South Colonie would cut most bus drivers to part-time
The South Colonie school budget would cut most of its bus drivers to part-time. Twenty-three bus drivers in the South Colonie schools would see their hours cut from full to part time under the proposed...
View ArticleSouth Colonie leaders say budget ‘stinks’ due to aid cuts
South Colonie school administrators say their proposed budget ‘stinks,‘ but it’s the best they could do given state aid cuts. “We’re all frustrated here. I don’t feel good about the decisions we’ve...
View ArticleSouth Colonie puts together video on school budget
The South Colonie schools have put together a video on this year’s budget. The spending plan has drawn ire not for the size of its tax increase, but for the depth of its cuts. Watch it below:
View ArticleFour seek two seats on South Colonie school board
Four candidates are running for two seats on the Board of Education in South Colonie in Tuesday’s election in one of the more contentious races in recent years. In the district, candidates must choose...
View ArticleSouth Colonie student designs ‘No Text Zone’ billboard
A Colonie Central High School sophomore won a contest to create an anti-distracted driving billboard. Haylie Szemplinski designed the billboard unveiled Wednesday that declares New Karner Road just...
View ArticleColonie High School festival Saturday to aid cancer fight
Colonie High School will feature a daylong festival Saturday that is partly a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Called Raiderfest, the event will begin at 10:30 a.m. with an adult 5k and a...
View ArticleSolar-powered schools planned in South Colonie
The South Colonie schools are on track to have the largest solar array of any district in New York State. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has approved funding for more than...
View ArticleSouth Colonie proposes $13.8 million capital project
The South Colonie schools are proposing $13.8 million in improvements in a referendum to voters October 21. Every school in the South Colonie Central School District would have wireless Internet access...
View ArticleColonie: Don’t drop off your teens for Halloween
Police and school officials are trying to discourage parents from dropping their children off for mass gatherings in neighborhoods on Halloween. “It can be a perfectly fun night for everybody, or it...
View ArticleColonie: Our Halloween warnings paid off
Halloween night turned out to be a real treat for the Colonie Police. The police had joined with the superintendents of North and South Colonie to warn parents not to be dropping off their children in...
View ArticleColonie High students help fix parts of USS Slater
Students at Colonie Central High School are helping to restore parts of the USS Slater. The students in teacher Christopher Hanley’s auto body and welding classes spend some of their time fixing parts...
View ArticleSouth Colonie students decide to fight poverty
A student initiative will focus the South Colonie school district’s efforts on helping the poor over the next two years. A student group at Colonie Central High School called iCARE focuses each year on...
View ArticleStudents collect bags to make mats for the homeless
Students at Colonie Central High School are collecting plastic bags to make mats for the homeless. Every day, students, staff and teachers are cutting plastic bags, winding them into balls of "yarn,"...
View ArticleColonie High students strive to support injured classmate
Students at Colonie Central High School are selling t-shirts, making ribbons and leaning on each other in the wake of a car crash that badly injured their classmate. Nick Dinovo, a 16-year-old junior,...
View ArticleSouth Colonie Tax Much Less Than Expected
Thanks to Tim O’Brien for updating this story. Does this make the tax situation in Colonie any better? Are you happy they aren’t taxing as much as they anticipated? What does this mean for the future?...
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