Tech Valley High School in conjunction with Questar III and Capital Region BOCES is offering professional development to teachers from the Greenville schools next month.

In continuing the mission of the school, which was founded by Capital Region and Questar III BOCES in 2007, a TVHS trainer and faculty members will share what they and the faculty of TVHS have learned about teaching 21st century skills.

The four-day workshop begins August 8 in Greenville.

A four-day workshop was also conducted in Scotia in July.

CAIRO, N.Y. - A 17-year-old high school student who was attending summer school was killed in front of the Cairo-Durham high school.

State police say Erica Cook of East Durham was a passenger in a car driven by 18 year-old Samantha Pagan.

Police say they were driving on Route 145 and were turning into the school's driveway when they were hit by a car driven by 22 year-old Michael Alesi.

Cook was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Pagan was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, with neck and back injuries.

Alesi was taken to the hospital with neck and back pain.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Diesel and super unleaded fuel will be temporarily suspended for equipment repair at the New Baltimore Travel Plaza southbound on I-87, beginning at 12 p.m. Monday, August 1 through Wednesday afternoon, August 3, 2011, the New York State Thruway Authority announced.

Restaurant, restroom facilities and other fuel services will remain available at the New Baltimore Travel Plaza southbound on I-87 at milepost 127, between Exit 21A (I-90 East) and Exit 21B (Coxsackie).

Diesel and super unleaded fuel will also be available at New Baltimore Travel Plaza on I-87 northbound.

Motorists are advised to monitor the electronic signs posted along the roadway for updates.