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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ontario County school board elections and budget results. What you need to know
CANANDAIGUA, NY — Voters in the Canandaigua and Victor school districts passed 2025-26 budgets as well as several propositions. Budgets in each of the seven other Ontario County school districts also passed May 20, although a $450,000 measure to purchase 18-plus acres of property from the Hazlitt Winery in the Naples school district was narrowly defeated. Here are the results: Voters passed a $24,318,250 budget by a 241-76 vote margin. A school bus purchase proposition was also passed, and Ken Mathis was re-elected to the school board. Voters passed a $93.4 million budget by a 1,031-365 vote margin. Transportation purchases for gas/diesel and zero emissions buses, and capital project reserve fund resolutions also passed. Julianne Miller was re-elected to the school board. Voters approved the Wood Library proposition. Voters passed a $75,895,691 budget by a 455-113 margin. Transportation, reserve fund and library budget propositions also passed. Brian Finnerty and Matthew Herbert were elected to the school board. Voters approved a $20,596,240 budget by a 439-207 margin. Megan Basile and Karen Scheele were elected to the school board. Residents passed a $23,692,413 budget by a 188-55 margin. A school bus purchase proposition also passed. Scott Van Aken and Barbara Gardner were elected to the school board. Voters passed a $40,894,612 budget by a 480-100 vote margin. Bus purchase and library and reading center propositions also passed. Jessica Wickham, Ashley Conley and John Foust were elected to the school board. Naples voters passed a $24,341,608 budget by a 277-144 vote margin. A proposition to create a new capital reserve fund and library budget were also approved. Amie Levine and Steven Mark were elected to the school board. A proposition to purchase land was defeated, 213 to 207. Voters passed a $47,386,760 budget by a 409-123 margin. School bus purchase and library funding propositions also were approved. Jackie (Gallahan) Blake and Nicholas Hargarther were elected to the school board. Victor voters approved a $109,771,405 budget by a 773-194 margin. A bus bond proposition was also passed, and Tim DeLucia, Lisa Kostecki and Elizabeth Mitchell were elected to the school board. Mike Murphy covers Canandaigua and other communities in Ontario County and writes the Eat, Drink and Be Murphy food and drink column. Follow him on X at @MPN_MikeMurphy. This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Ontario County NY school board elections and budget results
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Local school district budget votes for 2025-2026
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Tuesday is school budget voting day throughout New York. In Rochester and the Finger Lakes, taxpayers are deciding on budgets, bus propositions, capital projects and board of education members. Polls open and close at different times through the region, but we'll have all the vote results on as they come in. Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Purchase of buses Proposition 3- Local library appropriation Proposition 4- Establish Capital Improvements Reserve Fund Proposition 5- Establishment of Technology Reserve Fund Proposition 6- Approval of multi-year transportation contract Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Equipment Purchases (including Computer Hardware, Chromebooks, Enclosed Trailer, Bus Snow Remover) Proposition 1- Buses Proposition 2- Vehicle & Equipment Proposition 3- Technology Budget Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Bus Purchases Proposition 3- Library budget Budget Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Bus Capital Reserve Fund Proposition 3- 2025 Building Capital Reserve Fund Proposition 1: School Budget Proposition 2: School Vehicle Replacement Proposition 1: 2025-26 Budget Proposition 2: Bus Resolution Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Diesel & gas buses Proposition 3: Zero-emission buses Proposition 4: Capital reserve Proposition 5: Funding for Wood Library Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Purchase 10 electric school buses Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Purchase of school buses and vehicles Proposition 3: Reserve fund expenditure Proposition 1- Budget increase of 5.16% to $22,736,160 Proposition 2- Student Fitness Equipment Lease Approval Proposition 3- 3 transportation vehicles Proposition 4- Dundee Library Tax Levy Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Capital Technology Reserve Proposition 3: Transfer funds from Liability Reserve to General Fund Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: 2025 Capital Outlay Reserve Fund Proposition 3: Purchase of 28-passenger school bus Budget Proposition 1: Purchase motor vehicles for use in student transportation Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Bus purchases Proposition 3- Capital reserve for bus purchases Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 1- Bus replacement purchases Proposition 2- Capital reserve fund Proposition 1: Diesel/gasoline bus purchase Proposition 2: Electric bus purchase Proposition 