While Lancaster County School District remains on fiscal watch until at least December 2023, recently obtained documents show multiple lapses in communication from the S.C. Department of Education (SCDE) during the declaration and recovery process. LCSD Chief Financial Officer Jatana Norris has remained adamant that the district has done everything...
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The Heath Springs Town Council voted unanimously to turn L.T. Reeves Park over to Lancaster County at its Tuesday, June 20, council meeting. The issue was brought to council’s attention by Heath Springs resident Howard Mickle at the May 16 council meeting. Accompanying Mickle at the May meeting were Lancaster...
Lakes DHB’s Rotorua Hospital. Credit: Supplied The former Lakes DHB is one of six leaving obligations to pay for ERP software that may no longer be used after shifting to a shared Oracle platform. Lakes, which was using Technology One for ERP, was contractually obliged to keep paying for it,...
NORTHAMPTON — Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra is set to receive a $37,500 pay increase in her annual salary next year, after a vote to increase the mayor’s salary was unanimously approved by the City Council Thursday night. The move to increase the mayor’s salary, in addition to granting raises for city...
This 39th festival will see musicians from across the world showcase their talent across Sandwell’s six towns, including in our libraries, museums and parks. Sandwell is proud of its rich diversity, culture and heritage and, with artists from all over the UK as well as musicians from France, Spain, Italy...
EASTHAMPTON — Amid boisterous jeers and cheers in a packed community room at Cliffview Manor, the Housing Authority board Tuesday night announced the executive director’s intention to resign on June 23, shortly before agreeing to a contract that will have the Northampton Housing Authority take over management of its properties...
At a glance Further to our opinion article published last month regarding the government’s White Paper, A Sustainable Future – Reforming Club Football Governance, the Premier League has announced that its OADT rules have been tightened with immediate effect after they were unanimously approved by Premier League clubs at a...
T he twists and turns of a new rail link between Oxford and Cambridge competes with Britain’s bendiest road, ministers have heard. Richard Fuller, Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire, claimed a proposed section of the East West Rail line running between Bedford and Cambridge was “full of twists and...
EASTHAMPTON — The City Council approved a $52.2 million budget for next fiscal year Wednesday night, but not before council members engaged in significant discussion on the importance of maintaining specific programming in the city’s schools. Councilors were vocal in their desire to support the schools, with several expressing concern...
A doctor whose father died after contracting Covid has said the inquiry will be a “farce” if bereaved families are not able to give evidence. The Covid Bereaved Families for Justice group had put forward 20 people to be considered as witnesses for the first module of the Covid-19 Inquiry,...