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Published September 26Reliant Credit Union helps to bring financial education to local students
Reliant CU recently hosted their second Bite of Reality program at Lyons High School on September 24. Bite of Reality is an interactive financial literacy experience that challenges students to navigate real-world budgeting decisions based on a personalized life scenario.…
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Published September 24Albion middle school students will add patriotic mural at Veterans Park
ALBION – The bathrooms at Veterans Park will soon have a patriotic painting on the outside. Students in Kamie Feder’s eighth-grade art classes plan to be on site working on the mural next Monday through Wednesday. The Albion Village Board approved the project on Wednesday. Kamie…
Rochester Beacon
Published September 22Cornell Cooperative Extension program expanding
Acquisition of a van will allow GROWS, an agricultural workforce development initiative, to serve more young adults.
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Published September 22Albion teachers, district face $1.4 million gap with new contract
Mediator will try to bring 2 sides together on 5-year agreement ALBION – The Albion Teachers’ Association and the school district are about $1.4 million apart as they try to reach agreement in a new five-year contract. That is less than $300,000 a year in what teachers are…
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Published September 21Dr. Julie Woodworth receives Distinguished Alumni Award from Community College Trustees
A Lyndonville resident, Orleans County coroner and employee of Medina Memorial Hospital has been recognized with the prestigious New York Community College Trustees’ Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Contribution. Honoree Dr. Julie Woodworth, a former nursing professor…
Times of Wayne County
Published September 19NY ends Regents exam requirement beginning with the Class of 2028
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced last week that the Board of Regents has authorized the agency’s plan to remove regents exams as a requirement for high school graduation. Regents exams have been a requirement for decades here in New York, but state…
Livingston County Government News
Published September 17Early Intervention Program Celebrates Departing Children with Graduation Send-Off
MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2026 — The Livingston County Department of Health’s Early Intervention (EI) team held a graduation celebration to congratulate the toddlers and families transitioning from the Early Intervention Program
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Published September 17Orleans/Niagara BOCES recognizes ‘Employees of the Year’
Press Release, Orleans/Niagara BOCES LOCKPORT – The Orleans/Niagara BOCES recently named its Employees of the Year for the 2025-2026 school year. Employees are nominated by their peers and a committee selects an awardee in each of these categories: Administrator, Clerical,…
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Published September 17Arc staffer wins statewide award as direct support professional
Dan Crofts works with students through the IGNITE program at GCC BATAVIA — For over 15 years, Dan Crofts has worked as a direct support professional for Arc GLOW. Today, he can be found within the IGNITE (Inspiring Growth and Nurturing Independence Through Education) program at…
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Published September 15Nearly 2,000 gather for photo celebrating 150 years of Albion school district
Photos courtesy of Albion Central School ALBION – The school district gathered on Friday for a group photo to celebrate 150 years of the school district. This year there are 1,649 students and 278 staff members. The district did a similar photo 25 years ago, gathering on the…
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Published September 15Schumer: Job Corps will remain open after Trump Administration rescinds closure plans
Iroquois Job Corps in Medina employs over 100, with space for 225 students Press Release, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer A new federal settlement agreement between Job Corps and the Trump administration includes protections against the closing of Job Corps campuses…
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Published September 14State Ed Department won’t require Regents to graduate beginning with Class of 2028
Press Release, NYS Department of Education ALBANY – The New York State Education Department today announced that the Board of Regents has authorized the Department to move forward with the next phase of NY Inspires, advancing plans to establish a single New York State high school…