1-Budget Proposition 2- Buses Proposition 3- Local library appropriation Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Purchasing vehicles for student transportation Proposition 3: Capital Reserve Fund Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Vehicle capital reserve fund usage Proposition 3: Establish a vehicle capital reserve fund Proposition 4: Building a capital reserve fund usage Proposition 5: Election of board member Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Woodward Memorial Library support Proposition 1: Budget and tax levy Proposition 2: Purchase of a school bus Proposition 3: Establish capital reserve Proposition 4: Establish transportation reserve Proposition 5: Approval of Yates Community Library budget Proposition 6: Election of three board members Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Board of Education candidates Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: School bus purchase approval Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Buses Proposition 3- Gorham Free Library Proposition 4- Middlesex Reading Center Proposition 5- Rushville Reading Center Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Bus purchase Proposition 3: Election of board members Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Public Library Election of three school board trustees Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: 2009 Bus Purchase Renewal Board of Education candidates Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: School Board Member Election Proposition 3: Hollwedel Memorial Public Library Tax Levy Proposition 4: Hollwedel Memorial Public Library Trustees Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Purchase of eleven school buses Proposition 1: Budget Proposition 2: Board of Education members Proposition 3: Use of Capital Equipment Reserve Fund Proposition 4: Establish 2025 Technology & Equipment Capital Reserve Fund Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Board of Education Members Proposition 3- Transportation Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Buses (14) Proposition 3- Instructional Technology Reserve Proposition 4- BOE Members Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Bus expenditures Proposition 3- 2024 Capital Reserve Fund Proposition 1 – Budget Proposition 2 – School bus purchase Proposition 3 – Technology upgrades Proposition 4 – Library funding Budget Budget Proposition 1- Budget Proposition 2- Buses Proposition 1 – Budget Proposition 2 – Library Proposition 1 – Budget Proposition 2 – Public Library Proposition 3 – Creating capital reserve fund Proposition 1 – Budget Proposition 2 – Bus purchase Proposition 3 – Elimination of Walworth Library tax collections Budget Proposition 1 – Diesel buses Proposition 2 – Zero emission bus Budget Proposition 1 – Maintenance capital project Proposition 2 – Capital reserves Proposition 1 – Budget Proposition 2 – Transportation purchase Proposition 3 – Establish a capital reserve fund Proposition 1 – Budget Proposition 2 – Bus purchase Proposition 1 – Budget Proposition 2 – BOE Election Proposition 3 – Withdraw from Capital Reserve Fund Budget Copyright 2025 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USA Today
19-02-2025
- USA Today
Vigil held for N.Y. transgender man tortured, killed in Finger Lakes region
Over 100 people gathered at the Wood Library in Canandaigua, New York, to mourn and honor the life of Sam Nordquist. Five suspects, identified as Precious Arzuaga, Jennifer Quijano, Kyle Sage, Patrick Goodwin, and Emily Motyka, have been charged with second-degree murder and are being held without bail. While the investigation is ongoing, authorities have stated that there is currently no evidence to suggest that Nordquist's death was a hate crime. Shock, sadness and anger flooded a back room inside the Wood Library in Canandaigua, New York, Monday for the Trans Resilience Community's event honoring 24-year-old Sam Nordquist, who police say was subjected to repeated acts of violence and torture leading to his death. A photo of Nordquist wearing a red cap and gown was placed in the front of the room, surrounded by candles and pink, blue and white flowers, representing the colors of the transgender flag. A sign with the words "Unite and Fight for Queer & Trans Liberation" in big green letters hung along the side of the room. The room was silent but for the sounds of sniffling and weeping before the program began. Over a hundred people gathered inside the library and even more tuned in via Zoom. Nordquist's family sat in the front row. His sister, Kayla Nordquist, clutched a flyer with a picture of her brother, hugging it close to her chest. The Ontario County District Attorney's Office and New York State Police said in a joint statement that Nordquist's death investigation is in the early stages but that they don't have any indications his death was motivated by hate. Sam and the five arrested "were known to each other, identified as LGBTQ+, and at least one of the defendants lived with Sam in the time period leading up to the instant offense." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. GLAAD, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, applauded law enforcement's "swift" actions in investigating Nordquist's death but cautioned them on ruling out hate crime charges because of that claim. The organization pointed to transgender and gender non-conforming people being at increased risk of intimate partner violence. 