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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 […]

What is Going on With Waste Management – Almost 4 Weeks Behind?

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Waste Management has now become one more example of a company with enormous management problems and terrible customer service. Our next scheduled pickup according to their website, is Friday, December 20th. That will be a full four weeks since it was last picked up. An email from the company says Tuesday, December 17. Contacting the […]

NE Borough Council to Address Several Items from Previous Meetings

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North East Borough Council will hold a public hearing before Monday’s council meeting for the proposed 2025 budget and the proposed tax ordinance. Afterwards, both will be considered for passage during the regular meeting. Also on the agenda, is the appointment of a replacement member for the North East Community Marina board to fill the […]

NE School Board Approves Two Projects at a Cost of $3.85 Million

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To no one’s surprise, the North East School Board voted to approve two spending projects totaling $3.85 million. Both projects passed with votes of 7 to 1. Glenn Craig was the sole no vote in both cases. Board member Charles Ferruggia was not present. Before the vote, board member Katie Phillips, asked Business Manager Jeff […]

NE School Board Holds Reorganizational Meeting and Elects New Officers

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The North East School Board held their reorganizational meeting before Thursday’s regular board meeting. Board members voted to determine officers in the coming year. Board President: Nominations for president were Mackenzie Luke and Jim Wargo. Winner: Jim Wargo Board Vice-President: Nominations for vice-president were Alene Rohde and Mackenzie Luke. Winner: Alene Rohde Board Treasurer: Alene […]

NE School District to Spend $4 Million of Your Money at Thursday Meeting

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They’re spending money they don’t have and you will pay As noted here after the last school board meeting, the North East School District is set to vote to spend $4 million at the December 5th board meeting which will inevitably result in a substantial tax increase. Act 1 says they don’t need your permission […]