WESTMORELAND, N.Y. — New York State Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-C-Rome, joined New York State Education Department Commissioner Dr. Betty A. Rosa to address concerns within the New York State educational systems at Westmoreland Upper Elementary School.The discussions last week came after a meeting that Griffo helped to facilitate between regional school superintendents, local NYSUT representatives […]
ONEIDA, N.Y. The Oneida Central School District announced it entered into a 10-year lease agreement with Madison Oneida BOCES to move several classes to the North Broad Street Elementary School building beginning in September 2024. The move will allow MOBOCES to accommodate continued growth in its elementary, middle and high school programs. MOBOCES plans […]
ONEIDA, N.Y. A group of parents signed a petition Thursday evening at the Oneida Public Library stating their opposition to the planned repurposing of North Broad Street Elementary school. The petition will be directed to New York State Education Commissioner Dr. Betty A. Rosa and will ask her to grant a stay against the […]
ONEIDA, N.Y. Churches around Oneida have gathered together this past week. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an ecumenical Christian observance in the Christian calendar that is celebrated internationally. It is kept annually between Ascension Day and Pentecost in the Southern Hemisphere and between Jan. 18-25 in the Northern Hemisphere. Oneida area […]
ONEIDA, N.Y. A local parents group opposed to the Oneida City School District’s plan to repurpose North Broad Street Elementary and place its students among its three remaining elementary schools is seeking help from the New York State Education Department. “Parents Against Rebanding of Oneida City Schools” is gathering names on a petition that […]