School test score shifts across grades and districts
Reading and math scores show mixed changes across grades and districts including ELLWOOD CITY and MOHAWK. Notable moves include eighth grade math up to 1330 at Mohawk and ninth grade writing up to 1400, while several tenth and eleventh grade scores dip or hold steady amid district variations.
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Ellwood City
Hartman
North Side
Walnut Ridge
Perry
Laurel
Neshannock
Shenango
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District board approves staff changes and sabbatical plans
The board authorized funds for district posts at multiple schools with federal support and salaries of 17000. New hires include David Beavon Debra Coyne Dinia Flannery Joyce Ippolito Stella Magusiak and Alana Perrotta. Sabbatical for Nancy Cangey on health restoration and maternity leave for Jennifer Antal were approved along with resignations of van driver Joseph Tuscano Dorothy Malizia and Tracy Blundo. Ratkovich hired as cafeteria laborer amid abstentions by Karen Humphrey and Frank Banfield. Additional hires as aides to band director and junior high cheerleading adviser were approved with expanded substitute lists.
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David Beavon
Debra Coyne
Dinia Flannery
Joyce Ippolito
Stella Magusiak
Alana Perrotta
Nancy Cangey
Jennifer Antal
George Washington Intermediate School
Joseph Tuscano
Dorothy Malizia
West Side Primary
Tracy Blundo
Ben Franklin
Robert Ratkovich
Karen Humphrey
Ratkovich
Melissa Dellaverson
Pamela Masters
Nicholas Yoho
Patrick Walker
Coyne
Kennywood plans taller faster coasters with old fashioned twist
Coaster upgrades will add a five foot second drop and push speeds to 85 mph at Kennywood. A 2.30 foot tunnel under the historic Thunderbolt will cap the ride, while speed bumps replace loops and corkscrews. Fans like John Olczak praise the park’s emphasis on unique, traditional thrills.
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John Olezak
Allentown
Pittsburgh
Olezak
Olczak
Kennywood
University of Pittsburgh
Denise Olczak
Rosemeyer
Sue Story
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
Disneyland
Disney World
King’s Island
Board approves cafeteria theft policy and support programs
New Castle Area School Board adopted a theft policy for cafeteria pranks with tiered suspensions and misdemeanor charges. Offenses under 150 dollars trigger escalating penalties, while over 150 dollars top out at first degree misdemeanor. third offense becomes third degree felony. The board also hired Cray Youth and Family Services for a day treatment program at 30 dollars per student daily and approved a Lawrence County School to Work arrangement costing 12 thousand dollars.
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New Castle Area
Cray Youth and Family Services
Allan Joseph
Lawrence County
Local residents face multiple charges after weekend incidents
Police reported several arrests and citations over the weekend. Dobory of Twilight Mobile Home Park was charged after a Sunday night to Monday afternoon incident. Jason Allen Brunswick, 25, was charged with defiant trespassing and disorderly conduct for entering Brandon Hinkle's property on Aug. 12 after a warning not to return. Nathaniel Nalley, 19, from New Castle Youth Development Center, is accused of harassing Pauline Cratty, 50, at the YDC on Aug. 14. Francis Edward Mikulski, 32, of Majors Trailer Park, Slippery Rock Township, faces harassment charges for allegedly harassing Margaret Elizabeth Moyer, 28, of the same address on Sunday. Charles Craig Lewis, 22, of 1650 Harlansburg Road, was arrested for driving under the influence near East River Road in Mahoning Township on Aug. 13. Marilou Adamovich, 54, of North Braddock, Pa., was cited for an improper left turn after an accident on Route 108 in Worth Township around 4 p.m. Monday.
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Dobory
Twilight Mobile Home Park
Jason Allen Brunswick
Eastbrook Road
Brandon Hinkle
Princeton State Road
Slippery Rock Township
Nathaniel Nalley
New Castle
Pauline Cratty
YDC
Francis Edward Mikulski
Majors Trailer Park
Margaret Elizabeth Moyer
Charles Craig Lewis
Harlansburg Road
East River Road
Mahoning Township
Marilou Adamovich
North Braddock
Worth Township
John Chornenky
Volant RD 2
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