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News from elsewhere of local interest:
Shapiro Signs Executive Order Curbing AI Data Centers
Shapiro reverses course on data center industry he once embraced
Study finds Tamiflu makes flu patients worse, some died

North East Township Meetings Cancelled

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The North East Township planning meeting and supervisors meeting for Monday, December 2, 2024 have been cancelled due to the snow. The NE Borough Council meeting is still scheduled as usual.

North East School District Schedules Reorganizational Meeting

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The North East School District Board of School Directors has scheduled a reorganizational board meeting on December 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the North East Elementary School Board Room, 50 E. Division St. North East, PA and also virtually. The link to join the meeting will be located on […]

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 […]

NE Community Marina Board Faced With Another Imminent Vacancy

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During Wednesday’s North East Community Marina board meeting, board Chairman Eric Urbanowicz announced he was stepping down within the next couple of weeks due to a recent health issue. This is the second vacancy on the board since its inception. Kara Haas who recently resigned, was replaced by Micheal Dunlavey who attended his first meeting […]

North East Township Proposed 2025 Budget Available for Review

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The North East Township Board of Supervisors, 10300 West Main Road, North East, PA 16428 hereby gives notice that the proposed budgets for 2025 will be on display for public inspection at the Township office on Tuesday November 19, 2024 Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Adoption of the 2025 budgets will be considered at […]

NE Community Marina Board to Meet with a Full Agenda

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The North East Community Marina Authority board will meet tonight, November 20th at 7PM, the first meeting at their new time. The original Saturday schedule caused many conflicts and it was thought this would be better all around. This will also be the first meeting with their new board member, Michael E. Dunlavey, replacing Kara […]

Waste Management Catching Up with Missed Pickups

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Yesterday and today, Waste Management has come through our neighborhood picking up the trash that had been left sitting for two weeks. I spoke to the driver and he said a personnel issue led to problems covering some routes. He also noted there are a number of new drivers in training which is great to […]

Is Waste Management Abandoning North East Garbage Pickup Service?

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Those of us in North East Township who use Waste Management for garbage pickup service have experienced steady and substantial price increases. In the past year or so, service has been less reliable and timely and now we have two consecutive weeks of no pickups. Service scheduled for November 8th was missed and rescheduled for […]