'We don't just long for that justice, we demand it.' The event was hosted by the Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes. Vice President of Operations Ashley Lewis said the purpose of the event was to create a safe space for the community to come together and mourn and honor Nordquist. "We know that the LGBTQ+ community is historically marginalized and faces violence in a much higher rate than outside of the community," Lewis said. "So those of us that are not part of that target group have a moral obligation to show up and use our voice and create these places of safety so that people are able to connect during such a tragic time." One by one, members of the community took turns standing in the front of the room to speak. Many of them, speaking through their tears, are part of the LGBTQ+ community. "We don't just long for that justice, we demand it," Mitchel Acacian said to the group. Acacian spoke of what he called the elephant in the room — the enormity of horror and tragedy the LGBTQ+ community consistently faces, he said. "But may our remembrance of Sam and all we lose to violence not ever be in vain or in vanity, but may we renew our commitment to seeking intersectional justice while resisting whiteness centering itself," Acacian said. "We must all use whatever privilege we have to offer care, solidarity, defense and protection to our black siblings and all who are marginalized based on human prejudices and ignorance." Each speaker at the night's event stepped down from the podium to hug Nordquist's family. The night ended with a group of people releasing red balloons in the parking lot of Wood Library in Nordquist's honor. The group consoled and embraced each other as the balloons flew away into the night sky. A safer Pride:LGBTQ+ communities, allies around US taking steps to promote safety at Pride 2024 events Nordquist found dead, five charged with murder According to Nordquist's family, he met a woman online in July and bought a round-trip plane ticket to Canandaigua from his home in Minnesota in September to meet her. His family told the Democrat & Chronicle, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, that he was supposed to fly back to Minnesota in October but never got on the plane. His family reported him missing on Feb. 9 after they could not reach him and it appeared that his phone was off, which they said was out of character for him. New York State Police detectives found Nordquist's remains on Feb. 13 and announced two days later that Precious Arzuaga, 38; Jennifer Quijano, 30; Kyle Sage, 33; Patrick Goodwin, 30; and Emily Motyka, 19, were arrested in connection with Nordquist's death. They were charged with second-degree murder and are jailed without bond, according to Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts. Witness statements and evidence collected by investigators and multiple law enforcement agencies determined that between December 2024 and February, Nordquist was "subjected to repeated acts of violence and torture in a manner that ultimately led to his death," according to NYSP Capt. Kelly Swift. His body was transported in an attempt to conceal the crime, Swift said, and was found in a field in Benton, New York. Thousands have signed a petition, urging authorities to charge the five with a hate crime. "It was a hateful act, regardless if it wasn't a hate-specific crime," said President and CEO of the Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes Barbara Pierce-Morrow. Authorities oft criticized for lack of hate crime charges for LGBTQ+ victims Advocates and loved ones have long criticized law enforcement and prosecutors for not adding hate crime charges to murders of LGBTQ+ people. In June 2024, Pauly A. Likens Jr.'s remains were found near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in the Shenango River Lake area in Pennsylvania. Likens, a 14-year-old transgender girl, had met DaShawn Watkins, 29, on the LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr. Watkins was charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, aggravated assault and tampering with evidence. Activists and Mercer County residents called for hate crime charges, but Mercer County District Attorney Peter Acker declined, stating Watkins is openly gay and Likens was transitioning. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called for hate-based crimes against LGBTQ+ people to be treated the same way as other hate crimes. The history of attacks and a growing number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the nation forced many Pride organizers to either scale back or add security to their events in June. 'The attitude continues to be that we will not let bigots drive us in to the shadows,' said Dara Adkison, executive director of TransOhio in Columbus. 'We support each other visibly and proudly, this month and every other.' Contributing: Mike Murphy, Democrat and Chronicle; Ed Palattella, Erie-Times News; Jose Gonzalez, Arizona Republic; Marc Ramirez, Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY. Madison Scott can be reached at MDScott@
