By Jaime Thomas The search is over for a new principal at Hartford Central School. District Superintendent Andrew Cook announced at a meeting last week that Brian George will take the position of Junior/ Senior High School principal effective July 1. “He had the personality the board felt really would work well with our staff [...]
Abraham leaves with no explanation
By Jaime Thomas Hartford Superintendent Thomas Abraham, who was slated to retire at the end of June, has left early, seemingly with no explanation. “The Hartford Central School District Board of Education hereby acknowledges that Superintendent of Schools Thomas Abraham will take a leave of absence from his position effective Feb. 28 until the time [...]
Getting your bell rung: New law, schools turn attention to concussions in student athletes
Student athletes who suffer a blow to the head will no longer be allowed to “play through” the injury according to new concussion management guidelines that took effect earlier this month. The nearly 30-page document released by last month by the New York State Education Department and developed by an advisory group consisting of doctors [...]
Board of Education, June 6
The Monday, June 6 meeting of the Granville Board of Education highlighted technology as the school’s team previewed the new school website and showed off the student/teacher produced promotional video for the district. The technology team from Granville Junior Senior High School provided the board of education with a preview of the school’s new [...]
District, support staff reach agreement
It took three years but the support staff of the Granville School District has a contract. The new three-year agreement includes a pay raise balanced with concessions on health insurance. The Granville Board of Education voted to approve a contract providing for a raise but one that also asks employees to shoulder an additional portion [...]






