This is NOT the time of year when you want to think about financial investments, but if you plan ahead, next year may go much more smoothly, according to Financial Principal Gary Lucas with United Financial Services. http://UFSTeam.org.

Local families in Onondaga County now have access to more resources to help their children prepare better for kindergarten when it comes to talking, reading and spelling. Laurie Black is the Director of the Early Childhood Alliance and Bethany Creaser is the Director of Educational Services at Catholic Charities as well as chair of the home visiting strategy of “Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing”. http://talkingisteaching.org