The redirected and repurposed arch, initially planned for the North East School District, has been erected at its new location. When it did not get approved for use at the school, even though work on it had begun, it was determined it would have a new home at the entrance to Freeport Beach which made […]
NE School Board Votes to Spend $32 Million with 3.48 Percent Tax Increase
In a 6 to 2 vote, the North East School Board voted to accept the proposed Final Budget with a tax increase of 3.48 percent. What that means, is that the compounded tax increase over six years, the previous five and next year, comes to 21.95 percent! How much per student? Look at the above […]
PA Senate Passes Bill to Keep Men From Competing in Women’s Sports
The PA Senate has passed Senate Bill 1293 in a 30 to 17 vote, that keeps men from participating in female sports in public schools and institutions of higher learning. Male and female is determined biologically at the time of birth. Senate Bill 9 was similar and passed in 2025 with bipartisan support, but house […]
NESD Wants Another 3.48 Percent School Tax Increase – After Five Years of Increases
This has got to stop. After raising taxes for the five previous years, the school district wants to raise them again for the sixth consecutive year, this time 3.48 percent. The NE School District is living in a bubble and seems unaware, or doesn’t care, that the NE community is having a very difficult time. […]
Sample Ballots for the May 19 Primary Election on the Voter Information Page
The sample ballots for the May 19th, 2026 primary election are now available on the voter information page. Please take some time to review your choices before going to the polls, so you’ll be able to mark your ballot with confidence on election day. Every vote counts, especially in primary elections when turnout is often […]
Could Small Scale Micro-Farms Help Solve Grape Farming Problems in North East?
Micro-farms are popular around the country and they’re tailor made for North East. With the recent notice from Refresco that they would not be buying the grapes from many local vineyards, micro-farms offer a real chance to make high profits on a small plot of agricultural land. Jean-Martin Fortier has a 1.5 acre vegetable farm […]
How Students Can Bring Their Knowledge and Ideas Into the Real World
Building a Steam Trike From Recycled Parts The Big Boy 4014 steam locomotive can certainly teach students a lot, but students need to get involved in active, hands-on projects that teach them new skills while they learn about that technology and a professor down in Brazil, built a really neat project to show how it’s […]
Will Schools Take Advantage of What a Massive Steam Locomotive Can Teach?
There’s been enormous interest in the Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 which will pass through North East, but I wonder how many readers picked up on my statement in the article that it’s “U.S. history, mechanical engineering and physics all rolled into one.” Actually, it’s even more than that and our schools should use it […]
Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy No. 4014 Will Pass Through North East
From the Golden Age of American Railroads Whether you are a fan of railroads and locomotives or not, this is U.S. history, mechanical engineering and physics all rolled into one, so you really should take note. It appears the Union Pacific, 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steam locomotive will be passing through North East. This is one […]
New MarXmen Car Wash is Open on South Mill and West Main Streets
It’s spring. Time to get those snow tires off. Blue skies, sunshine and clean cars. For many months, if you’ve driven over West Main or up South Mill Streets, you’ve watched the long construction process as crews were building the new car wash on the corner and if you are anything like my wife, you’ve […]
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