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NE School District Seeks Proposals for Refuse Removal, Disposal and Recycling

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The North East School District is seeking proposals for Refuse Removal, Disposal and Recycling and will receive sealed proposals until December 2, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Specifications are available online at www.nesd1.org/business-office or at the Administration Office located at 50 E. Division Street, North East, PA 16428. (and linked below) The Board reserves the right […]

See and Hear the Candidates in Person Before You Vote in November

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The North East Community Foundation is hosting a Candidate Meet & Greet Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 pm in the Ridge Building at the Mellon Veterans Outreach Campus. All residents of North East Borough and Township are invited to learn more about the candidates running for local offices in the Nov. 4 Pennsylvania Municipal Election. […]

Rural PA Schools Make Big Changes to Address Declining Enrollment But Not NE

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A recent article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette details the situation across northern PA where rural and small school districts are facing declining student enrollment and smaller budgets. The schools have taken several actions to deal with the issues, among them sharing services and merging districts, even sharing a superintendent. The North East School District […]

Not Enough Players for JV Football Team But Nice Looking Football Field

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While looking over the backup documents for the NE School Board meeting on August 7th, I noticed something interesting. There is a section that lays out the various schedules for the upcoming season and the JV football schedule has an asterisk: The JV season is pending having enough players. I seem to remember pointing out […]

NE School District Proposes Final Budget with Tax Increase of 2.98 Percent

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The proposed final budget of the North East School District has a proposed tax increase of 2.98 percent. This follows an almost 4 percent increase in each of the previous three years. The election to choose new school board members really does count. If you think the school district should live within its means and […]

Primary Election Results for NE School Board and Other Races of Interest

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Here are the results of the May 20th primary election. The local races generating the most interest were for the four seats on the North East School Board. Winners for school board on the Democrat side are: Jane Blystone, Corrie Boyd, Ginny Schwartz and Alene Rohde. The Republican school board winners are: Neil McCord, Corrie […]

North East School District Requesting Leasing Proposals for Digital Copiers

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The North East School District is seeking proposals for a Digital Copier Equipment Leasing Agreement and will receive sealed proposals until June 3, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Specifications are available online at www.nesd1.org/departments/business-office or at the Administration Office located at 50 E. Division Street, North East, PA 16428 (and at the link below). The Board […]