How are the leaves in the Capital Region? Get ready, some are starting to turn

How are the leaves in the Capital Region? Get ready, some are starting to turn

ALBANY - What are the leaves like in the Capital Region. Some are starting to turn. I Love NY's latest weekly Fall Color Report, out Wednesday, for Sept. 20 to 26, indicates leaves in Fulton County and a pocket in Albany County, near Schenectady County are just changing. The state report cites foliage spotters at Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center in Northville as predicting a 10 percent change by this weekend, with "muted dark-red and yellow leaves just beginning to appear. Then, in Albany County, Thacher State Park reports predictions of more than 10 percent change "with average to bright…
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Superintendent tops Mayfield Central School District highest earners list

Superintendent tops Mayfield Central School District highest earners list

Superintendent Christopher Harper topped the list of earners in the Mayfield Central School District, according to data obtained via a Freedom of Information Law Request. Administrators and teachers made up the rest of the list. Christopher Harper, superintendent, total pay $162,408.00 John Bishop, PreK-12 executive principal, total pay $144,225 Patricia Paser, elementary school interim associate principal, total pay $110,200 Lauren Lozier, school psychologist, total pay $108,762.34 Jon Caraco, athletic director, total pay $107,377 Jennifer Sanford, director of student services, total pay $100,254.10 Jill Fonda, junior/senior high school business teacher, $98,060.01 Kimberly McKeough, fifth grade teacher, total pay $96,465.40 Jill Sheldon,…
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Mayfield teachers featured in book that gives advice to newbie educators

Mayfield teachers featured in book that gives advice to newbie educators

“ ‘When I Started Teaching, I Wish I Had Known’: Weekly Wisdom for Beginning Teachers,” written by Carol Pelletier Radford, features nuggets of knowledge from veteran teachers for newcomers. Two educators with ties to the Mayfield Central School District, Sandy Brower and Pam King, had their stories included in the book. King teaches English at the high school while Brower has held a multitude of roles, most recently a two-year contract as the district’s well-being coordinator. She taught at the school on and off while pursuing her psychology certifications, totaling around 10 years with the district. Brower is a trained positive…
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Law enforcement witnesses speak in court in Sue Kelly animal abuse case

Law enforcement witnesses speak in court in Sue Kelly animal abuse case

A probable cause hearing was held Friday in the case of a Mayfield women who has been charged with 55 counts of torturing or injuring animals and failing to provide sustenance. Susan E. Kelly, 71, of 587 State Highway 349, appeared in Mayfield Town Court Friday. She was arrested last year after police found 48 dogs, two rabbits, two goats, one horse, and more than a dozen ducks and chickens on the property. The probable cause hearing was held Friday to determine if there was probable cause for Kelly’s arrest last year, and for the subsequent seizure of dozens of…
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