Category: Education
Governor Sends Letter to Commissioner Elia Regarding Recent Incidents of Hate Speech in Schools Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today sent a letter to State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia regarding recently reported incidents of hate speech and discrimination in schools…
News from Paul Smith’s College Louis Daversa of wingdale named to USCAA All-Academic Team PAUL SMITHS, NY (11/17/2016)– Louis Daversa, a fisheries and wildlife sciences major from Wingdale, was among 42 Paul Smith’s College athletes named to the United…
News from Worcester Polytechnic Institute Andrew Kelleher of Poughquag, N.Y., Earns NEWMAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Award WORCESTER, MA (11/14/2016)– Andrew Kelleher earned a NEWMAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Weekly Award. Senior Andrew Bauer repeated as the NEWMAC…
Ian Troge of Stormville earns Academic Distinction Scholarship Alfred, NY, November 2016 – A Dutchess County resident has been awarded a $2,000 “Academic Distinction Scholarship” to attend Alfred State. Ian Troge of Stormville is slated to graduate in 2017…
The Pawling Free Library was honored with an award for civic engagement at the annual meeting of the Mid-Hudson Library System on October 14, 2016 held at the FDR Library and Museum. Pawling Library’s Project Do Something, developed…
Regulation Implements Governor’s 2016 State of the State Initiative Creating New Financial Aid Award Information Sheet Click Here to View the Regulation Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the state Department of Financial Services has adopted a new…
Wingdale woman sustains serious injuries following Town of Washington school bus collision NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Robert M. Nuzzo Troop K Commander PRESS RELEASE Washington, New York – On November 2, 2016 at approximately 8:50 a.m., New York State Police…
AT&T DOUBLES FUNDING FOR WASSAIC X WEBUTUCK PROGRAM WASSAIC, NY— The Wassaic Project announces that AT&T has doubled its funding for the Wassaic X Webutuck program to $10,000 which will help support the staff and materials that make this…
News from Buffalo State Kiana Johnson of Wingdale, NY “Dares to Care” BUFFALO, NY (10/28/2016)– Kiana Johnson of Wingdale, NY took part in Bengals Dare to Care Day, held by SUNY Buffalo State on September 17, 2016. The annual…
News from St. Lawrence University Kayla Schmalz of Wassaic Studying Abroad Through St. Lawrence University CANTON, NY (10/26/2016)– Kayla G. Schmalz of Wassaic participated in an off-campus study abroad program during the Fall 2016 semester through St. Lawrence…
News from Hofstra University Hofstra Student Nicole Stufano of Poughquag, NY Volunteers at 2016 Presidential Debate at Hofstra University HEMPSTEAD, NY (10/24/2016)– Nicole Stufano of Poughquag, NY served as a University Relations Credentialing Center volunteer during the first presidential…
Pawling Senior Named Siemens Semifinalist Local Pawling High School student Dawn Kershaw is among more than 400 semi-finalists named across the United States in this year’s prestigious Siemens Competition, the nation’s premier competition in math, science and technology for high…
Governor Announces $2.5 Million to Protect Valuable and At-Risk Farmland in the Mid-Hudson Valley Grants Announced During Mid-Hudson Regional Sustainable Development and Collaborative Governance Conference Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $2.5 million has been awarded to five projects in…
News from Ithaca College Wassaic Native Denise Ibarra Named Empire 8 Player of the Week ITHACA, NY (10/17/2016)– The Empire 8 named Wassaic native and Ithaca College student-athlete Denise Ibarra of women’s cross country as one of its players…
Western Connecticut State University offers in-state rate for tuition, fees to nearby New York students DANBURY, Conn. — Western Connecticut State University is offering in-state tuition to residents of seven New York counties starting with the Fall 2017…