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The Tussey Mountain school board on Monday evening by a roll call vote of 5-2, acknowledged a 2021-22 preliminary general fund budget that calls for no tax increase but reflects a $1.6 million deficit. Stressing that the proposed budget will probably see some changes before its final passage on June 21, district budget and finance committee members and the administration pointed out that the document is a working summary at this point. Briefly, under the category of no tax revenue increase, the general account is projecting amplified cost in salaries and benefits totaling about $10.8 million....

A number of candidates seeking to fill roles on school boards across Bedford County submitted nomination petitions this week. The deadline to submit petitions to appear on ballots for the May 18 primary election was on Tuesday. Bedford Area There are six candidates seeking four seats on the Bedford Area School District school board. In Area I, which covers a portion of Bedford Borough, Manns Choice, a portion of Bedford Township and Harrison Township, William Ross will seek re-election and appear on both ballots. There is one seat open in the area. In Area II, which includes a portion of Bedf...

SAXTON — Meeting in its voting session Monday evening, the Tussey Mountain school board approved a resolution to refinance its 2017 and 2017A bonds, resulting in a savings for the school district. The motion authorizes the issuance of federally taxable general bonds on a parameters basis to refund the district’s general obligation bonds (subject to the stated minimum savings). The original financing involved improvements to the district schools at Saxton, Defiance and Robertsdale. In January, Audre Bear, public finance investment banking director with Piper/Sandler of Camp Hill, out...

After the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, you heard variations of this line: “This is not who we are.” On Inauguration Day, you heard variations of this line: “Now is a time for unity.” Not so fast, say Bates social scientists who spoke on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates. The idea that “this isn’t who we are,” that “white supremacy and democracy have not been in fundamental contest for at least the past 150 years, is just a dangerous misconception,” said Assistant Professor of History Andrew Baker. Assistant Professor of History Andrew Baker (center) teaches “...

 Laura E. Seay - Colby College Lindsay Mayka - Colby College Jamie McKown - College of the Atlantic "There needs to be some accountability for these individuals and whether or not his term ends before he is able to be removed or not, Congress needs to act and make sure he is held accountable," Ryan LaRochelle, lecturer at the Cohen Institute of Leadership and Public Service at the University of Maine, said. "This was an unprecedented assault on our democratic institutions." LaRochelle said the best route is through impeachment or the invoking of the 25th amendment. "Even if he is impeached a...