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A math teacher, a school psychologist, and library aides are among 26 positions the Rondout Valley Central School District in Ulster County is cutting or leaving unfilled. The proposal includes eliminating 16 staff positions and not replacing 10 others due to retirements.

The district unveiled an $83.5 million budget during a school board meeting on Tuesday night. Hundreds of people filled the high school auditorium just hours after students staged a walkout to protest the cuts 

Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar was at the meeting Tuesday night and has more.

Some Parksville residents on Lily Pond Road are now going on 11 days without running water. Yesterday, residents received a boil water notice after they lost water – but they have no water to boil.

Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar spoke with residents and local officials yesterday and brings us this report.

Some school districts nationwide face a tough choice: keep their transgender protection policies or risk losing Title IX funding. In Pike County, Pennsylvania, the Trump administration has sent a letter to the Delaware Valley School District threatening federal action. 

Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar was at the school board meeting on Thursday night where the board voted to abruptly drop its policy.