Merit pay for teachers stalled in Mahoning Valley
Bruce Crawford reports that Mahoning Valley schools have not moved toward merit pay despite national interest. Superintendent Herbert Thomas cites proper performance judgment as the main obstacle while Warren school board member Anthony Payiavlas supports the idea in principle but questions timing and coercion.
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Mahoning Valley
Herbert Thomas
Trumbull
Warren Board of Education
Anthony Payiavlas
City to grant free electricity for a month
Hubbard city council approves an emergency measure to waive charges for December 19 through January 20, funding the loss from the Light Investment Fund. The plan passed 6 to 1, with Donald Joshua voting no, citing fund constraints and prior uses.
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Fina Barra
Hubbard
Donald Joshua
Demat-large
Joshua
C.U.R.B
School to Bid for Loan in Five Year Measure
Hubbard boards moves toward borrowing $650000 tied to the five year school revenue measure. The Board will invite bids from lending institutions and open them at the January 9 meeting. A citizens committee on roofing renovations will meet with consulting engineers for input.
Couple brings Christmas gifts to Orange Village care center
Patti Crisan and Dave Votan mobilize residents at Orange Village Care Center by funding a revolving lift table and wheelchair ramp. The Holiday Project, aided by Plant 11 of Packard Electric and Betty Ziatkoff, raised funds nationwide for gifts and equipment, enabling a Christmas Day presentation with carols and gifts for residents.
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Patti Crisan
Dave Votan
Orange Village
Patti
Dave
Packard Electric Plant
Trumbull
Mahoning County
Betty Ziatkoff
Packard Electric Plant 11
Plant 11
Woodside
Youngstown
Pat
Legislators pass bill to require immediate missing child searches
Columbus lawmakers send a bill to Governor Celeste after a one day delay. The measure mandates local police to begin searching for missing children once a report is filed, ending the prior 40 hour waiting period. The bill targets ages up to 17 and aims to speed case handling in coordination with CHILDFIND.
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Columbus
Richard Celeste
Senate
House
Friends of Childfind
Sandy Glover
Magee objects to Hubbard loan for water line project
Trumbull County commissioners approve a $123,000 loan to Hubbard city for a water improvement project despite Magee’s objections that the county would rob Hubbard’s residents. The board also approves pay raises and staff changes in the Community Development office funded by the loan. Wilbur Cartwright receives a $5,000 raise as director amid new ideas for county use.
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Hubbard
Trumbull County
Week
Hubbard City
Magee
Wilbur Cartwright
Cartwright
Anthony Latell
Margaret Dennison
U.S. Can Co
Robert Bolchalk
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Hubbard Public Library
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Wanda Malin
Sherry Ault
Joe Sassone
Trumbull County Federation of Coaservation Clubs
Tom Jones
McFarland
Roosevelt Elementary School
Patricia Pantone
Craig Hileman
Alesha Button
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