Browse past news stories for Northville Elementary School in Northville, NY.

• Post Raises Funds for Veterans (The Brookfield Journal)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 04:43:57 pm
  New Milford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1672 Commander James Delancy said that the local veterans groups were able to secure sponsors for 550 white bags, with the names of veterans written on them, that were placed on Village Green this week to raise money for Soldier On, which has facilities in Northampton and Pittsfield, Mass., that provide help to a combined 263 homeless veterans.
• Schools react to H1N1 absences Flu illness has Region 12 schools closed and New Milford on alert (The Greater New Milford Spectrum)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 01:39:53 am
  An increase in the number of students out with "influenza-like illness" this week prompted Region 12 Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bruce Storm to close all schools in the district until Monday.Dr. Storm hopes the five-day hiatus, which began Wednesday with the Veterans Day holiday, will help reverse an "upward trend of student illness.
• New Milford Election Results (The Brookfield Journal)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 04:01:04 pm
  New Milford Republicans, with Patricia Murphy leading the ticket to win, by a 3-1 ratio, a fourth term as mayor, not only held their own but wrested five seats from Democratic incumbents on major boards as well in the municipal elections this week (see story above).
• Where to Vote on Election Day (The Brookfield Journal)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 03:23:44 pm
  Polls will be open on November 3, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Following are polling places for Brookfield and New Milford.
• Norman Terry (The New Milford Times)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 03:19:33 pm
  Norman Arnold Terry Jr. passed away on October 14, 2009, at the Candlewood Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in New Milford, CT. Norm was born in Brooklyn, NY, on October 25, 1921, and lived there until 1939, when he moved with his family to the Canal Zone, Panama.
• New Milford Election 2009 (The Brookfield Journal)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 03:08:56 pm
  New Milford's mayoral campaign approached the 11th-hour with Republican incumbent Patricia Murphy greeting voters by the post office and sending a huge mailing as she seeks to become the first person to win a fourth term in that office and her challenger, Robert Coppola, a Democrat who has been endorsed by New Milford First, increasing his door-to-door visits and distributing tote bags.
• Alexander 'Sandy' Petersen, New Milford First (The Greater New Milford Spectrum)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 12:56:15 am
  -Office sought: Board of Finance-Age: 52.-Spouse: Elizabeth Maker Petersen.-Children: Alex, 12.-Occupation: Antique home restoration specialist and fine furniture maker, owner of Alexander & Alexander Custom Woodworking for 28 years.-Education: Graduated from Greenwich High School and the University of Vermont with a B.
• Norman Terry (The Brookfield Journal)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 02:38:46 pm
  Norman Arnold Terry Jr. passed away on October 14, 2009, at the Candlewood Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in New Milford, CT. Norm was born in Brooklyn, NY, on October 25, 1921, and lived there until 1939, when he moved with his family to the Canal Zone, Panama.
• Senate panel approves Cassis bill (Novi News)
  posted on September 17, 2009 at 11:06:41 am
  Legislation to give more schools the tools they need to prevent early learning failure was approved Sept. 10 by the Senate Education Committee. Senate Bill 634, sponsored by state Sen. Nancy Cassis, would require the Michigan Department of Education to develop or adopt a model early intervention program for children in kindergarten through third grade. The bill also requires that the department ...
• New Milford Top Teacher Talks Testing (The Brookfield Journal)
  posted on September 4, 2009 at 03:44:53 pm
  Kathy Shemeley, New Milford's teacher of the year, said she has reservations about the wisdom of the "high stakes" Connecticut Mastery Test's being administered to third-grade students, in part, because it isn't easy for 8-year-olds to take "a different test for seven days in a row."
• NM Schools Find Funds, Save Jobs (The Brookfield Journal)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 01:25:19 pm
  The New Milford Board of Education was able to restore some positions that had been targeted for elimination after identifying savings in, among other areas, medical insurance and electricity costs as it made a $1,069,246 adjustment in its budget for the fiscal year that starts next month.
• New Milford Ed. Guidelines (The Brookfield Journal)
  posted on June 5, 2009 at 01:54:12 pm
  It appears that the revised Professional Development and Evaluation Guidelines for the New Milford school district will be finalized by the end of the month and implemented at the start of the new academic year in August.
• Gibbons Honored for Distinguished Service (The Brookfield Journal)
  posted on March 20, 2009 at 02:56:36 pm
  Paraprofessional Helen Gibbons, who over the last 31 years has introduced scores of New Milford elementary-school students to caterpillars, baby chicks and children's literature, received the school district's Distinguished Service Award recently from the Board of Education.