NEWBURY — Members of the Newbury Task Force committee vented their frustrations with the West Geauga Local School board last week regarding missing information needed to make a proposal to the district on the former school property in the township.
NEWBURY — With receiving nearly $300,000 on hand in CARES Act funding from the state, township trustees are looking to potential subgrantees to help in the use of the funds before the Nov. 20 spending deadline.
NEWBURY — Residents should still see overall savings in their property taxes if the township asks voters for an additional levy to purchase the former Newbury school property, some task force members said. Trustee Greg Tropf, however, said he was not so sure.
Former Newbury teachers now working in the West Geauga Local School District will retain their seniority, potentially sparing them from being first to the chopping block in the event of a reduction in force, according to a newly minted agreement.
The first animals that a visitor to Harvest Bell Farm in Newbury Township will likely notice are the chickens. Filling the entrance of the farm owned by Tiffany Mushrush Mentzer are striped barred rocks and solid black Australorps chickens leisurely strolling around the lot, their bright red…
Despite their reopening plan in place, West Geauga addressed some primary concerns with the restart of schools this month amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. An established committee intends to investigate the matters further.
On Monday, Jacqueline Baker and 22 other former Newbury district teachers filed a lawsuit in Geauga County Common Pleas Court against the West Geauga Local School District to recognize their seniority as teachers, which would protect them if the district chooses to reduce its number of employees.
All students in the West Geauga Local School District, whether they opted for in-person or virtual instruction for the upcoming school year, may be looking at a remote start for the first three weeks of school.
The West Geauga Local School District is planning to implement two models for reopening schools for the 2020-21 academic year this August, giving families the option to choose between entirely online or onsite.
NEWBURY — Township trustees are putting in place the first pieces of the puzzle in planning potential uses for the former Newbury school facilities should they choose to take ownership of the property.
When Geauga County’s newest park, Blue Heron Preserve, opened last month, the land looked quite different than it once did when the Newbury Sand and Gravel Quarry occupied the space years back.
The results are in, and they reflect much of what stakeholders have already discussed in previous public meetings regarding the fate of the Newbury Local Schools’ property.
The Newbury Station of the Geauga County Public Library shuttered its doors Tuesday, ceasing all services to the public at the former Newbury middle school and auditorium.
The Newbury Local Board of Education met for their final meeting Monday night, where they approved the disposition of the school district property, officially leaving the fate of the land in West Geauga’s hands.
“Wow, so you got out,” the man exclaimed.
West Geauga Local Schools rolled out two new stakeholder committees to continue the discussion of Newbury school facilities and the reopening of the 2020-21 school year.
NEWBURY — Cars lined up along Auburn Road as dark clouds rolled in from the distance, but there was no rain on this parade as students and parents waved one last goodbye to their Newbury Local School District campus last week.
After months of planning and several joint community input meetings, the West Geauga and Newbury local boards of education are now looking at how to move forward with having better insight on community wants and concerns for the Newbury schools’ facilities.
The Newbury and West Geauga boards of education are back on track for determining the future of Newbury’s property after two joint virtual meetings with residents and township trustees last week. The districts also opened a survey for community input as Newbury prepares to become part of the…
The Newbury and West Geauga boards of education are back on track for determining the future of Newbury’s property after two joint virtual meetings with residents and township trustees last week. A survey is now open for community input as Newbury prepares to become part of the West Geauga d…
NEWBURY — The ReStore property for the Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity is under consideration for sale, according to Executive Director Jim Thie. He said that he will be “testing the marketability” of the property after the COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for the organization.
Donald A. Sinkovec, 46, of Newbury Township was indicted by a Geauga County grand jury last week on multiple child pornography-related charges. He is scheduled for arraignment in the Geauga County Common Pleas Court on May 26.
The end of the school term rapidly is approaching, and for the Newbury Local Schools, summer break will be more than the completion of the academic year, it will be the forever end of the district with the territory transfer to West Geauga Local Schools going into effect on June 30.
In the first joint meeting between Newbury and West Geauga local boards of education last week, district officials explored options for the Newbury buildings and grounds once the two districts become one.
Despite the outward disapproval of district parents in previous community meetings, the West Geauga Board of Education approved the reconfiguration of the elementary schools Monday night. In the same vote, the board also approved the establishment of one or more stakeholder committees to eas…
West Geauga Local Board of Education approved the annual guidelines for open enrollment for the 2020-21 school year on Monday night with changes to caps for new students coming into the district, transportation and notification dates for acceptance.
A Catholic priest, being held in Cuyahoga County Jail on charges of child pornography, will be coming to Geauga County to face additional charges.
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A Catholic priest was arrested last week at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Strongsville for reportedly possessing child pornography in a case that has ties to Geauga County.
West Geauga Local School District officials envision a future with all school buildings on one campus.
A Newbury parent turned the tables on the Newbury Board of Education Monday, following a presentation intended to present the school in a positive light.
The West Geauga Local Board of Education held a rescheduled special meeting Monday night where they passed a resolution to formally accept the territory of the Newbury Local School District.
Man reports gift card scam
Man avoids scam
A Mentor man is suing a Newbury Township company, claiming he was racially discriminated against before being fired.
Steps taken toward new offices
Five candidates, including one incumbent, are vying for two seats on the Newbury Board of Education as the district prepares to become part of the West Geauga Local School District for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Two challengers have surfaced in Newbury Township, attempting to unseat a four-term township trustee.
A short-handed Geauga County Educational Service Center voted unanimously last week in the second of two votes to approve the territory transfer of Newbury School District to the West Geauga.
In a board report during the West Geauga Board of Education meeting Monday, Board Member Kathy Leavenworth informed that, based on preliminary information, the Newbury referendum petition did not acquire the requisite number of signatures to put an issue on the March ballot pertaining to the…
A petition drive to allow Newbury Township residents to vote on the Newbury School District territory transfer to West Geauga Schools fell short last week.
Newbury Trustees took the first step last week to turn around what is being described as a “embarrassing” and disgraceful chapter in the community’s recreation program.
The West Geauga Board of Education approved a $27,840 contract for new bus routing software during a regular meeting Monday.
