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[email protected] CANFIELD – The South Range school board this week approved a lease agreement for the recently purchased property north of its sports complex. The board unanimously approved a tilling lease agreement with Less and Less Farm LLC on an annual basis for $80 per acre for the 13 acres north of the Rominger Sports Complex on Columbiana Canfield Road. The land will not be leased long-term and will remain available for school purposes at the board’s discretion. School counsel Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell LTD prepared the terms of the lease. In response to board member Taylor Christian’s question about the district’s liability under the lease, Treasurer Jim Phillips said Less and Less Farm LLC had to provide a certificate of insurance for $1 million and the district is held harmless. ....
Gloucester church partners with local stores to collect socks and underwear for Cape Ann families in need By Adam Sennott Globe Correspondent,Updated April 4, 2021, 4:36 p.m. Email to a Friend socks and underwear for families struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic. The church organized drop boxes for underwear and sock donations at Nelsonâs of Gloucester and the John Tarr Store, which is in Rockport, the organization said. The stores are offering a âbuy-one, get half-offâ pricing promotion on socks and underwear. âWhen money is tight in pandemic times, these essentials can sadly fall to the bottom of the list,â the church said in a flyer advertising the drive. ....
[email protected] CANFIELD The South Range school board this week approved a one-year continuation of its contract with the classified union. The board approved the contract with the South Range Classified Employees Association effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 at the same terms as the current one. Negotiations for a new three-year contract will begin in the fall. The board last month approved the same agreement with the teachers union. Schools Superintendent Bethany Carlson said at that time considering the pandemic and the uncertainty it brings, the best decision is to hold steady until the following year. In other business, the board approved three-year administrative contracts to Steve Matos, elementary principal and grants coordinator, and Shari Lewis, director of instruction and student services, effective Aug. 1, 2021 through July 32, 2014. ....
[email protected] BEAVER TOWNSHIP The South Range school board has approved a continuation of its contract with the teachers union due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The board Monday night approved a “roll-over” contract with the South Range Education Association, an extension of current contract, through Aug. 31, 2022. Superintendent Bethany Carlson said considering the pandemic and the uncertainty it brings, the best decision is to hold steady until the following year. She said she will begin negotiations on a new three-year contract prior to the 2022-2023 school year. In other business, the board granted permission for the baseball and softball teams to travel to a tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C. in April pending state regulations regarding out-of-state travel. ....
Staff Writer CANFIELD The South Range Schools administration has not yet determined when students will return to in-person instruction. Superintendent Bethany Carlson reported to the school board this week she will continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the district over the holidays before making a decision. She said there had been a dip in cases after Thanksgiving, but there has since been a small increase. Carlson asked parents to continue to report positive cases and contacts to the district. In other business, the board granted a supplemental contract to Morgan Czopur for freshman girls basketball for the 2020-2021 school year and approved as volunteer coaches Bill Gerhig, John Tomaino and Donald Newell for wrestling and Sandra Kohler for girls basketball. ....