Dropping honors courses sparks debate in middle schools
Parents gap over reshaped schedules as districts weigh tracking versus flexible grouping. Laura Powers argues competitive peers aid her son Cody entering eighth grade, while Baldwinsville probes removing seventh grade enrichment and sustaining accelerated math. Districts cite state rules and tests to balance honors eligibility and offer transition options amid broad support for heterogeneous groupings.
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Laura Powers
Cody
State Education Department
Obituary notices from Utica and surrounding areas
A string of death notices from New York Mills to Syracuse lists Connors, Sackett, Fithan, Dienhoffer, Colombo, Varuba, Totari, Hains, Keller, Billman, and Freas among the deceased or mentioned. Surviving spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren are noted, with services and burial details at local churches and cemeteries. Calling hours, funeral homes, and donation prompts to area charities are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. William Keller
Utica
Syracuse
Loretto
Marion Lipinska
West Pittston
Ortner, Nunn & McGrath Funeral Home
Obituaries Tie Montdale and Oneida Figures Together
Roland D Woodcock 90 of 418 Randall Ave Oneida died Sunday at Oneida Healthcare Center extended care. Lifetime Oneida resident. survived by wife Dorothy a son Norman two daughters Norita Kane six grandchildren ten great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services Thursday 10 30 a m at Coolican McSweeney Funeral Home Oneida burial Valley View Cemetery Oneida. Memorials to St Johns Episcopal Church Memorial Fund or Hospice Care Inn New Hartford.
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NEW York Mills
Albert T. Connors
St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital
Utica
Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Margaret
Mane Harwood
Brewerton
Donna Roberts
Yorkville
Betty Pearce
Oswego
Carol Carter
Pine Hurst
N.C
John Robert Connors
Rhode Island
Barnace Funeral Home
Pam
New Hartford
St. Mary's Cemetery
Cleveland
Funeral Home
Betty J. Sackett
Church Street
Benjamin
Barbara Hinman
Parish
Edward Goetz
Ronald Sackett
St. Anne's Church
Main Street
Oswego County
Runners Street
Osweep
Donald McFee Memorial Ambulance
Judith Marion Fithan
Faxton Hospital
Joseph
Debra Flihan
Sheila Flihan
N. Joseph Flishan
Robert M. Manion
Clifton Park
Scala & Roefare Funeral Home
Culver Ave
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Calvary Cemetery
Jean Wheller Dienhoffer
Buckley Road
Liverpool
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Syracuse
Joseph D. Dienhoffer
Jean Ann Imperato
Chicago
John J
Daniel G
East Syracuse
Jane MacDuffie
Ellsburg
Jane Schenkenberger
Maurer Funeral Home
Assumption Cemetery
Second St
Emila M. Colombo
Solvay
Clara McDermott
Geddes
Carl Colombo
Ragozzi
Milton Ave
St. Cecilia's Church
Woods Road
American Heart Association
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Mariam Totari
Community General Hospital
St. Elias Church
Gailwood Cemetery
Whelan Bros. Funeral Home
W. Genesee St
Fairmount
Mildred E. Hains
Howlett Hill Road
Robert N
Eleanor Palleschi
Farmington
Nancy Piscirello
Uncasville
Conn
Butler-Badman Funeral Home
W. Seneca Turnpike
Woodlawn
Hadley Chapel
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Valley View Memorial Park
Montdale
Burns-Garfield
Genesee
Syracuse Home Association Foundation
Meigs Road
Baldwinsville
Oneida
Roland D. Woodcock
Randall Ave
Coolican-McSweeney Funeral Home
W. Richard Hamlin
Valley View Cemetery
Washington Ave
St. John’s Episcopal Church Memorial Fund
Mathew J. DeStefano
Lodi Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Angie L. Commisso DeStefano
James
Patrick
Neil
Connie Delia
Manlius
Neil DeStefano
Tommissina
Mary DeStefano
Carmella Cima
Clara Pishott
Isabella Valretta
Glenn Tomeo
Queens
Farone & Son Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Church
Park St
David I. Gersony
Summerhaven Drive
Crouse Hospital
Mr. Gersony
Onondaga Music Co
Onondaga Music
Gersony
Temple Adath Yeshurun
Shirley H
State Fair Attendance Rises to Second Peak since 1995
Attendance at the New Safe State Fair reached 865,257 in 1997, second only to 882,079 in 1995, despite a rainy opening. Closing day brought 82,989 visitors as officials credited smooth operations, grounds condition, and a strong Grandstand and Cole Muffler Court entertainment lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe LaGuardia
Grandstand
Cole Muffler Court
James Mason
Mason
Pennsylvania
Labor unites across parties at New York State Fair rally
A Monday rally at the New York State Fair framed Syracuse as a union city and touted bipartisan labor partnerships. Speakers, including Syracuse Mayor Roy Bernardi Onondaga County Executive Nicholas Pirro and state Sen John DeFrancisco, urged collaboration beyond party labels and stressed evaluating officeholders by service records and issue positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Syracuse
Tony Nesci
Community Action
Poliical Action
Laval 624
United Auto Workers
Nesci
Danny Donahue
Civil Service Employees Association
Donahue
Roy Bernardi
Onondaga County
Nicholas Pirro
John DeFrancisco
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Ray Middle School
Ted Gilkey
Iowa
Ray Middle
David Brown
Gilkey
Lorraine Reeves
Reeves
Renee
Ken Mitchell
New York State Middle School Association
Linda Ruest
Middle School Association
Ruest
Betty I. Sackett
Judith Marion Fiihan
Jean W. Dienhoffer
Emilia M. Colombo
Rudolph Varuba
School St
University Hospital
Lucille Hart
Gaynor & Mastyn Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
South Ave
Ivanka Billman
Auburn
Ivanka
Randi” Billman
Grove St
Auburn Memorial Hospital
Michael
Anna Marie
Oksana Zalypka
Michale Pinczak
Irene Kitt
Nippon Funeral Home
State St
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Funeral
Jane K. Freas
Victoria Place
Miss Freas
Jermyn
Wyoming Seminary
Syracuse University
Frease First Trust and Deposit Co
Key Bank
Dienhoffer
Destefano
Isarrant
Ray Smith
Ceeds
New York State Fair
Averill Park
Lori Duffy
Derek Young
Tully
Young
Dippin’ Dots
Kentucky
Labor
Organized Labor
Bernard
Ronald Reagan
Republican Congress
Bernardi
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