Residents oppose Pulaski Elementary closure in public hearing
About 30 residents attended a 7 p.m. hearing as the Wilmington Area School District weighs closing Pulaski Elementary to cut deficits. If closed, students would move to Wilmington Elementary in New Wilmington. residents urged keeping a community school for social and educational benefits.
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Wilmington Area
Pulaski Elementary
Pulaski
Wilmington
New Wilmington
Jeffrey Matty
Fletcher
Lewis Grell
Jessica Shelenberger
Wilmington Area School Board
Pulaski Township
GOP to seek major reforms to plug Pennsylvania budget gap
Harrisburg reports a 600 million shortfall in the 2016 17 budget as House Majority Leader Dave Reed argues for sweeping structural changes. He says consolidation of agencies or outsourcing safety net services may be needed since tax increases are unlikely in a Republican led legislature. The deficit underscores ongoing credit concerns amid post recession strain.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House
Dave Reed
Indiana
Reed
Page AG
Pre-kindergarten gaps widen in Pennsylvania
Statewide report by the Pennsylvania Partnership for Children finds most eligible children lack space in pre-kindergarten programs. Rural and suburban districts are hardest hit with about 75 percent and over two thirds respectively shut out. State Rep Mark Longietti calls it a Pennsylvania problem.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Mark Longietti
Mercer County
Mohawk Approves Policy On Facility Naming Rights
Mohawk Area school board approved a policy regulating gifts and enhancements for naming school facilities in an 8 0 vote with Scott Singer absent The measure does not name any existing Mohawk facilities at this time Archie Donofrio a former coach and teacher has urged naming the baseball field track and high school gymnasium to honor Henry Hank Pezzuolo Ronald Lape and John Samsa figures in Mohawk sports Donofrio read a letter from his plea to the board superintendent Michael Leitera supplied the correspondence The former coach argues these men deserve recognition beyond teaching and coaching ten years of service are not enough
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Mohawk Area School Board
Scott Singer
Archie Donofrio
Henry “Hank” Pezzuolo
Ronald Lape
John Samsa
Donofrio
Michael Leitera
Mohawk
Obituaries for Burton Frew Keil Yuhasz
Obituaries list four local figures with ages and hometowns: David R. Burton 88 of Youngstown Ohio Ruth Kramer Frew 88 of New Wilmington Lucille Keil 94 of New Castle and Emery J. Yuhasz 74. Details reference Page A5 and sections B4 through B8 for classifieds puzzles horoscope community comics opinions and sports.
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David R. Burton
Youngstown
Ohio
Ruth Kramer Frew
New Wilmington
Lucille Keil
New Castle
Emery J. Yuhasz
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DiMuccio
Ruth Fletcher
New Bedford
Dee Lamberti
Robin Kirkwood
Croton
New Castle Public Library
John Finnerty
Cnhs State Reporter
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