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25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Graduated From High Schools in Upstate New York

From the neighborhoods of Buffalo to the villages of the Finger Lakes, the Mohawk Valley, and the Hudson Valley, Upstate New York’s high schools have educated students whose names eventually became familiar far beyond the communities where they grew up. Before the awards, television appearances, championship games, and national headlines, these men and women had classes to attend, teachers to impress, friends to make, and decisions to face about what might come after graduation.

New York · 11d
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Utica Observer-Dispatch

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New Hartford football opens playoffs with big win | Section III quarterfinal roundup

The New Hartford Spartans opened defense of Section III's Class B high school football championship with a 49-18 quarterfinal victory over South Jefferson. New Hartford (7-2), seeded second, led 28-0 at halftime and 42-0 before No. 7 South Jefferson (3-6) put up its first points in the fourth quarter. Niko Martinez ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns and had a third nullified by a holding penalty. The touchdown that was called back fell between turnovers traded by the teams on their opening possessions. Martinez ran 27 yards for a touchdown that counted when New Hartford got the ball back, and the home team was not stopped from scoring again in the first half. Quarterback JP Lazzaro threw scoring passes to Evan Demkowitch and Ben Fiorentino in the second quarter, and also ran eight yards for a touchdown. Martinez scored again in the third quarter, and Luqman Lamarre-Bey, who had 101 yards on nine carries, and Max Roberts ran for scores in the fourth. More: 2026 Section III football playoff schedule Cameron Way had two of New Hartford's three interceptions, and the defense sacked South Jefferson quarterback Jaxon Buttenschon twice. New Hartford plays at home again in the semifinals Friday,

New Hartford, NY · 3d

96.9 WOUR

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Rome Campus Of MVCC Announces New Dental Hygiene Program

The two-year program addresses a critical shortage of dental hygienists in Central New York, where local dental offices and community health centers have experienced ongoing staffing shortages for years.

Rome, NY · 1d

WKBW 7 News Buffalo

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Future of Regents exams in New York

New York · 3h

longisland.com

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Governor Hochul Announces 2026 Master Counselors And Master Teachers

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the selection of 188 STEM teachers for the New York State Master Teacher Program, a professional network of more than 1,900 public-school teachers with a passion for inspiring the next generation of educational leaders. Twenty-four counselors were also selected as part of the Master Counselor cohort to serve as mentors for students and early-career educators. The new members represent 138 school districts with a Master Teacher or Master Counselor among their faculty, with 50 program members from high-needs districts including Buffalo, Binghamton, Rochester, Schenectady, Syracuse, Utica, and, for counselors, New York City School Districts.

New York · 3d

thecolgatemaroonnews.com

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Christian Goodwillie Guides Students on the Psychic Highway of ‘Occult Utica’

Christian Goodwillie, director of special collections and archives at the Burke Library of Hamilton College, presented “Occult Utica: Rest Stop on New York’s Psychic Highway” at the Palace Theater as part of Colgate University’s LifeLong Learning Program (LLP). The event occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Carl...

Utica, NY · 2d

suncommunitynews.com

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Adirondack employers join forces on child care

Business and child care leaders from five counties gathered Oct. 29 at Fort William Henry to form “Child Care Is Everyone’s Business,” an effort to engage the business community in treating child care as economic infrastructure. — LAKE GEORGE | Employers and the greater community from across the Adirondacks came together on Thursday, Oct. 29, to launch a five-county business coalition aimed at one of the region’s most stubborn problems: families can’t find child care, and providers face an unsustainable business model.

Warren County, NY · 7d

longisland.com

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Attorney General James Appoints Veteran Prosecutor as Outside Counsel in Cornell University Investigation

New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the appointment of former Civil Rights Unit Chief for the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York Jacqueline Kelly as outside counsel to lead a fair and comprehensive criminal investigation into an alleged sexual assault on Cornell University’s campus in October 2024. Kelly is an alumna of Cornell University and Columbia Law School, and currently serves as partner at international law firm Boies Schiller Flexner. Kelly will lead an investigative team of attorneys and staff from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and Boies Schiller Flexner.

New York · 2d

The City Reporter

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Hochul Wants More Power Over State Education Dept. Amid Move to End Regents Requirement

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York’s slow-moving transition away from requiring Regents exams to graduate has a new critic: Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul, who decisively defeated her Republican opponent Bruce Blakeman on Tuesday, has raised concerns that state education officials are moving to eliminate existing graduation exam […] The post Hochul Wants More Power Over State Education Dept. Amid Move to End Regents Requirement appeared first on The City Reporter .

