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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner FACTORYVILLE - The Lackawanna Trail on Tuesday approved its proposed final budget, with a lesser tax increase than was mentioned earlier this year. According to Business Manager David Homish, the $18 million budget now calls for a tax increase of 2.13...
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BY ROBERT L. BAKER Wyoming County Press Examiner The Montrose Area School Board agreed Monday night to enter into a no-surface operations oil and gas lease with Alta Resources LLC for a term of seven years. It also gave a first reading on a $25.2 million budget for 2009-2010, which superintendent Michael...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner CLINTON TWP. - At its work session on Monday night, the Lackawanna Trail School Board looked over revisions to the student handbooks for the coming school year. High School Principal John Rushefski, Assistant Principal Tania Skotleski and and Elementary...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner Four candidates will be on the primary election ballot May 19 for two seats in Tunkhannock Area School District's Region 1. Incumbent Bill Swilley will be challenged by Angelo Sabbatini, Don Nowels and Steve Colley. All four are cross-filed on both...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner DIMOCK TWP. - Another step has been taken toward expansion of the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center. The Elk Lake School Board voted last Tuesday, April 21, to approve funding for the project. Board president Chuck Place emphasized that...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner FACTORYVILLE - The Lackawanna Trail School District calendar for 2009-2010 will have alternate endings. The calendar approved by the school board Monday night includes two different possible graduation dates. The decision on which one will be used would...
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BY ROBERT BAKER Wyoming County Press Examiner William Swilley was elected president of the Tunkhannock Area School Board Thursday night, and replaces John (Jack) H. Tomlin, who died March 6. Rob Parry was elected vice president. Parent Jim Greenley expressed displeasure at the board's choice of Swilley...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner DIMOCK TWP. - The Elk Lake School Board started releasing information on the district's 2009-2010 budget at its meeting on Tuesday, March 24. As has been its practice for the past several years, the board reviews about a third of the budget each...
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BY ROBERT L. BAKER Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - The Tunkhannock Area School Board Thursday night appointed Martin Migliori of Falls to replace John H. (Jack) Tomlin, who died Mar. 6. Migliori had already filed to be on the May 19 primary ballot for the seat now held by Steve Franko. Tomlin...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner FACTORYVILLE - Seniors at Lackawanna Trail High School are now scheduled to graduate on Friday, June 5. The school board voted Monday night to move the date up a week, because the district didn't need to make up too many days for snow closings. The...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner FACTORYVILLE - Due to a lack of snow, Lackawanna Trail High School seniors may graduate earlier than expected this year. The proposal to move graduation day up was put forth by Superintendent Matt Rakauskas at Monday's school board work session....
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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - The Tunkhannock Area School Board on Thursday responded to concerns in the community that the school district has a high turnover rate in principals and assistant principals. The concerns heightened with the resignation of middle school Principal...
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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner FACTORYVILLE - The Lackawanna Trail School Board last Tuesday (Feb. 17) adopted a 2009-2010 preliminary budget with a 5.6 percent tax increase. Under the $18 million budget, taxes are 69.16 mills in Wyoming County and Lackawanna County, 135.45 mills. Currently...
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BY JOSH MROZINSKI Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - With the resignation of five Tunkhannock Area building administrators since July 2006, parents worry about their children's education. Alarm heightened with the resignation of middle school Principal Joseph Guglielmo on Feb. 4. "I...
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BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner DIMOCK TWP. - Some area fire chiefs believe courses in protective services at the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center would benefit the community as well as students. Jerry Fives and Mark Wood of the Susquehanna County Fire Chiefs Association...
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