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Taste of B’ville Annual Baldwinsville Volunteer Center event raises $20,000. ...See page 3
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Baldwinsville Theatre Guild’s production of Urinetown includes cast members Kaleigh Pfohl as Little Sally, Josh Taylor as Bobby Strong, Jennifer Pearson as Hope Cladwell, Bill Ali as Officer Lockstock, Jodie Baum as Ms. Pennywise. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 19, 25 and 26, at 8 p.m. March 18, and at 3 p.m. March 20 at the Presbyterian Education Center, 64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville.
BTG’s daring new musical jumps with joy By Russ Tarby Baldwinsville Theatre Guild’s new musical “Urinetown” answers nature’s call with splashy spectacle, porcelain-punishing performances and
twinkling musicianship. But seriously, folks, this satirical social soiree soars on every level. Co-directed by Deb Taylor and Heather Jensen and produced by Jay Burris and Kim See Urinetown, page 5
The Baldwinsville Public Library will hold its annual budget vote and trustee election from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday April 28 in the library at 33 East Genesee St. in Baldwinsville. The Library’s budget for 2011-12 is currently under study by the Board of Trustees. Details will be available in the Baldwinsville Messenger at a later date. Printed copies of the budget will be available at area banks, village and town offices, and in the library during the week prior to the budget vote. Voters will have an opportunity to cast their ballots for three trustees: the five-year terms for the seats of trustees Bruce King and Jacqueline Olmsted are open, as is the two-year unexpired term for the seat of former trustee Nelson Butler. Potential trustee candidates must file petitions with the signatures of 25 qualified people by 4 p.m. Monday March 28 with the school district clerk at the district office on East Oneida Street. Petition forms and instructions are available at the library. Petitions may be signed by anyone who is 18 years of age or older and has resided in the Baldwinsville School District for 30 days or more. The Library Board of Trustees meets regularly once a month and is responsible for policy and general supervision of library See Budget, page 5
Altercations on rise at Baldwinsville schools Harassment charges could lead to jail time By Kelly Cary, BCSD Baldwinsville School Resource Officers Martin Knaul and Christine Weeks report that there has been a significant rise in student physical and verbal altercations in Baldwinsville’s schools this year.
They think this increase is probably due to students’ increased use of social media, such as Facebook and YouTube, as well as student use of cell phones to take photos, videos and send text messages to bully their peers. Officer Weeks said all of these tools move the “playground,” where bullies traditionally do their dirty work in front of a limited audience for a limited amount of time, to a broader audience for an unlimited
amount of time. Social media attacks often spill over from the home to school in the form of verbal or physical altercations. Officer Knaul said that students and parents may not realize that threatening violence or actual physical contact, such as pushing, slapping and hitting could be considered harassment or assault. Harassment and assault are criminal offenses punishable by law as well as subject to discipline by the
school district, as outlined in the district’s Code of Conduct. Officers Knaul and Weeks said there are different classifications of harassment and assault, each carrying its own penalty. Students and parents should be aware that there is another charge called aggravated harassment that involves communicating with a person, either electronically, by writing or by telephone, including See Harassment, page 5
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