New York · 2h

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Raiders Fall in Season Finale

HAMILTON - Colgate women's soccer fell in its season finale against Boston University, 1-0, at Beyer-Small '76 Field on Wednesday night. 1' | In the opening minute of the game, Jocelyn Rowe had an opportunity just outside the 18-yard box but the shot went high. 9' | Jade Vieira looped...

Hamilton, NY · 1d

News 4 Buffalo

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Catholic Academy parents seek answers after elevated radiation levels found in parking lot

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A newsletter released by the Catholic Academy of Niagara Falls on Wednesday has some parents on edge. The newsletter, obtained by News 4 Investigates, informed parents that federal and state environmental agencies detected elevated radiation levels outside the school in September. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York […]

Niagara Falls, NY · 20h

longislandwave.com

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Roslyn's Marching Bulldogs Finish Second in New York State, Scoring 93.825 in the Syracuse Dome

The Roslyn High School Marching Bulldogs came home from Syracuse this week as the second-place band in their division in New York State. At the New York State Field Band Conference Championship on Sunday, November 1, the band scored 93.825 in the Small School Division 1 class with its show, Confined, and picked up two caption awards along the way, for Music and for High General Effect.

Roslyn, NY · 2d

WXXI News

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As state moves away from Regents exams, RCSD expands career and college readiness efforts

A new statewide framework for high school graduation requirements is in a transition period, and the Rochester City School District is making moves to meet the moment.

Rochester, NY · 10h

NewsChannel 36

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Syracuse University, Elmira College Create Graduate Pathway for Elmira Students

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new partnership between Syracuse University and Elmira College has created a formal academic pathway for Elmira students who want to pursue a master’s degree at Syracuse. The agreement covers 15 graduate programs across four schools and colleges:. College of Arts and Sciences: biomedical forensic...

Syracuse, NY · 1d

Daily Orange

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Jovie Weaver broke through PA’s competitive field hockey scene to SU start

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Jovie Weaver needed to make an impression. Then a freshman at Palmyra Area High School (Pennsylvania), Weaver was trying to break into the Cougars’ rotation. It took a while, but eventually, she found herself in a game late in the fourth quarter against nearby Mechanicsburg High School.

Syracuse, NY · 1d

Herald Community Newspapers

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Six North Shore-area school districts hold news conference on Propel

Six school districts called on the New York State Public Service Commission to suspend its approval of the Propel NY Energy project until impacts and details surrounding schools are “fully studied and resolved.” The request comes after North Shore School District, Roslyn Union Free School District and Syosset Central School District filed a petition for rehearing.

New York · 5h

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25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Graduated From Binghamton University

People sometimes think of Binghamton University as a place where students go to prepare for careers in business, science, law, and other demanding fields. That is certainly part of its reputation. Yet the university has also educated actors, comedians, musicians, writers, television personalities, political leaders, and people who helped build major American companies. Some of those names are so familiar that their connection to this SUNY campus in New York’s Southern Tier comes as a surprise.

Vestal, NY · 4d

waer.org

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Wells College finds new buyer for historic campus

A Chicago-based real estate developer has signed a purchase agreement to buy the former Wells College campus in Aurora with plans for a senior living community. "For now we're still negotiating," said developer Paul Warshauer, who made a $10 million cash offer and signed the agreement last Thursday. "We're in, basically, the due diligence period, the examination period.

Aurora, NY · 4d

WIVT News 34

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Binghamton High’s Main Street entrance open after 40 years

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – For the first time in over 40 years, visitors to Binghamton High are entering the school through its original front entrance. The district cut the ribbon this morning on renovations to the school’s historic Main Street entrance. The entryway had stopped being used in the early 80’s when what was then […]

Binghamton, NY · 3d

hoodline.com

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Cornell Sued Over Sophomore's Suicide After Alleged Loving House Harassment Campaign

A federal lawsuit filed against Cornell University claims administrators failed to intervene as a harassment campaign escalated inside the school's flagship LGBTQ+ residence hall, a campaign the suit says ended with 19-year-old sophomore Fionn Ivar Knutson dying by suicide in November 2024. The complaint, filed October 26 in the Northern District of New York, accuses the university of not adequately supervising the Loving House community even as tensions between students mounted for months.

Ithaca, NY · 3d