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Agendas for upcoming local meetings:
Posted here as soon as available
NE Borough Council meeting 9-8-26
North East Twp Planning meeting 9-8-26
NE Twp Supervisors meeting 9-8-26
News from elsewhere of local interest:
Early-life sugar restriction reduces adult cancer and slows aging
Trump Signs Order to Change the Name of Lake Ontario to Lake America
Josh Shapiro Wants Powers That Make COVID Restrictions Look Mild

NE School Board Delays Vote on Title IX Policy Changes After Public Comment

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In a very well attended NE school board meeting Thursday evening, numerous members of the public got up to express their concern over the proposed changes to school policies. The proposed policies are based on the 2024 updates to Title IX and the inclusion of gender identity when determining sex discrimination. As a result of […]

Cost of NE School District Stadium Project Balloons to Almost $4 Million

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Since the initial approval by the North East School Board in April of last year, the cost of the plastic grass and track project has continued to grow. The initial sum was $3,581,560.08. Numerous change orders for more work have been approved by the board since then and the cost of the project keeps rising […]

NE School District Schedules Vote to Adopt Title IX Changes for Gender Identity

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The North East School District has scheduled a vote during the Thursday, September 5th school board meeting on making changes to school policy concerning Discrimination/Harassment as defined by 2024 Title IX regulations. Title IX changes were made in April by the Biden administration’s Department of Education which redefines the prohibition of sex discrimination to include […]

Ohio Bill to Require All Pro Teams Play on Natural Grass While NE School District Spends $3.7 Million on Plastic Grass

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Right next door, in the state of Ohio, legislators have introduced bipartisan House Bill 605 that requires natural grass in all professional sports stadiums due to higher incidence of non-contact lower extremity injuries on artificial surface playing fields. This applies to pro football, baseball and soccer. The bill has the support of the NFL Players […]

Try Online Learning This Summer and Race Ahead of the Public Schools

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It’s no secret that public schools in Pennsylvania and every other state, have a long list of serious problems. You can spend your time attending school board meetings and writing letters to your legislators, trying to convince board members and law makers to do something, but what will they do? Spend money? They’re very good […]

NE School Board Agrees to Amend Heard Park Restrictive Covenant at Borough Request

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Monday’s special meeting of the North East School Board was, by far, the most interesting in recent memory. The discussion was spirited, sometimes contentious, but definitely informative. The topic centered around an amendment requested by North East Borough to a restrictive covenant on the borough property that makes up Heard Park. The covenant was originally […]