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Special Section: You can say ‘thank you’ to the ’Canes!
It was a season like no other in New Castle basketball history. Now, it’s time to say thanks for the special memories. You can share your gratitude with members of the team and coaching staff in a special section we’re producing at The News.
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Gas line rupture: Police say ‘massive’ school evacuation went smoothly
It was a scene reminiscent of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. About 700 children left the George Washington Intermediate Elementary School and marched eight blocks to the Park Avenue tennis courts Tuesday morning after workers hit a gas line.
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Gas line rupture forces school evacuation
George Washington Intermediate Elementary School was evacuated this morning. A reported gas line rupture forced students from the school. They were transported to the playground at the corner of Park Avenue and North Mercer Street.
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New Castle students weather storm to clean up community
On a gray, rainy day, more than 270 New Castle High School students took to the streets. They took to the parks and the playgrounds, too, getting their hands wet and dirty yesterday during the annual city cleanup.
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Athlete of the Week: Meet New Castle’s Carley Aven
It’s amazing what a little trust can do. New Castle High freshman pitcher Carley Aven is just starting to learn the benefits of that. Entering her first season on the Lady ’Canes’ softball team, the young hurler thought she had to do everything short of literally putting the team on her back in order to succeed.
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Special Section: You can say ‘thank you’ to the ’Canes!
It was a season like no other in New Castle basketball history. Now, it’s time to say thanks for the special memories. Beginning today, you can share your gratitude with members of the team and coaching staff.
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Charter school founders to revise application
Organizers of a proposed charter school for New Castle are returning to the drawing board. Debra Rice, who has been overseeing the process, said this week the group proposing the fine arts-infused academy will revise its application and resubmit it to the New Castle Area School District.
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Our Opinion: State report of New Castle district remains in the dark
An old saying goes that rumors are always worse than the truth. That’s why we are baffled by the way the New Castle Area School Board is handling a review of a state audit. The audit in question was prepared by the Pennsylvania auditor general’s office. It’s a regular audit, something the office does with every school district in the commonwealth.
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Senior girls shine at program’s end
It takes a long time to make a diamond — in this case, eight years. And last night, the jewels shone. The first graduating class of Diamond Girls gathered at Gallo’s Italian Villa to celebrate the completion of a mentor-based program they began during fifth-grade in the New Castle Area School District.
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School employee suspended over drug policy
The New Castle school board this week suspended an employee and continued hearings for two students facing expulsion. Paperwork stated the hearing, conducted March 20, revealed the employee had violated the district’s drug and alcohol policy.
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