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Tag Archives: BOCES

‘Signing Day’ celebrates CTE grads entering the workforce

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: The BOCES Career and Technical Education program of Warren-Washington-Saratoga-Hamilton Counties held its second-ever “Signing Day” Thursday, June 9, at the Park Theater in Glens Falls.

It’s a celebration modeled on Division One college sports signing events. Here, students signed letters of intent to begin work at area firms after graduation. Thirteen students attended in person, and as of last week, 31 students in all …

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BOCES success: Machine tool course for adults yields jobs with immediate need

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Another 11 adults were set to graduate Tuesday this week from a customized seven-month, 500-hour machine tool course at the Southern Adirondack Education Center — better known as BOCES, on Dix Avenue in Hudson Falls.

Better jobs are the immediate prospect.

“This is very much a program driven by the local employers,” says course instructor Jason Viele.

“They say we can’t get enough people that …

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Our May 11 issue

Mother’s Day issue Alex West found guilty. Free NY camping for beginners, including tent! DEC plans light flashes to limit bird at Million Dollar Beach. Mountain Mayhem soccer: It’s big! Morgan & Co. plans courtyard dining out front. School board and budget votes Tuesday, May 16. BOCES success: Machine tool course. ‘Bonnie & Clyde’s Gourmet on the Run’ take-out eatery coming to Hudson Falls. ‘Raise the Rink’ effort to hep …

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