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Students’ “canstruction” competition aims to reduce food insecurity

The LEAD Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation is inviting students at tri-county schools and organized student groups in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties to participate in a project to help reduce food insecurity across the north country. “Canstruction for Northern New York” is a group activity to encourage students to team… Keep Reading

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Watertown High School teacher helped by students after February fall

Normally in a school setting, a teacher is helping out students. But on Feb. 15, after Watertown High School English teacher Allison M. Gilliam took a fall before morning announcements and hit her head on the corner of her desk, students jumped in to help her, spearheaded by 18-year-old senior Elijah B. Kekuewa and another… Keep Reading

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Watertown school board candidate petitions available starting March 14

Petitions for Watertown City School District Board of Education candidates seeking placement on the ballot for the May 16 election will be ready for pick up in the district clerk’s office beginning March 14. Petitions will be available during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding the noon hour. There are two seats… Keep Reading

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Watertown City Schools on two-hour delay Thursday in anticipation of storm

Watertown City School District interim Superintendent Roger Adams has announced that the school district will be on a two-hour delay Thursday, affecting all 12-month employees and the YMCA School Aged Child Care, SACC program. The 4-H Dino Discovery Camp is also canceled on Thursday. The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a winter storm… Keep Reading

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School break, spirit week and more snow on the way at Dry Hill

Winter break for Chase H. Waite and Jude T. Jennings, who work and ski at Dry Hill, means two things: more time spent at the hill and taking part in Spirit Week, which the National Weather Service in Buffalo predicts will get snowier. Skiers and snowboarders donned colorful gear on Tutu Tuesday, part of the… Keep Reading

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How to apply for free college tuition in New York: Excelsior Scholarship open in January

Some New York college students can receive free tuition, thanks to the New York State Excelsior Scholarship program, which fills the gap between tuition and federal and state financial aid. The scholarship, provided by the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC), New York’s higher education student financial aid agency, makes it possible for students whose families… Keep Reading

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Tri-county school closings

WATERTOWN — Schools across the north country are beginning to announce they will be closed Friday in anticipation of an intense lake-effect snowstorm that is expected to bury the area with snow. As of 7:30 p.m. Thursday, the following tri-county schools have announced closings: Alexandria Central School; Bohlen Technical Center; Carthage Central School District; Faith… Keep Reading

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Cat Who Sneaks into School Gets His Class Photo Taken – And Portrait Packet is Sent Home to Mom

A cat performed the most head-scratching stunt in Wales recently on class picture day, leaving a group of proud moms “in floods of laughter.” 10 and 7-year-olds Meghan and Chloe Roberts were all dressed up and excited to have their picture taken at Drury Primary School, but their excitement couldn’t compare with that of Ziggy,… Keep Reading

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Funding available for school projects focused on character education, bullying prevention

WATERTOWN — School districts pursuing grant funding to support bullying prevention, character education and social media safety programs are encouraged to apply to the Daniel J. Briggs Fund for Integrity of the Northern New York Community Foundation, with up to $1,000 in funding available this year. The charitable fund was established at the Community Foundation… Keep Reading

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With summer fun ‘back to normal,’ families head into school year hoping to move beyond pandemic

WATERTOWN — Despite inflation and gas prices double those before the COVID-19 pandemic began, many north country families enjoyed getting back to “normal” summer fun, and kids are back to their “normal” end-of-summer blues. Under drizzling skies Monday, some families spent the day together before school starts, catching a movie, doing last-minute shopping or enjoying… Keep Reading