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During his 40 years of teaching biology, anatomy and life science in Orchard Park, Tony Agnello was also busy experimenting with how he could improve the lives of others. Now in retirement, he is strengthening...

After retiring from 34 years as a reading specialist, elementary and secondary school teacher in New York’s public schools, Anthony D’Alessandro took to the pen. He’s written books, poetry, and newspaper columns. He has also...

Here’s what a shiny dome or two can do: By shaving his head and getting scores of others to shave theirs, Lake Shore teacher Tony George started a revolution of razors that has raised $5 million for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. George — a social studies teacher, and president of the Lake Shore Teachers Association — is founder of Bald for Bucks, an organization powered primarily by teachers and students to raise money for cancer research.

While the closing ceremonies may have just wrapped up the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, medals are still up for grabs in Saranac Lake where students of physical education teacher Samantha Betters-Ano are mastering Olympic...

Friends of America's VetDogs are raising money to help get puppies bred and trained for veterans and first responders in need; retired teacher Patricia Summers, United Teachers of Northport, is the Friends pack leader.

This is the new home of the South End Childrens Café, a place where about 30 children gather each day to get help with homework, some with the assistance of volunteer teachers such as Cindy MacCallum and Sandra Munella Olson.

No one wants to see a student in jeopardy. But Moravia teacher Justin Vossler was willing to put himself there. On the television game show, that is. With Alex Trebek. Yes, that Jeopardy!

As Hurricane Harvey continues to devastate Houston and other parts of Texas, volunteers from far and wide are stepping forward to help people whose homes and businesses are lost under 50 inches of water. Retired Saratoga Springs teacher Ann Fantauzzi knows the sound of the call for help: It was Florida's 2005 Hurricane Wilma that called her to action as a newly minted member of an American Red Cross disaster team.

Michael Rothfeld was born in 1943 during World War II. His father worked as a welder in the Brooklyn Navy Yard “putting ships together.” In his retirement from teaching, Rothfeld discovered his own desire...

"Hungry kids can learn," said Ryan, a member of the Glens Falls Teachers Association who is also a past union secretary and building representative.