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WPIAL Girls Playoffs: New Castle now in role of underdog
This is new territory for the New Castle High girls basketball team. The Lady ’Canes are accustomed to having the bull’s-eye on their back. Entering the WPIAL playoffs with a high seed. And hitting the postseason with guns blazing.
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WPIAL Boys Playoffs: New Castle ready to begin journey
The journey toward a WPIAL championship is ready to begin for the New Castle High boys basketball team. The Red Hurricane breezed to a 22-0 mark in the regular season, claiming its victories by nearly 28 points a game.
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Bounce Friday: Relive the magic of Frank Bongivengo Jr.'s big shot
Amazing. Incredible. Unreal. Each Friday, Dave Burcham chats with former players who have hit some unforgettable baskets.
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George Washington gets new principal
Joseph Anderson is the new principal at George Washington Intermediate School. The New Castle school board approved Anderson — who will start July 1 — on a 9-0 vote and set his salary at $104,000.
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New Castle may move kindergarten to St. Joseph
A marriage of the New Castle kindergarten program and St. Joseph Church could be a match made in heaven. District superintendent George Gabriel this week told school board members he anticipates “a substantial savings” could be realized if kindergarten classes are moved from the Lockley school during renovations next year.
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School district must consider taxpayers in contract talks
Editor, The News: It is my understanding that our school board is negotiating a new teachers contract. Considering the economic conditions that exist in our community and country, it would be unconscionable for those representing the teachers union to ask for more monetary benefits and even more unconscionable for our school board to grant them.
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Joe Simon: Corey finds plenty of support, care during brush with death
A football player doesn’t want to talk about the touchdown catch he made in a 45-7 loss. A baseball coach won’t want to discuss the home run someone hit in a 10-1 defeat. It’s tough to see progress when you’ve been beaten. As the saying goes, “There are no moral victories in sports.” Life, luckily, is different.
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City planning OKs school addition
The New Castle Planning Commission has recommended a conditional use be granted for a school addition. The New Castle Area School District plans to construct an addition to the Harry W. Lockley Kindergarten Center and create an early learning center.
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Debt danger: Right advice can keep you from financial crisis
When it comes to managing personal finances, knowledge can be as good as gold. But like quicksand, raging debt can pull you down and bury you beneath an avalanche of bills. As bankruptcy filings continue to soar, local experts say the right information and common sense can keep you out of debt or help you survive a financial crisis.
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Lady ’Canes’ standout has torn ACL
New Castle High girls basketball star Kaylynn Waters got the news she was waiting to hear on Friday morning. But it was not what she had hoped for.
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WPIAL Girls Playoffs: New Castle now in role of underdog
