Shen needs two board members
Shenendehowa schools are seeking to fill two vacant seats on its seven-member Board of Education. Rick Mincher, the board’s former vice president, and Mary Wiggins, an eight-year veteran, stepped down...
View ArticleNew school
Kristin Scott recently stopped in the spiffy, new Gordon Creek Elementary School to prepare her kindergarten classroom for next week’s first day of school. The Ballston Spa teacher sat down and...
View ArticleBHBL project goes to voters on Tuesday
Residents of the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake school district go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the high school gym to decide on a $34.2 million in renovations. If the project is approved,...
View ArticleGroup rules against Yepsen campaign
Seems like there’s a surge of head-scratching developments before election time in Saratoga Springs every two years, and this year is no different. Here’s two late-breaking items: Citing her failure to...
View ArticleTermination hearing for acquitted Spa City teacher
The Saratoga Springs Board of Education on Monday will consider firing a teacher that a Saratoga County jury acquitted of initiating unwanted and inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old female...
View ArticleTeen charged in terror threat (updated)
Updated version: A teenager was arraigned Friday morning on charges she threatened to blow up the Boces F. Donald Myers Education Center on Henning Road, police said. Riley J. Older, 16, of Greenfield...
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Character First Program
Altman, her parents, SausvilleAs chairman of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, one of Paul Sausville’s signature projects is a new “Character First Program.” The Malta supervisor has invited...
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Character First: Respect
Matt DarlingMatt Darling, a freshman at Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake School District, read the second Character First essay to Saratoga County leaders on Tuesday. Darling focused on the character trait...
View ArticleSpa schools weighing $6.4 million in renovations
The Saratoga Springs Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school auditorium. Among the items on the agenda is whether to add a $6.4 million building improvement project to the May 20...
View ArticleSouth Glens Falls principal’s new job
GREENWICH — A South Glens Falls middle school principal will be the new superintendent at Greenwich Central School. Mark Fish, principal of the Oliver W. Winch Middle School, is expected to be named to...
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Waterford-Halfmoon school leader picked
The Waterford-Halfmoon school district is preparing to welcome a new superintendent in July — he is Patrick Pomerville, a Halfmoon resident who is the Queensbury Elementary School principal. He’s...
View ArticleSaratoga Springs library budget vote Thursday
Voters go to the polls Thursday to consider a 2014-2015 Saratoga Springs Public Library budget that would raise the tax levy by two percent over last year. The library budget totals $5.609 million....
View ArticleSchool candidates in the ‘spas’
Four people have filed as candidates for the three seats in the May 20 Saratoga Springs Board of Education race by yesterday’s deadline. They are: Brian Farr, Stephen Verral and incumbents Charles...
View ArticleTaxes up in Saratoga schools plan
While some districts struggle to maintain the basics, Saratoga Springs city schools are proposing a bold budget that “advances educational programming.” The district’s $116.4 million plan for 2014-2015...
View ArticleShenendehowa budget raises spending, taxes
A $160 million budget proposed by Shenendehowa Central Schools would raise taxes but preserve services while allowing for new hiring. The district’s 2014-2015 budget goes to voters on May 20. It would...
View ArticleNew principal for Caroline Street Elementary
The Caroline Street Elementary School in Saratoga Springs could get a new principal Tuesday night. The Saratoga Springs Board of Education on Tuesday is expected to appoint Daniel Packard to principal...
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Playground and sign for schools
Parents and staff at the Greenfield Elementary School hope a gala fundraiser pushes them over the top of their $150,000 goal for a new playground, while the Maple Avenue Middle School Parent Teacher...
View ArticleTop 10 students
Leah Hite of Saratoga Springs was named valedictorian of the Saratoga Springs’ Class of 2014 and Kassandra Madulka of Ballston Spa, salutatorian, high school Principal Brett Miller announced. Here’s a...
View ArticleSpa district to report on Common Core
The Saratoga Springs Board of Education will hear a report about the Common Core curriculum at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Administration Building at 3 Blue Streak Blvd. Douglas Silvernell, assistant...
View ArticleSoroptimist Women’s Opportunity Awards
Women that financially support their families and need assistance for school can apply to the Soroptimist International of Saratoga County for grant funding. The Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Awards...
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