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Source: An App That Measures How High You Are? St. Mike’s Professor Tests The Idea | Vermont Public Radio

Source: Out-of-state college students in Vermont not vaccine eligible, Scott says – VTDigger

Source: Syracuse University hikes tuition 3%; Total cost with room, board will rise to $76,000 – syracuse.com

Source: Flea beetles: Be ready for action when they pop up in your garden – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Schools: Federal aid crucial for 2021-22 | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Area school districts are approaching the last stretch of budget planning with hope gleaming in federal aid.

Source: Syracuse University grad remembers dad who was killed in Boulder shootings as ‘best dad ever’ – syracuse.com

Examples cited. Worth reading. Source: Two Decades After Reports Documented Racism In Vt. Schools, The Problem Still Exists | Vermont Public Radio

Source: Danville School mascot to be retired – VTDigger

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Monday, March 29th at 6 PM in the High School Cafeteria for a special meeting related to reopening plans.  The public may view the meeting live via Zoom at https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/91463980707. The meeting will also be recorded and will be available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org. The […]

  A record was quietly broken during a Champlain Valley Athletic Association Girls Varsity Bowling match on March 10th. Kathryn Bowman, from the Peru Nighthawks, set a new CVAC 3-game series record of 753 with games of 278-245-230 against AuSable. The previous 3-games series record of 750 was set by Jordan Mckee from Ticonderoga in […]

Source: Racine joins mother on 1,000-point list | Sun Community News CHAMPLAIN | It did not take long March 22 for Abby Racine to join the Section VII 1,000-point club.

Source: Area education officials request full reopening of schools | Sun Community News WARREN COUNTY | Remote learning is causing a steep increase in the number of students failing classes, is prompting mental health issues and is discouraging them from going to

Source: Fed up with remote-only classes, Albany parents and students rally at Capitol

Source: Will new CDC rules mean the end of plastic dividers in Onondaga County schools? Officials consider it – syracuse.com

Source: Casella gifts $100,000 to support Paul Smith’s College | Sun Community News PAUL SMITHS | Casella Waste Systems, Inc. has gifted $100,000 to Paul Smith’s College to help further its Center for Sustainability and athletic programs.

April Break Interactive Virtual Art Classes with Mr. Badger. Sponsored by the Peru Free Library and a grant through the Lake Placid Education Foundation. Space is limited and we ask that participants sign up for one class, not both.   Art supplies for classes available for pickup at the Library week of March 30. Tuesday-Friday 11:00-4:00.

Source: NYC will allow three feet of distance in preschools, elementary schools – New York Daily News

Source: Peru native looks at using antibodies against salmonella | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

The other big allocations of federal cash will go to SUNY Oswego ($22.5 million), Onondaga Community College ($19.5 million) and SUNY Cortland ($16.9 million). All told, New York’s colleges and universities will receive $2.6 billion in aid from the massive relief bill known as the American Rescue Plan, one of the largest spending bills passed […]

Source: Is subsidized child care coming to the North Country? | NCPR News

Source: Loss of Institutional Memory at the APA – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Syracuse University suspends in-person dining, increases testing as Covid outbreak grows – syracuse.com

Source: White House Announces $10 Billion For COVID-19 Testing In Schools | NCPR News

Source: Local reps push for new school social-distancing guidelines | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Sen. Dan Stec and Assemblyman Matt Simpson are now leading a push in Albany to revise current social distancing guidelines for in-person learning.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County Master Gardener Volunteers are offering a 3-part series, Gardening 101, via Zoom in April. Each session is on a Saturday and will run from 10:00 am-11:30 am.  We will focus on vegetables and pollinator plants. This is an interactive workshop, you are free to ask questions as we go. April […]