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14 Jul

Mechanicville schools superintendent lays out mascot rebranding plan

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MECHANICVILLE --The Mechanicville City School District will seek student, official and community input as it looks for its next mascot after a state order required the removal of nicknames, logos and other imagery related to Indigenous cultures from public schools.“We don’t want to be exclusionary, we want to include as many stakeholders as possible,” said Superintendent Kevin Kolakowski during a presentation. Districts must retire the mascots and logos by the end of 2024-25 school year. Mechanicville currently uses the "Red Raiders" nickname and mascot.On Monday, Mohonasen Central School District Superintendent Shannon Shine put forward a plan to appoint a committee made up of community members…

29 Jun

Free summer meal program locations in Fulton, Montgomery counties, elsewhere; Meal site rundown

CHAD ARNOLD0 CommentsFulton County, Local NewsClifton Park, free summer lunch, Free summer meal; free lunch, Fulton County, Mechanicville, Montgomery County, Saratoga County, Schenectady, Schenectady County, Schuylerville, Scotia

CAPITAL REGION - With school ending, free summer meal programs for area youth have started to pop up throughout the region, with additional sites expected to be added as the summer progresses.Schenectady Community Ministries started distributing free lunches to area youth on Monday, marking the 29th consecutive year for the program, which typically delivers thousands of meals to hundreds of children and area youth 18 and under. This year’s program will see meals served in a congregate setting instead of the grab-and-go model that SiCM utilized during the pandemic. Dozens of volunteers will be handing out meals at 17 sites, including…

21 Jun

Mechanicville to be Red Raiders no more after school board votes to retire moniker

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MECHANICVILLE — The Mechanicville City School District’s Board of Education decided to retire the Red Raider moniker, 6-1, during a special board meeting Wednesday night. Some members of the board, despite voting 'yes,' did not appear to see a need to change the name. The process to replace it will begin in three weeks at the group's next scheduled meeting July 13. The lone dissenting vote was made by board member Nichole Gorsky, who did not provide a comment on her vote. Other members said they felt like they had to vote in favor because of the consequences the district could face…