Jail raises exceed plan for Lawrence County staff
Assistant wardens and shift commanders at the Lawrence County jail received higher-than-planned raises after the salary board boosted base pay. The changes raise two assistant wardens to 34570 and four shift commanders to 31200 annually, effective immediately, despite a prior prison board recommendation. Controller Mary Ann Reiter opposed, citing fiscal concerns and prior 4 percent raises. she warned the moves worsen a budget overrun funded partly from the commissioners contingency fund. The jail posts higher costs despite increased inmate revenue.
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New Castle board weighs study on Vo Tech as high school
New Castle mayor Tim Fulkerson pushes to convert the Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School into the city's new high school. The school board caucus showed 7-2 in favor of a funded feasibility study, despite tax concerns and plans to raze the 90 year old high school and homes for the project.
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Peter Verage
Larry Nord
Karen Humphrey
Rose Lynn Padice
North Hill
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Hink Named Superintendent Of Wilmington Area Schools
Dr Michael F Hink was named superintendent of the Wilmington Area School District for a four year term at 85000 a year. He had served as supervisor of curriculum and instruction in Neshannock Township School District for eight years. He succeeds Dr C Leon Ahlum who retired in May after bids for renovations were rejected. Ahlum earned 79900. Hink will resign from Neshannock today and plans to file further details on page 6.
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Wilmington Area
Hink
Neshannock Township
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Neshannock
Woman loses job bid in district over political ties
New Castle Area School Board may not retain Joanne Bullano DeCesare as absence operator after Superintendent Joseph A. Martin Jr recommended the district hire the Lawrence County Family Center. DeCesare, linked to local council members, claimed political targeting amid pension fund consolidation actions involving Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and WRP Investments, while a pay dispute was cited in the board’s decision.
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Lawrence County Family Center
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DeCesare
New Castle
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Robert Bullano
Stephen Vitale
Morgan Stanley Dean
WRP Investments
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Domenick
May
Bullano
Martin
Health lesson on meningitis awareness grows in colleges
Administrators nationwide and at colleges intensify measures to prevent bacterial meningitis, a rare but potentially fatal infection of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. The CDC says 10 to 15 college students die annually, with up to 125 cases per year on campuses.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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