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For North East Township and North East Borough

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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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 […]

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 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 […]

NE School District Lays Groundwork for Another Big Tax Increase

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Are you ready for another big school tax increase? Well, start preparing now because all indications are, they’re planning one. During the most recent school board meeting, 11-21-24, Jeff Fox, school district business manager presented the year end summary and then described a major upcoming project, entitled GESA (Guaranteed Energy Savings Act) Phase III (High […]

Let’s Commit to a No School Tax Increase Budget This Year

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The $4 million grass replacement project is water under the bridge, it’s done, the money is spent, so let’s move on. It’s time, right now, to think about the school budget, so we don’t run into the usual end of the school year surprise with a budget that can’t be balanced without a big tax […]