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ournal-herald THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2023 • Volume 43 – No. 17 ©2023, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
CONTINUING: THE WHITE HAVEN JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1879–145th YEAR, NO. 4
Crestwood Board adds members, replaces Swank by Ruth Isenberg The Crestwood School Board reorganized on December 7, seating five people who were elected in November — incumbents Laura McCurdy and Anna Bibla, along with Denise Chaytor-Zugarek, John Webby, and Craig Champi. That would have brought the board to its full complement of nine, but a last-minute notice of
resignation from long-time board member Ronald Swank left a vacancy. Remaining on the board are Barry Boone, Marla Campbell, and John Macri, who was re-elected as board president. At a special meeting on December 14, the board appointed Robert Derwin to the vacant seat. Derwin had run for a board seat as an independent;
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CONTINUING: THE WEATHERLY HERALD ESTABLISHED 1880–144th YEAR, NO. 30
WASB vacates seat of Gerard Grega by Seth Isenberg
WHITE HAVEN REPRESENTED: Denise Chaytor-Zugarek takes the oath of office as a member of Crestwood School Board n December 7. Luzerne County Judge Joseph Sklarosky. Chaytor-Zugarek was appointed to a one-year term as representative to the Wilkes-Barre Technical Institute.
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Elected Weatherly Area School Board member Gerard Grega has neglected to take his seat. Electors, school administrators and members of the board have reached out, to no result. Given this, the board moved to vacate the seat per section 319 of the PA School Code at the WASB’s voting meeting on December 13. The vote to vacate was unanimous, 8-0. After discussion, the board voted to take letters of interest from members of the public until the close of school business on Thursday, December 21. The person selected would serve for two years, until the next school board election. Letters can be brought to the Weatherly Area School offices on Sixth Street in Weatherly. Continuing the meeting, student representative Isobel Hoffman reported that the winter Band and Chorus Concerts were well attended. There will be a presentation by the Carbon County District Attorney’s Office on bullying and cyber-bullying, held here on December 19. Students are collecting for Toys for Tots. A Pep Rally is planned at an upcoming volleyball game. Hoffman was also recognized as Senior of the Month for November. In business, the board approved a land use agreement with Penn State University for a weather station which would also provide data to students, and Penn State promises curriculum to make use of the unit. The board added Jennifer Grega to the substitute teacher
list, authorized the rental of two postage machines, and approved a homestead reduction for a local taxpayer of $352. A staff member is approved for a leave of absence for the week of January 8 to 12. Jennifer Jaimes transferred to the open part-time Pre-K Paraprofessional position, opening up a part-time Title I position, which will be advertised. The first reading of updates for school policies was approved on the acceptable use of computers and the internet, and suicide awareness, prevention, and response. Bills of $1,430,709 from the General Fund, $2,075 from the Construction Fund, $75,646 from the Cafeteria Fund and $969 for Athletics were approved. A bills list will be posted online ahead of each voting meeting. Meetings will be the first and third Wednesdays of each month February to June, and August to December. In January, meetings are the 10th and 17th. There are no meetings in July.
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