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Yesterday at 5:34 PM  Westhill High School History Teacher, Jerry Conti, sits down with CNYCentral's Dora Scheidell for an exclusive interview after his retirement letter went viral and sparked an international conversation about the state of education in America.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Area Special Olympics athletes came together Thursday at Cicero-North Syracuse High School to compete in a track and field event.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The main building of the Liverpool High School was briefly evacuated Wednesday morning due to an inadvertent alarm.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Local fundraisers are asking for an extension to raise money for a turf field at Jamesville-DeWitt High School.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  While the funeral this morning at Oswego High School was imaginary, the message it sent to students about the dangers of drinking and driving was very real.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A graduating Baker High School student is being denied access to his senior ball because he is a junior graduating early.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  New York conservation officials are asking hikers to stay off some of the higher trails in the Adirondacks to avoid injuries and possible damage to the environment

Monday, May 06, 2013  Newsweek released its “America’s Best High Schools” list for 2013, which includes nine schools from Onondaga County.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  After seeing the sun set on a Catholic school in Rome, those in the Catholic community throughout the area feel for this unfortunate loss.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  An incident on the Colgate University campus, on April 20, raises alarm over the problem of teenage binge drinking.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The 5-year old who drowned in the Black River outside of Watertown is now being remembered by friends and family.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Savings blogger for Iamthatlady.com, Lauren Greutman, points out ways to save money if you're having a baby.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Subaru is recalling just over 10,000 of its 2014 Forester wagons because the floor mats can interfere with the clutch, brake or gas pedals.