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A national speaker paid a visit to the Menands School this week to encourage students to make the right choices in life. Michael DeLeon, founder of Steered Straight Inc., spoke to students on May 5 about the dangers of vaping, alcohol and tobacco and how they should lift each other up through words, deeds and …

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 More than a dozen residents attended a public information session April 23 on the proposed $6.67 million Capital Project that will go before voters next month. In addition to those present for the forum, countless others attended the session virtually, asking questions and showing support for the district, as well as the proposed renovations and …

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Village residents will consider a $6.67 million Capital Project in May that will provide additional classroom space in Menands School to address an increase in student enrollment and educational mandates. The project was approved March 10 by the Menands School Board of Education and will go before voters on May 20 alongside a separate proposition …

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The Menands School will offer PreK on its own next year instead of contracting with an outside entity to provide the program. The school board decided earlier this spring to take over operation of the classroom in the wake of the Colonie Youth Center’s decision to cease overseeing the program. The change will take effect …

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