Tenure controversy pits school boards against state law on Long Island
Patchogue Medford district debates granting tenure to Dawn Conetta and Denise McAdams amid a statewide clash over job protection for teachers. Board seeks renewable contracts of one to three years, arguing firing costs justify non-tenure. NYS School Boards Association eyes legal change to five year renewables. unions warn against eroding experienced staff and advocate performance standards.
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Albany
Patchogue- Medford
Long Island
Dawn Conetta
Denise McAdams
Victor Yannacbr
Conetta and
McAdams
Yannacone
Newsday
New York State School Boards Association
Hyde Park
Louis Grumet
Association
Nothicad
Digistary
James Wood
New York State United Teachers
Nysut
Linda Rosenblatt
AARP Expands Albany Office To Boost New York Lobbying
The American Association of Retired Persons opens a state capital office in Albany to push for 2.5 million New York members. Experts say aging New Yorkers have been a sleeping giant and the move aims to influence a contentious budget debate.
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Albany
Gray Power
American Association of Retired Persons
New York
AARP
Travis Plunkett
Obituary notices from Syracuse and nearby towns
Multiple obituaries chronicle the deaths of Orathy Sherman 89 of 710 BE Brighton Ave and Joseph Guiliano 87 of 100 N Madison Plaza. Also noted are Clarice Bowne 87 of Calatoga Terrace and Robert Nicholas 51 of Bernhards Bay with details on survivors, service times, burial plans, and contributing organizations.
Francis J Benz 84 dies in New Berlin after long illness
Francis J Benz a Syracuse native who moved to Largo Florida in 1978 died Saturday after a long illness. He retired as a custodial engineer at Bishop Ludden High School in 1972 and was active in Assumption Church. Survived by a son and daughter and several grandchildren, services set for Wednesday at Keegan Osbelt Knight Funeral Home and Assumption Church with burial in Assumption Cemetery. Also listed is Delores Mitchell 92 of Waterloo who died Friday at Seneca Nursing Home with services today at St Marys Church Waterloo and burial at St Columbkille Cemetery Seneca Falls. Local ambulance agency listed.
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James Moffett
Schenectady Fire Department
AARP
Moffett
George Pataki
Plunkett
Pataki
Elas vi Wile Prrocecsiac
Fanekett
Orathy W. Sherman
Orathy
W. Sherman
Brighton Ave
Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital
Ms. Sherman
Syracuse
Crouse Irving Memorial Hosital and Plaza
Gradual Sherman
Syracuse Central High School
Erwin United Methodist Church
Delta Sigma Sorority
Sumner School
Mothers’ Club
Levy Middle School
Westcott Unit
The
Home Bureau
Odd Fellows
Linda B. McGraw
Burns-Garfield Funeral Home
Oakwood-Morningside Cemetery
E. Genesee St
Sherrill
Clarice J. Bowne
Calatoga Terrace
Ore
Oneida
Matecki Funeral Home Inc
Sherrill Road
American Heart Association
Lena S. Bowers
Lena
Bowers
Conifer Drive
Baldwinsville
Reshnaity
Acton
Ontario
Niagara Falls
Salvation Army College
New York City
First Baptist Church
Memphis
Community Wesleyan Church
Canton Woods
Conifer Senior Club
Memphis Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary
Stanley
Donald L. Bowers
Chesapeake, Va
Robert M. Bowers
Arlene D. Smith
Claremont
Calif
Greenlawn Memorial Park
Warners
B.L. Bush & Sons Funeral Home
North Main St
Jordan
Mem- P
Francis J. Benz
Chase Home
New Berlin
Mr. Benz
Largo
Fla
Bishop Ludden High School
Assumption Church
Ushers’ Society
Nocturnal Adoration Society
St. Boniface Society
Knights of St. John Command
Keegan-Osbelt Knight Funeral Home
Assumption Cemetery
Keegan-Osbelt-Knight Funeral Home
N. Salina St
St. Lawrence Catholic Mission
de Ruyter
Waterloo
Delores
Mitchell
Douglas Drive
Seneca Nursing Home
Coudersport, Pa
St. Patrick's Church
Seneca Falls
Rosary Altar Society
Catholic Daughters of Amen- Ca
Charles R
Charles R. Jr
Nellie K. Mull
St. Mary's Church
Thomas P. Mull
St. Columbkile Cemetery
North Seneca Ambulance Inc
P.O
Carl B. Blum
Auburn
N. Fulton St
Auburn Memorial Hospital
Mr. Blum
Oswe
Auburn ii Oe
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Auburn High School
Syracuse University
Blum
148Th Infantry
Philippines
St. Alphon
Mary
Washington, D.C
Jan Schoemaker
Michael Hayden
Lily May Wagner
Penfield
Farrell Funeral Home
St. Alphonsus Church
St. Jove
Funeral Home
South St
Alphonsus Church
Fulton
Terry L. Southworth
East Lake Apartments
Southworth
McLane Northeastern Distributing Co
G. Ray Bodtey High School
Kira J. Bort
Shane M. Bort
Helen
Walter Southworth
Timothy L
Tammy L. Holden
Shirley Cliff
Scriba
Foster Funeral Home
Marjorie L. Purnine
Fairdate
Fay St
Shane M. Bert Co
Dorothy Et
Utica St
Fulton i
Margaret Ponton
van Buren Road
St. Joseph’s Hospital
William J
Bill’ Seeland
Bill” Seeland
Butternut St
Seeland
General Electric
Keegan-Osbert-Knight Funeral Home
Ruth E. Unz
van Dyne
Weller-Price Funeral Home
St. Daniel's Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Baas James St
Pollastro longtime Syracuse resident dies after brief illness
Nicholas J. Pollastro 83 of 2416 Lodi Street died at home after a brief illness. A lifelong Syracuse resident he retired from Meloon Bronze Foundry after 43 years. Survived by wife Carmella and three sons daughters siblings and grandchildren. Services planned at Farone & Son Funeral Home and St John the Baptist Church. Burial in Assumption Cemetery.
