Albany Times Union
The search intensifies: authorities scour rural stretch for 2 escapees
By Keshia Clukey
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WILLSBORO—Heavily armed state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officers spent most of Tuesday scouring through swamps, woods and farm fields of a small community on Lake Champlain in the massive manhunt for two convicted killers w...

School board voter turnout 'slower than slow'

BY KESHIA CLUKEY

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Jay McFarland and other volunteers sat in the heat Tuesday waiting for voters.

“It’s slower than slow,” said McFarland, a poll inspector at Shepard Place in Utica.

At 6 p.m., with three hours until the po...

'Complicated calculation': Some school districts exceed state's 2 percent tax cap

BY KESHIA CLUKEY

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Voters heading to the polls today to decide the fate of school districts might be surprised to see tax levies perceivably higher than the ...

Utica union coalition backs 2 school board candidates

BY KESHIA CLUKEY

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UTICA — Union support can be crucial in local elections to help provide money for everythin...

Charter school students all from Utica

Others put onto waiting list

BY KESHIA CLUKEY

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UTICA - A Marcy couple hugged each other, eyes filled with tears at the sight of their daughter's name on the acceptance list.

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'Something more' can be done Discussion of bullying continues at Rome school board meeting

BY KESHIA CLUKEY

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ROME - It's been a month since Michele Grifasi addressed the Rome school board about bullying, and she has seen some change.

"I'm very, very pleased so far...

Nation to help Cooperstown schools pay for new uniforms

BY KESHIA CLUKEY

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COOPERSTOWN- Starting July 1, the Cooperstown Central School District will be sporting its new nickname: the CCS Hawkeyes.

But change can be costly. The former Redskins will need new athlet...

Want to be an area school board member?

Training, hard work part of the job

By KESHIA CLUKEY

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Story on UticaOd.com.

Almost a year after her election, first-time Clinton school board member Amy Franz has learned a lot.

Franz describe...

Edge of a fiscal cliff: Is future of local education in danger?

To see original visit uticaod.com. Published in paper on Sunday, May 12, 2013.

BY KESHIA CLUKEY

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Classrooms crowded with more than 30 students.

No electives or advanced placement classes.

No sports or musi...