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Volume 6 • Issue 35 SaratogaPublishing.com
Safe Deposit Local Banks Build Community Trust
Back to Basics Area schools begin Race to the Top
by Yael Goldman Saratoga TODAY SARATOGA COUNTY – Our economy and community has stayed strong through the recession, and we have our local banks to thank for it. Representatives from the Independent Bankers Association of New York State (IBANYS) want to get the word out that our independent banks are not only healthy, they are helping their communities through the recession. “If you look at upstate New York compared to the rest of the country, our banks are healthy,” said Frank Capaldo, president and CEO of IBANYS. “We get lumped in with everybody else, with Wall Street. They do their thing and we just do ours a
by Yael Goldman Saratoga TODAY SCHUYLERVILLE – The upcoming school year brings big transitions to local districts, as they work to create a more challenging curriculum that will better prepare their students for success in the global job market.
Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are a uniform set of expectations for student knowledge and skills that will take over K-12 curriculums and state assessments nationwide by the 2013-14 school year. The new standards are aligned
All Hands on Deck Rebuilding Saratoga needs your vote by Daniel Schechtman Saratoga TODAY
“ It is bad out there, but there are some bright spots, and those bright spots have been in your community forever. ” Frank Capaldo IBANYS
See Community, Page 8
photo by MarkBolles.com • Saratoga Today
Schuylerville Principals Matthew Sickles, Katie Elsworth and Gregg See Core, Page 14 Barthelmas are preparing their district for the new core standards.
Vote for Rebuilding Together Saratoga County Visit: www.facebook.com/Sears and click “Operation Rebuild.” Locate and click on “Saratoga County” in the list of projects, and click the “vote” button to show your support. Vote daily to ensure maximum funding for Rebuilding Together Saratoga County.
FINAL STRETCH
BALLSTON SPA – Rebuilding Together of Saratoga County has been nominated as one of only 25 organizations across the country eligible to receive $20,000 from Sears’ Operation Rebuild for Heroes at Home contest – but the local nonprofit needs your help before it can declare mission accomplished.
See Operation, Page 7
Inside TODAY... Time For Change pg 6 Quintessence pg 11 Wilton’s 9/11 Memorial pg 13 Religion pgs 16-17 Winner’s Circle pgs 18-22 Pulse pgs 27-31
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