New Castle board approves six new district jobs
The New Castle Area School Board created six new positions including two kindergarten teachers at Croton Kindergarten Center and Harry W. Lockley Center, two second grade instructors at Thaddeus Stevens and West Side centers, an itinerant special education teacher, and a nurse. The vote totaled six to three for the two kindergarten posts and the West Side second grade post, with the nurse position passing five to four. Four new teachers were also hired: George Forster as mathematics at Ben Franklin Junior High, Joseph Trocci as high school Spanish, plus other hires amid mixed votes and salary concerns.
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Thaddeus Stevens
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Thomas A. DiMuccio
Joseph Farris
Allan Joseph
George Aeete
Peter J. Verage
Frank Banfield
Karen M. Humphrey
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Larry Nord
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Joseph A. Martin Jr
George Forster
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President Defends Six New District Positions
New Castle Area School Board president Thomas A. DiMuccio defended creating six new positions for lower grades as a benefit to students after a special board meeting. He cited anticipated improvements while addressing questions about the plan and funding.
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Yoga grows in popularity across colleges and clubs
Mary Kay Griffiths leads hatha yoga at Westminster College teaching stress relief flexibility and balance. She notes yoga unites body and mind and helps participants open awareness. Nancy Bergey says the practice aids concentration and relaxation, while improving balance and flexibility.
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Canfield
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New Wilmington
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Jail records clash over split of position in county
Lawrence County's jail faces workload and pay issues in keeping inmate records. At a prison board meeting warden Hall pushed to hire two full time records clerks, abolish director of records, but salary board deadlocked 2-2. Commissioners Michael Reiter and Burick opposed new positions without budget certainty, while Fasnaught and Fee supported the change citing near capacity and error risks. A temporary summer worker was approved.
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William F. Hall
Ed Fosnaught
Thomas J. Fee
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Mary Ann Reiter
Brian Burick
Fasnaught
Reiter
Fee
Burick
Michelle Lamenza
Prison Board
Kevin A. Tammaro
Woman exposes high drug costs in nursing home bills
Donna Yo of Pulaski reviewed her mother Francis Barber’s nursing home expenses at The Almira Home and found prescription charges far above local drugstores. She was charged $6.10 for a 20 mg tablet of Furosemide versus cheaper local options, prompting a refund and calls for awareness of limited competition in institutional suppliers.
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Francis Barber
Almira
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Youn
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Randy Clark
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