Union board approves $4 million budget and tax hike
Union Area School Board gave final approval to a $4,019,691 budget for 1987-88 with an 80 mill property tax, up 5.8 percent from the prior year. The vote was 5-0 with five members present and several absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Area School Board
Marian J. DeRobertis
David Dean
Gary Kwolek
John Junkin
Isabelle Bartley
Patricia Rosta
Mary Jenkins
James Kerr
Carol Shaffer
Virginia E. Walters
Edyce Burkes
Ann Mc
Union Area School Board Rejects Starting Salary Increase
The Union Area School District failed to pass a proposed 1500 dollar raise for the first step on the salary scale. The 4-1 vote did not reach the five votes needed due to absences and procedural concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Area
Paul L. Rowland Jr
Marian J. DeRobertis
David Dean
John Junkin
Isabelle Bartley
Gary Kwolek
Union vote supports dog racing measure in Union Township
Union Area School Board voted 4 to 1 to back legislation legalizing dog racing and parimutuel betting in Pennsylvania. Members Kwolek Junkin Bartley and Dean voted yes while President DeRobertis opposed, with four others absent. A Greater Union Township Development Association task force pushed the measure and a letter was sent to state lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kerr
Carol Shaffer
Patricia Rosta
Mary Jenkins
Kwolek
Rowland
Union Area
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Union Area School Board
Pennsylvania
Chuck Morrison
Greater Union Township
Drew Castle
Union
Shenango
Gary Kwolek
John Junkin
Isabelle Bartley
David Dean
Marian J. DeRobertis
DeRobertis
Lawrence County Services Council names new officers
Mari Kane was elected president of the Lawrence County Council of Community Services. Officers include Larry Nord as vice president Celeste Dute as secretary and Barbara Musquire as treasurer. Eldama Kemper announced an open house at Covenant House next month for temporary housing. A new guide to human resources is available with distribution handled by Laura Crawford. The Cascade Park Pavilion meeting closed the 1986-87 year and will resume in September with monthly sessions at the New Castle Public Library.
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Mari Kane
Lawrence County Council of Community Services
Human Services Center
Larry Nord
Pennsylvania Association For Blind
Celeste Dute
Lark Enterprises Inc
Barbara Musquire
Women, Infants and
Eldama Kemper
City Rescue Mission
Covenant House
Rebecca and
Harbor Streets
COCS
Laura Crawford
New Castle Public
Reagan denounces budget plan as tax hike risk
President Reagan warns congressional Democrats offer a trillion dollar package with 19 billion in new taxes and limited military growth. The plan, approved by a Democratic chaired conference committee, heads to the House then Senate for final approval as Miller says Reagan won’t back a large tax increase and may explore user charges and asset sales.
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Washington
Reagan
James Miller
NBC
Miller
Vo-Tech board hires summer school staff and workers
The Lawrence County Area Vocational-Technical School board hired 14 summer staffers for 23,942 dollars and additional personnel for the 1987-88 year, including math and English instructors, secretaries, coordinators, and a substitute. A nurse and two instructors were brought on for staff on leave. A bid from Racer Inc. to improve lighting was debated. the board rejected the contract 3-7-1 after questions about bid status and oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Area Vocational-Technical School
John Acella
Jay Hutcheson
Donna “Donati
Dean Miller
Harry Micco
Deborah “Thurtz
Betty Berkebile
Nancy Argiro
Janet Logan
Pamela Schachern
Marcyne Flakr
Anthony Tommasone
Racer Inc
John Razzano
Eugene
Rudolph quits board at Lawrence Vo-Tech
Rudolph resigns as president of the Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School Advisory Committee after nearly eight years on the board. Jack Hanes is elected vice president, replacing him, with Larry DeBlasio also named vice president. Rudolph, a Neshannock Township official and Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV leader, cites health and government burdens for stepping down and plans to join the Pennsylvania School Boards Association for 1987 88. The action also approves student attendance grants and resignations, plus federal training funding applications.
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Cullough
Carol Seaborn
Vocational Agriculture Department
Brighton
New Brighton
New Castle Fence Co
State Department of Education
Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV
Valentino Dairy
Pennsylvania Milk Commission
Summit
DeCaro
Razzano
Racer
Carol Shaffer
Union
Samuel Flora
Gary Bonelli
New Castle
Jack Hanes
Wilmington
Henry Mancini
Fred Perrotta
Ellwood City
Thomas Piccione
Larry DeBlasio
Daniel Vrabel
Mohawk
Daniel Rudolph
Neshannock
Norman Goodrich
Laurel
Paul Booher
Shenango
Pennsylvania Power Co
W.G. Eckles Company
Shaffer
Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School
Wilmington Area
New Castle Area
Rudolph
Neshannock Township
Vo-Tech
Neshannock Board
Pennsylvania School Boards Association
Future Business Leaders of America
Elizabethtown
Peter Verage
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
Laurel School Board Adopts 1987-88 Meeting Calendar
The Laurel School Board set the 1987 88 calendar with all sessions at 8 15 p m in the high school library and a 7 p m committee meeting on each meeting night. Meetings are July 13 August 10 September 14 October 12 November 9 December 14 January 11 February 8 March 14 April 11 May 9 and June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel School Board
PennDOT project updates flag four county road repairs this week
Repairs and maintenance scheduled across Mercer and Lawrence counties include bridges on North Main Street in Bessemer Borough and routes 317 351 and 18 in North Beaver and Little Beaver Townships. Concrete joint sealing on Pa 60 and U S 422 Bypass at Neshannock, patching on Wilmington Road and Columbiana New Castle Road, ditching on U S 422 East in Slippery Rock, and shoulder work on Mercer Road and Alternate Pa 551.
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Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
North Main Street
Bessemer Borough
North Beaver Township
Little Beaver Township
Neshannock Township
Wilmington Road
Columbiana-New Castle Road
North
Beaver Township
Slippery Rock Township
Mercer Road
Correction notice for photo caption in Summer Fun and Fitness
A correction issued for yesterday's edition states Brad Sheeler's name was misspelled in a photo caption on the cover of the Summer Fun and Fitness magazine. For corrections, call Len Kolasinski executive editor at 654-6651 between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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Brad Sheeler
Len Kolasinski
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