Cromwell schools chief decries cut to proposed $33.1 million budget
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CROMWELL - The Board of Finance trimmed the Board of Education’s proposed budget increase by some $300,000 despite warnings from the superintendent of schools that the decision could lead to layoffs and reductions in school sports.
The Finance Board acted after about 45 minutes of discussion and debate over the school board’s proposed $33.1 million budget.
That proposal would have added $1.256 million to the current school budget, an increase of 3.95 percent.
However, as the clock neared 11:15 p.m., the Finance Board voted 3-2 to reduce the proposal by $312,000 to $32.8 million, an increase of 2.97 percent.
Toddler murder trial: Man accused of tot s murder was very calm about her injuries
17 Mar, 2021 12:53 AM
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The mother of a Tauranga toddler who died from a traumatic brain injury says the man accused of her daughter s murder was very, very calm about her injuries. Adrian Colin Clancy, 39, who is on trial in the High Court at Rotorua, has pleaded not guilty to murdering 17-month-old Sadie-Leigh Gardner in Tauranga on March 27, 2019.
A trial by jury began in the High Court at Rotorua on Monday.
The jury has heard that Sadie-Leigh was taken to Tauranga Hospital in a critical condition after the Crown alleged Clancy violently assaulted her while in his sole care.
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+ March 14, 2021 PHILIPPINE senator and actor Bong Revilla’s admission that he shivered during his kissing scene with Sanya Lopez in the taping of upcoming teleserye “Agimat Ng Agila” was insensitive.
I expected the senator/actor to discuss how to stop the speed of the transmission of the virus, and how to improve our economy amid the country’s indebtedness.
The Philippines’ total indebtedness has amounted to P641 billion payable until 2049. Four Presidents will face the consequence of such huge debt. We pray that there will be no more pandemics to come.
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez revealed this during the First Manila Forum for China-Philippines Relations held early this month. He likewise disclosed that our country borrowed for vaccine procurement P62.5 billion from multilateral financing institutions including the Asian Development Bank, the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and The World Bank.
Hastings water leaks: 116 in a month, and that s good!
12 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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The number of water leaks called into council in the past year in Havelock North. Graphic / Aaron Bryan
The number of water leaks called into council in the past year in Havelock North. Graphic / Aaron Bryan
What s possibly more astonishing is that the year of leaks is not even unusual.
Hawke s Bay Today has taken numerous calls, particularly from Havelock North residents, over summer, concerned about water running down roadways from burst and leaky pipes.
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Advertisement It just upsets me to see perfectly clean water, which I know is precious, going to waste.