Postal service under fire over 2006 health funding law
National concerns grow as Congress mandated a 75-year health care liability for future postal retirees, costing $5.5 billion yearly. Opposition criticizes plans to shift first class mail to two or three days. Mayor Mastrangelo and council leaders warn job losses would hit New Castle severely. Senatorial and union response noted.
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District budget deadlines set for June 7 and 30
Districts must introduce a budget by June 7 and adopt by June 30. The current year budget is about $44 million. The base index is 1.7 percent, derived from the state weekly wage average and the federal employment cost index for K-12 schools. The board approved several actions including tree removal at Harry W. Lockley School for $9,995 with a 7‑2 vote, uniform purchases for sports, staff resignations and substitutions, a 12‑week kindergarten leave, band trip to New York City, and a community fundraiser use of the George Washington school cafeteria.
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