West Carthage NewsLocal news for West Carthage, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Carthage board has brief closed session- May 26, 2008 Carthage Central School District officials say the Board of Education's 18-minute executive session Thursday was within state law because they discussed specific people within the district who might be ...http://www.topix.net/city/west-carthage-ny/2008/05/carthage-board-has-brief-closed-session... Carthage budget, board repudiated- May 24, 2008 Voters in four north country school districts - two in Jefferson County and two in St.http://www.topix.net/city/west-carthage-ny/2008/05/carthage-budget-board-repudiated?fromrs... NY Paper Mill Receives Investment from State Agency- May 22, 2008 A New York-based paper company, Climax Manufacturing Co., has received a private equity investment of $6.9 million to grow its business and add jobs.http://www.topix.net/city/west-carthage-ny/2008/05/ny-paper-mill-receives-investment-from-... Carthage Budget: Can It Pass- May 20, 2008 "To us we don't feel it's enough - $255,000 in additional cuts in a $50 million budget is very little" On Tuesday, voters across the state go to the polls to adopt their school budgets. via WWNY-TV Watertownhttp://www.topix.net/city/west-carthage-ny/2008/05/carthage-budget-can-it-pass?fromrss=1 State invests its green in upstate NY recycled paper company- May 17, 2008 New York is using state retirement funds to give an upstate New York paper manufacturer a $6.9 million infusion. via WCAX-TV Burlingtonhttp://www.topix.net/city/west-carthage-ny/2008/05/state-invests-its-green-in-upstate-ny-r... Climax company sale likely- May 16, 2008 "I really can't talk to you until after the press conference" The state comptroller will make a "major investment announcement" this morning at a 104-year-old, family-owned manufacturing company here. via Watertown Daily Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/west-carthage-ny/2008/05/climax-company-sale-likely?fromrss=1 Residents rage over Carthage budget- May 14, 2008 "I hope the budget is voted down and I hope the board takes everybody's anger and turns it into hard work in reducing the budget." More than 100 residents attended the Carthage Central School District's annual budget hearing Tuesday night, and they were cut off after more than two hours of animated discussion. via Watertown Daily Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/west-carthage-ny/2008/05/residents-rage-over-carthage-budget?fro... School won't cut special ed- May 8, 2008 "Those positions were all hypothetical in nature" School Superintendent Carl H. Militello announced Wednesday evening that the special-education schedule and services will remain the same in the 2008-09 school year. via Watertown Daily Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/west-carthage-ny/2008/05/school-wont-cut-special-ed?fromrss=1 Carthage Central School's Closed Door Meeting Yields Some Results- May 4, 2008 "The school board presented us with $172,000 in additional cuts to the expenditureslowered the tax levy to about 7.8 percent" It was a three hour meeting many wanted to be in the room for. The Carthage Board of Education held a closed session with local officials trying to hammer out a better budget offer after the village board sent ... via WWNY-TV Watertownhttp://www.topix.net/city/west-carthage-ny/2008/05/carthage-central-schools-closed-door-me... School levy increase in Carthage trimmed- May 2, 2008 "We will be meeting Wednesday of next week in hopes that we will see some additional cuts to expenditures." Carthage Central School District officials, faced with vocal opposition by six Carthage-area lawmakers to a proposed 9.8 percent increase in the school tax levy, have cut that increase to 7.8 percent. via Watertown Daily Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/west-carthage-ny/2008/05/school-levy-increase-in-carthage-trimme... |