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Staberdearth

6:51 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013

Best thing to do is to lightly ignore most of these websites. They're sometimes good to get a general lay of the housing stock in a given area, but their pricing estimates can be about as out to lunch as can be. Seriously? They use some sort of formula? How accurate can that be by the specific property? I get updates telling me interested properties have moved up or down by a percentage or two …   more ›

2.1 Percent School Tax Hike Could Get Higher

With one member absent, Bethlehem Area School Board casts preliminary final budget vote.

  The Bethlehem Area School Board voted Monday night to increase the district’s school real estate tax by 2.1 percent, though the final budget the board adopts in June could have a larger increase. With one member absent, the board first deadlocked 4-4 on a 2.4 percent tax increase that would have added five full-day kindergarten classes. Board member Sudantha Vidanage was absent due to a family emergency, according to Board President Mike Faccinetto. Board member Basilio Bonilla said Vidanage had written that he was in favor of the higher increase, but that did not count at Monday’s meeting. Monday’s vote was a preliminary budget adoption, which under state law is required to be done at least 30 days before the final budget is passed. The…

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Bethlehem Hurt By Sequester Cuts, Officials Say

School board president says cuts to education could mean layoffs, higher school taxes and less services for economically disadvantaged children.

  There may not be a bigger booster of the federal Head Start program than Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan. “Without these support systems early on in my life, it’s not out of the realm of possibility to imagine that I would not be here today,” the mayor said Wednesday at an outdoor news conference designed to draw attention to the federal sequester budget cuts that have dragged on for nearly four weeks. Callahan defined himself as “a Head Start kid.” Callahan had a speech impediment as he entered kindergarten. But with the help of Head Start, the mayor said, he had worked through his problems and was entering a gifted pupils program by the third grade. If the sequester continues, as many as 100 children in the Lehigh Valley could lose their…

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Tom Bennett

9:07 am on Thursday, March 28, 2013

That's right . Folks in charge have discretion concerning how and where money is spent . Carrying on the scare tactics is political and nothing more .   more ›

Rebuild Nitschmann, School Board Committee Says

Support to rebuild Nitschmann Middle School is growing among Bethlehem school board members

A Bethlehem school built in the 1920s could get a new lease on life if the full school board agrees with the outcome of a committee meeting this week. Board members recommend rebuilding rather than replacing the 90-year-old Nitschmann Middle School, according to a WFMZ report. The full board is expected to vote on the issue later this month. Do you think Nitschmann should be rebuilt? Tell us in the comments section below. The board has been weighing four options for the building – three variations for renovating and a plan to construct a new building at an estimated cost of $53.7 million. The options as outlined: A.  Capital improvements would be limited to electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems. There will be fire alarm and emergency…

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School District Scraps President's Day Holiday

Feb. 18 will make up for Monday's school closings because of winter weather. Bethlehem Area School District snow days were already used up by Superstorm Sandy.

  Thanks to Monday morning’s snow, the Bethlehem Area School District has rescheduled Presidents Day, Feb. 18, as a regular day of school. District Superintendent Joseph Roy made the announcement via Twitter on Monday night. “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” he tweeted. Bethlehem Area Schools were closed because of the winter storm that briefly blanketed the region in snow and then ice on Monday. But the district had already used its planned allotment of snow days when Superstorm Sandy caused widespread power outages in late October, forcing the district to cancel classes for a week.

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New Nazareth School Director Has Bethlehem Roots

Dominic A. Villani, who worked as a teacher, coach and administrator in Bethlehem Area schools for 34 years, is chosen to be new school board member in Nazareth.

  Dominic A. Villani, a retired educator who worked in the Bethlehem Area School District for 34 years including many years as Liberty High School's athletic director, was picked to fill a vacant seat on the Nazareth Area School Board. Villani told the board that he spent six years inside the Nazareth Area School District when he was hired as a facilities consultant. He worked for D’Huy Engineering Inc. for 10 years. “I found Nazareth to be a very warm community,” he said. “I found the district to be somewhat different than what I was used to. I liked the community input. I liked the administrative style. I’d go home and tell my wife, ‘Hey, Nazareth is where it’s at.’” Villani was picked by a 7-1 vote by the school board. He fills a seat …

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Win $100,000 for Bethlehem Area Schools

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School District Sued in Death of Liberty Sophomore

Mother of Juanya Spady alleges that school officials failed to act quickly enough to save the life of her 16-year-old son in December 2010.

  Liberty High School sophomore Juanya Spady would not have died two years ago after collapsing in class if teachers and other school personnel had acted more quickly to save his life, a federal civil rights lawsuit filed this week alleges. The English teacher conducting the class where Juanya collapsed on Dec. 2, 2010 failed to act for 10 minutes, which left students to tend to the 16-year-old and to run out into the hall to summon a monitor to seek medical assistance, the lawsuit claims. The lawsuit brought by Juanya’s mother, Mica Spady of Bethlehem, against the Bethlehem Area School District seeks a jury trial and $150,000 in damages. The allegations in the lawsuit paint a picture of confusion at Liberty High School for nearly 20 …

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Governor Wolf Guidance Counselor Feted

Jean Donegan Vrabel presented with Cedar Crest College's Howard L. Klopp Exemplary Teacher Award.

  Jean Donegan Vrabel, a guidance counselor at Governor Wolf Elementary School, was named winner of the 2012 Howard L. Klopp Exemplary Teacher Award by the Education Department of Cedar Crest College. Vrabel was presented with the award during an assembly program at Governor Wolf School on Friday. Vrabel was nominated for this prestigious honor by Jodi Sponchiado, Ph.D., principal at Governor Wolf School. In the letter of nomination, Sponchiado said: “Mrs. Vrabel is the type of educator who truly believes in the education of everyone—students, parents, and her colleagues. She is committed to the education of the whole child, including their health and well-being outside of the educational setting.” The nomination was accompanied by letters…

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'Beginning to Get Back to Normal' After Sandy

Bethlehem Area Schools to reopen today on regular schedule. More than 100 homes still lacking electricity. Mayor Callahan was among the last to have his power restored.

  A week after Superstorm Sandy barreled through the Lehigh Valley with record winds and lots of damage, Bethlehem should begin to feel a lot closer to normal today. Bethlehem Area Schools reopen today with a normal schedule. All 22 buildings had power again as of Sunday afternoon, according to the district’s Website. As of Sunday night, there remained 109 Bethlehem homes and 25 Bethlehem Township homes without electricity, PPL reported. The American Red Cross of Northeast Pennsylvania said it planned to close its regional storm shelter at Dieruff High School in East Allentown at 7 a.m. today. Among the last of Bethlehem’s residents to have power restored was Mayor John Callahan, who tweeted that his family had electricity again at 8 p.m. …

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