Stella Ann Hunkins Garitz, 87, a longtime resident of Watertown, NY passed away peacefully on Monday, July 26, 2021, at Tiffany Springs Senior Living Community in Kansas City, Missouri where she recently moved to be closer to her family.
Stella was born March 2, 1934, in the Village of Gouverneur, NY to the late Ernest and Lucille (Wells) Hunkins. Stella graduated from Gouverneur High School as the Class President in 1951, with her bachelorâs degree from St. Lawrence University and her masterâs degree in Library Science in 1955 from Syracuse University.
She began her teaching career as a librarian in September 1955 in North Creek, NY. She also taught at the Liverpool School District from 1957 until moving to Watertown with her family in 1965. Stella began her career as the elementary schools librarian with the Watertown City School District in 1971 and achieved tenure in September 1975. After retirement from her 36 year librarian career in 1997, she remained active in the
By Ian Wheatley
May 7, 2021
Liverpool, N.Y. - The Liverpool School District hosted a virtual public meeting to discuss it’s spending plan for next school year.
The $168 million proposal is a 1.6 percent increase over this year. The tax rate will increase less than a quarter per $1,000 to $26.49. This means that the homeowner of a $150,000 house will pay an extra $33.81 in taxes.
Voting is scheduled for Tuesday May 18 at the former Wetzel Road Elementary main gymnasium.
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HUUUUUUGE DEAL? FUCCILLO SELLS SYRACUSE-AREA DEALERSHIPS: Auto dealer Billy Fuccillo, shown at his Hyundai franchise in Syracuse in 2005, has sold his three dealerships in the Syracuse area and two in the Rochester area. Fuccillo, who is best known for his once-frequent television and radio ads touting “HUGE!” deals, sold two Kia dealerships in Florida in September and has not been appearing in his dealerships’ advertisements of late. (File photo)