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Rensselaer in Brief
Blackout hits the hill
Sharp, Nugent, and Davison Halls were hit by an early morning power failure Saturday. A fuse at the switch on the first floor of the Commons Dining Hall blew at 3:08 am, causing one of the three 4160-volt lines running to the affected dorms to go out and one of three phases to be lost. This caused the buildings to have only partial power for a while before losing electricity completely. During this time, environmental conditions were monitored and generators were available to keep the temperature from dropping too low. Power was restored at around 10 am.
According to Director of the Physical Plant, Mark Frost, the duration of the downtime was due to a lengthy examination of all the relevant systems to ensure that there were no other significant problems. He noted that it is quite unusual for a failure of this type to occur. When it does happen, however, the cause is typically a short circuit which, if not addressed, could cause further damage and possibly injury. The investigation yielded no evidence of such a short, and power was duly restored at approximately 10 am. The precise reason that the fuse blew is still unknown at this time, although its age and wear may have been contributing factors. Bus driver attacked
A bus driver for the Troy school district ended up in Samaritan Hospital Monday after a 16-year-old student attacked him. The altercation occurred after the driver attempted to close the doors when the vehicle was full. The aggressor was advised to wait for the next bus, but instead forced himself on board and punched the driver in the face. He then fled the scene, although authorities said that they had identified the assailant and expected to track him down and charge him with assault in the second degree.
The driver was taking students from the high school to Questar III’s alternative educational facility—The Academy at Brunswick— in Pittstown. There has been a trend in recent years of using the Questar facility to handle certain students. This shift has led to other incidents of similarly aggressive nature on school buses. Tech school initiated
The Rensselaer Technology Park is to play host to a public school, according to plans approved by the town of North Greenbush Planning Board at its January 8 meeting. Tech Valley High School will be located in the MapInfo headquarters at 1 Global View as a cooperative effort between the Capital Region BOCES, Questar III, and the two local area Boards of Cooperative Educational School Services.
Each of the 48 school districts in the coverage area—including Albany, Columbia, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie, and parts of Saratoga and Greene counties—will be able to send one student to TVHS; applications will be accepted through February for the school’s first session in the fall. The new school will focus on math, science, and technology, with an emphasis on projects rather than classes. |
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