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Meeting agendas for upcoming meetings:
Posted here as soon as available
NE Twp Supervisors meeting 8-17-26
News from elsewhere of local interest:
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When Will North East Schools Remove DEI?

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Did you know the North East School District promotes DEI, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? The highlighted text above comes from the school district’s comprehensive plan, right up front on page 2. DEI programs are being struck down all across the country in organizations of all kinds, including the Department of Education and for good reason. […]

PA House of Representatives Now Even After Death of Democrat

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The PA House of Representatives is now evenly divided, 101 to 101 after the death of Rep. Matt Gergely, D-Allegheny. The Democrats have held a one seat majority in the house. A special election will be held to fill the vacancy at a date to be determined. The district, near Pittsburgh, is heavily Democrat. It […]

A Simple Suggestion for More Productive School Board Meetings

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School board meetings in North East are held twice monthly and begin at 6:30PM. Once per month, or every other meeting, the superintendent passes out a number of student awards for various reasons at the beginning of the meeting, a process that can easily consume 20 or 30 minutes. When members of the public come […]

Warren County School District Facing Enrollment Decline Considers School Closings

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As noted here last month, the North East School District is facing an enrollment decline and needs to make adjustments. Also, as noted, falling enrollment is happening to school districts everywhere. In nearby Warren County, a board meeting tonight will be considering the closure of the high school portion, grades 9 through 12, of two […]

Dept of Education Withdraws Proposed Title IX Changes NESD was Planning to Adopt

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Last September, the North East School District scheduled a vote to adopt Title IX changes proposed by the Biden Administration. Those changes would have allowed biological males to use female restrooms and changing facilities. Residents of North East were quick to respond and attended the school board meetings in large numbers voicing their opposition to […]

NE School District Enrollment Decline Requires All of Our Attention

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At the last NESD board meeting on December 19th, I noticed one data point I had not yet seen, the enrollment in the district for the 2024-2025 school year, which is 1435 students. The chart above is an updated version of the one I’ve been using here with the addition of the data for the […]

Pennsylvania’s New Senator Dave McCormick Gets Committee Assignments

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The Senate Republican Conference committee assignments for the 119th Congress have been released and our new Senator Dave McCormick will be on five: Banking, Energy, Foreign Relations, Aging and the Joint Economic Committee. The assignments have been ratified by the Senate Republican Conference and are expected to be ratified by the full Senate early next […]

Refocus School Board Meetings on School Board Business Not Award Ceremonies

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The North East School District has made it a practice to have an impromptu award ceremony near the beginning of every other board meeting. These award ceremonies are due to the superintendent’s desire to recognize students for all sorts of different reasons. This month’s awards are for “conflict resolution and self-control.” All of the students […]

NE Community Marina Authority Board Installs New Member and Elects Officers

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During their regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening, the North East Community Marina Authority board installed their newest member, Dan Adamus, who was recently appointed by North East Borough council to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of board member Eric Urbanowicz. The board then held their election of officers for the coming year. Board […]