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Nicholas John Pollastro
Lodi St
Syracuse
Meloon Bronze Foundry
Pollastro
St. John the Baptist Church
Carmella Madonna
Carmen F
Nicholas Jr
Michael
Pullman
Wash
Marie P. Simpson
Plainville
Dominick
Baldwinsville
Joseph
Clara Anastas
Liverpool
Farone & Son Inc
Assumption Cemetery
Park St
Nicholas Jann Pallastro
Wie
Lodi
Carmella
Kadionna Pollasto
Carmen
Nicholas Pollastra Jr
Marie Pollastro
Jaslastro
Clara Andstas
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Associated Press
Ano
Denephine
Lostumbo Guinto
Audpew
Pailastrg
Ann Gard
Louis Vinciguerra, SR
October
Joseph F. Guiliano
Rome
N. Madison Plaza
Rome Hospital
Guiliano
Nolan Jampol Inc
St. Mary’s Church
Moose Chub
Mary Paone
Jiggs
Io Hospice Care Inc
Middle Settlement Road
New Hartford
Nicholas J. Bush
Robert E. Nicholas
Bsernhards Bay
Nicholsville Road
Nicholas
Bernhards Bay
Pingbets Produce
Rae Sturrock
Lisa Petit
Hastings
Melodie Peck
Cleveland
Robert G. Nicholas
Parish
Richard Nicholas
Lavarpal
Gary Sturrock
Fairfax
Christopher
S. Main St
Central Square
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Delores M. Mitchell
Nicholas J. Pollastro
Central
Edna A. Skeele
Rowley Jerome Road
Fabius
Hospi
Hill ‘No Dale
H. Duane
Leon
Las Vegas
Harvey
Roger
Edwin
Jane Olcott
Cobleskill
Linda Meyers
Billie Garrett
Apulia
Gladys Lorenz
United Methodist Church
Fabius Evergreen Cemetery
Hartwell Funeral Home
Clinton St
Tully
Fabius United Methodist Church
Clarence C. Devlen
Groton
Devlen
Smith-Corona-Marchant Co
Devien
Rhoda Westlake
Charles
Rochester
Gilbert
Moravia
Doris Johnson
Rushville
Jane
Jean Emeno
Freeville
Shurtleff
James Cavanaugh
Groton Rural Cemetery
Lincoln Ave
Skeele
Griep Ronais
Gres
Elmar Carbone Griep
Andrew 7
Wilam & Gres
Deborah A Norcross
Sarah R. Bakar
Barbara Appleton
Rev Allen Griep
Hye Grandchldren
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Route A
Clay
N.Y
Woodlaw
Hall
Harriet Schenck
Hampton Ro
William Micb. Hall
Benjamin R
John
Timothy
Schenck
Glizanéth Schenck
J. Lawrence
William
Donald R
Thomas A. Hall
Wa.m
Pebble Mill Presbyterian Church
Jamesville Rd
Dewitt
Peter W. Shidemantle
Oakwood Marneingside Cemetery
Everson Museum
Barchad & Merch Dwt Chapel Inc
Beerai
Ballweg
Lunsford
Salina St
Butler- Badman Funeral Home
Apicites
Carter Funeral Home, Inc
Grant Blvd
James Patricia Suters Jarres
Jean Suters
la Fayette
Philip
Cindy Suters
Sifer
Pamela Suters
Middletown
Severe
Tan Chi Group
Cortland
Ntio School
RIT
Yaleley Courts Apts
Columman Presbyterian Church
la Tye Te
Dean Funeral Home , Inc
Arey Emu Nas
Moymaat Lessaongang
Edward Charles Lassgongang
Howlett Mill
Norma Jean Kaley Lessoongang
Ray Edwards
Nicole
Frarothy Voginr
Donald
Robert
Silas
Whelan Bros. Funeral Home
Richard W. Tucker
Maplegrove
Friends
W. Genesee St
Fairmount
Contributions Hospice
Hub Court Lit
Whelan Bros: Funeral Home
Reenleaf Eunera Uame
W. Onondaga
John GC. Tindall Funeral Home, Inc
Keega Oster
Salina Ata
Seeland Willams
Bill” J. Seeland
Formart Warhamy Street
Inlaw
Anita Leeland
Keegan-Osbert- Knight Funeral Home
Sural
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Oshelt-Kwight Inc, Oon Solin Suet
Keel Fansa” Ske
Rowley
Jerome Rene
Tana Lass
Er Ora
J. Duane Skeete
Rio
Reg
Dauners
Ane Dieu
Linda Nevers Keeerpaercet
Indchil
Fabius United
K 'Thong
Evens Ma Ray Co Twetsay
Tinton St
Fabius United Methodist Means Fund
Clinton St. Totty
Maurer
Fudan
Bore
Liverpool Moyers Corners
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