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New Hartford Central School District Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra, Jr. poses Sept. 8 in his office. The district is seeking stakeholders’ input into the formation of its new strategic plan.
New Hartford school district seeks input on new strategic plan
The administration of the New Hartford Central School District wants stakeholder input on the creation of the district’s first-ever five-year strategic plan. more
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Members of the Rome Free Academy Knight Guides pose for a quick photo before dispersing to help get new students acclimated to the school on Wednesday.
‘New beginning’ goes smoothly at RFA
Ninth-graders got their first taste of high school Wednesday as Rome Free Academy welcomed their class for its first day of high school. more
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COLUMN: September is healthy lunch box time
September has arrived (where did summer go?) and it is lunch-box time. Seniors are packing lunches too as they go to work, or volunteer at senior centers, schools, nursing homes, and libraries. Some … more
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FILE - Desks are spaced apart ahead of planned in-person learning at an elementary school on March 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. Pandemic school disruptions resulted in the largest drop in reading achievement in 30 years, according to newly released national test scores on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. The data is from 9-year-olds who took the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2020 and 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic
Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study. more
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Leslie Corbo, associate professor of cybersecurity and director of undergraduate cybersecurity programs at Utica University, has been awarded the university’s Karl Zimpel Endowed Professorship in Cybersecurity.
‘Cyber Mom’ awarded endowed professorship at Utica University
Utica University has awarded the Karl Zimpel Endowed Professorship in Cybersecurity to Leslie Corbo, associate professor of cybersecurity and director of undergraduate cybersecurity programs. … more
Current students help Utica University’s Class of 2026 move into their dorms on Tuesday.
Utica University welcomes 556 new students
Utica University celebrated its annual move-in day by welcoming 556 new students to its campus. more
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In terms of school safety, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office employs both school resource officers (SROs), who are full-time deputies assigned to specific districts, and special patrol officers (SPOs), who are part-time, former peace or police officers. Both groups are armed and uniformed.
Area schools focused on security for new school year
With the start of the new school year only a couple of weeks away, several school districts around Oneida County are looking to beef up security ... more
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Laura Casamento, president of Utica Univeristy, has announced her retirement effective July 31, 2023.
Utica University President to retire next academic year
In an email sent to the Utica University community on Monday, the academic institution announced the upcoming retirement of its president, Laura Casamento. more
HUNGRY FOR EDUCATION — Kris-Tech Care Team member Jamie McNett hands one of four book bags to Leah Internicola with her daughter Leah, 11, next to her during the Kris-Tech Hungry for Education event Thursday morning at Griffiss Park in Rome. In exchange for a grocery bag of non-perishable food items, families received a book bag with about $150 worth of school supplies.
Kris-Tech hosts Hungry for Education event
It may have been a little gloomy on Wednesday, but that didn’t put a damper on Kris-Tech’s Hungry for Education event at the copper wire manufacturer’s Rome headquarters. more
Melissa Roys, executive director with Connected Community Schools, welcomes the National Education Union from England on Tuesday, August 16th 2022 at the Little Falls City School District. The National Education Union is interested in learning about the inner workings of the Connected Community Schools Initiative and how they have been successful in expanding an impactful model into 14 school districts, 58 school buildings, serving over 25,000 students and ensuring that individuals' basic needs
National Education Union from England visits Connected Community Schools
In celebration of its fifth anniversary, the Connected Community Schools team welcomed the National Education Union from Great Britain for a special tour and workshop at Little Falls … more
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STEELY CONCENTRATION — Oriskany High School student Jack Tagliaferri navigates his drone toward one of the obstacles during the Directorate STEM Outreach Program’s Drone Camp in the hangar at Innovare Advancement Center. Campers competed against each other on the final morning of the camp to see who could navigate the course the quickest and most accurately.
SNAPSHOT: Drone Camp held at Innovare Advancement Center
During the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate STEM Outreach Program’s Drone Camp in the hangar at Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, campers competed against each other ... more
Reconfiguration resolutions for 2025-26 school year before board
A trio of resolutions to modify the registration of existing schools due to a new grade configuration in the Rome City School District are on the district’s board of education agenda to be … more
Jane Hamilton RN, practice manager, left, and Courtney Graham, FNP, right, accept a $5,000 grant on behalf of Bassett’s School-Based Health Center from Eve Van de Wal, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Utica regional president. The funding will help the center expand its popular telehealth services.
School-based health program receives Excellus BCBS grant to expand telehealth services
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has named Bassett’s School-Based Health Center program as a 2022 recipient of its Community Health Awards. more
Rising costs fuel fears for back-to-school buying
With gas and food prices continuing to rise, as well as costs associated with running and maintaining a household, representatives of the area’s Connected Community Schools initiative said … more
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Dirk Vanderwall
Class of 1978 VVS graduate becomes interim dean at veterinary school
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Class of 1978 graduate Dirk Vanderwall has become the interim dean ... more
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In an announcement posted on the Drums Along the Mohawk Facebook page, organizers said they had officially stepped down from hosting the Drum Corps International event.
Final note for Drums Along the Mohawk?
Organizers of the annual Drums Along the Mohawk drum and bugle corps event, formerly held at Rome Free Academy Stadium on Turin Street, officially announced their retirement. more
The front doors and windows at Staley Elementary School are currently boarded up.
RPD investigating vandalism at Staley Elementary School
Vandalism at the closed Staley Elementary School is under investigation by the Rome Police Department. more
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A student wears a mask and face shield in a 4th grade class amid the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington Elementary School on Jan. 12, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. They fear the return of a pandemic scourge: outbreaks that sideline large numbers of teachers, close school buildings and force students back into remote learning.
Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. more
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Drum instructor and musician Corey Colmey works with one of his students, Alyssa Tomassi, of New Hartford, inside his Rome studio. Colmey will hold his eleventh student recital, but his first since the COVID-19 pandemic, at Rome Alliance Church on Saturday.
Familiar beat returns as drum recital returns following lengthy COVID-related shutdown
After a three-year hiatus, local drum instructor and musician Corey Colmey will present his 11th student recital from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16 ... more
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SUNY Morrisville professor Eric Diefenbacher instructs Rachel Soong as she measures a frog in a herpetology class.
SUNY Morrisville effort with aquatic drones, turtles published in scientific journal
A real-life classroom approach is giving students in Eric Diefenbacher’s herpetology class valuable field skills and an opportunity to explore and develop research skills ... more
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