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tuftrtifinri Thursday, February 14, 2008 LOCAL BRIEFING SNOW (Ml l) IV 1 Route 11 the day before. Jerome A. Patrick also was injured when the car he was driving struck a sign post, crossed a parking lot, went down an embankment and hit a railroad track, according to the Broome County Sheriffs Office. The heart attack or medical condition led to the crash, according to Broome County Sheriffs Department Capt Michael Fedish. The cause of death was provided by Broome County Coroner Dr.

John Prindle of Whitney Point, officials said. Jim Wright $99.00 FOR ONE YEAR Fitness Center 3 MONTHS Martial Arts or Sword Class FOR ONLY $99.00 1 VfKfc'f ffiMMiyfJ were needed. One circumstance working in districts' favor is that the schools in Broome and eastern Tioga counties wilLbe closed next week for the mid-winter recess, meaning emergency closings are a moot point for the week. Hopefully, the bad weather pattern will have eased when schools return to session the week of Feb. 25, Vestal Superintendent Mark Capobianco said.

Spring officially begins just over three weeks after that. When they make decisions on closing or staying open, school officials can't think about how many snow days are left, Binghamton Superintendent Peggy J. Wozniak said. "We have to make the decision based on the assessment of the situation and safety of students," she said. Schools in the region would have opened after a delay Wednesday, but freezing rain and an ice storm developed just at the time buses would have gone on the road to pick up students, she said.

Staff Writer Connie McKinney contributed to this report BINGHAMTON Group seeks restoration of school funding Citizen Action of New York will have children deliver a message to legislators today demanding a restoration of the $L1 million cut in the state budget for the Binghamton City School District. The children will deliver "Don't Break Our Hearts-Keep Your Promise" Valentine's to legislators at 4 p.nx today in the State Office Building's lobby, 44 Hawley St, Binghamton. Eric Reinagel KIRKWOOD Binghamton man suffered heart attack A 76-year-old Binghamton man who died Feb. 7 at Wilson Regional Medical Center in Johnson City suffered a heart attack before he was involved in a one-vehicle accident on US! CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A which are basically training days for teachers, BOCES Superintendent Joseph R.Busch said. The state requires schools to be in session for 180 days, which can include the superintendent's conference days, he said.

This means schools can close up to six days because of snow, or other emergencies, and not face the threat of losing state i aid, Busch said. One parent said she wants officials to cancel school if any question of safety exists, even it means shaving days off later vacations. "I'd really rather be safe. That's number one," said Laurie Wilkins, president of the PTA at Binghamton'Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School While most Broome and eastern Tioga schools have closed four times, there are some exceptions. The Owego-Apalachin Central School District stayed open Wednesday, meaning it still has three available snow days, said Stephen Jensen, district spokesman.

The Jennie F. Snapp Middle School in the Union-Endicott district had to close a day in September because of a bomb scare, mean- ing it has only one closing day i left, Blake said. If they exhaust their snow days, many districts have already established a priority list of make-up days. In Maine-Endwell, for example, the order for make-up days is April 18, 17, 16 and 15, Kathryn Sever, assistant superintendent, said. Owego-Apalachin's first make-up day would be Monday, March 24, the day after Easter, Jensen said.

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