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Ringgold teachers hit picket lines

Ringgold School District was awaiting a decision by the state Wednesday morning to determine how long its teachers can strike to ensure students receive the required 180 days of instruction by mid-June.Ringgold Education Association President Maria Degnan said the state Department of Education ...

Ringgold teachers to strike after deadlock with school district

NEW EAGLE – Ringgold School District has canceled classes today as a teacher strike begins.Ringgold teachers and the Ringgold School District failed Tuesday afternoon to reach a settlement for a new contract.Teachers and the school district Tuesday entered into last-minute negotiations called ...

Bartolotta’s mental health bill approved by committee

The state Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved legislation Tuesday that would help reduce hospital emergency room overcrowding and connect patients who require mental health services to the care they need, according to the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll ...

Ringgold schedules negotiation session day before teachers plan to strike

with talks scheduledA last-minute negotiation session has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon between Ringgold School District and its teachers, who notified the district last week they plan to strike Wednesday.Ringgold Education Association said in Friday’s notification to the district they ...

Suspended Charleroi attorney pleads guilty to stealing from elderly client

Suspended Charleroi attorney Keith A. Bassi pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from allegations he stole more than $500,000 from an elderly client suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and funneled some of it into the accounts of a Mon Valley newspaper.Federal prosecutors ...

Monessen marks 55th anniversary of President Kennedy visit

MONESSEN – People began filling a supermarket parking lot in Monessen three hours before President John F. Kennedy was to arrive there to campaign for Democratic candidates in a midterm election.Police from throughout the Mon Valley were stationed in storefronts, members of the Secret Service ...