The new federal tax bill that was signed into law on Dec. 22 caps the allowable deduction for state and local income, sales and property taxes at $10,000 beginning in 2018. Gov. Andrew Cuomo subsequently signed an Executive Order designed to help New York taxpayers pre-pay their 2018 property taxes before Dec. 31, 2017 in …
Last Friday, all school buildings held a district-wide holiday sweater day to benefit the Cohoes Fire Relief Fund. Students and staff wore their favorite or ugliest holiday sweaters and were encouraged to donate money to help fire victims. The effort collectively raised over $2,000 to donate to the fund at Pioneer and KeyBank. View Facebook …
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We saw our first snow over the weekend and with more predicted for tomorrow, it is a perfect time to remind our students and their families of the many ways we communicate weather-related announcements, whether it is a closing, delay or early dismissal! Closing information is sent via an automated call, text and/or email to …
SHAPE stands for Student Health and Physical Environment. The study, administered by students at UAlbany and funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, tracked Ms. Mentzer and her class as they carried small air beams for 48 hours to record data on air quality. Ms. Mentzer and her students also filled out symptom diaries to …
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Cohoes High School administrators held the first of a series of planning meetings with a newly identified group of 27 student ambassadors who will be charged with working together to create a more supportive, positive school climate. The students, representing grades 9-12, were selected upon recommendations of advisors, social workers and counselors and the administration, …
