appointment at a starting salary of $105,000. School Superintendent Terri Bavis said Thomas-Madonna has 27 years in education, 16 as a teacher and 11... more
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