29 1 / 2013
University moving ahead with housing project
Reported by Brandi Stretavski, Tri-County Sunday.
CLARION— Clarion University is moving forward with its housing project on Main Street after the Clarion Borough Zoning Hearing Board approved a variance request Tuesday.
The university in collaboration with the Clarion University Foundation applied for a variance requesting relief from the setback requirement of 30 feet to 10 feet to “overcome significant topographical conditions existing at the intended site,” according to a letter submitted to the board by Clarion University President Karen Whitney.
Also, the applicant requested to waive the requirement to provide a deed to the property. In the letter, Whitney said over 45 property transactions have occurred on the proposed site since the university was established in 1867, and in the past, the requirement has been waived.
The university is planning to build two new suite-style housing buildings along both sides of East Main Street (Route 322) in Clarion Borough. Each building of the housing complex will be four stories.
05 6 / 2012
Perfect Valentine- Heart Awareness Month now means much more for local family and their baby
L-V Staff Writer
SOUTH BETHLEHEM - As many people associate February with hearts, love and treats, this year, one local family has a greater appreciation for the month that extends beyond the geometric shapes and material gifts.
February is the month of National Heart Awareness. Also, Feb. 7-14 is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. Recently, Kisha Mangiantini of South Bethlehem and her family have realized the importance of heart disease awareness after her daughter was born with a potentially life-threatening heart defect.
On Dec. 26, Mangiantini and her husband, Cory, welcomed their daughter, Meadow Rayne, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces and 19 inches long. She was born with a congenital heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot.
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05 6 / 2012
C-L officials: State’s funding shift must stop
By BRANDI STRETAVSKI
L-V Staff Writer
STRATTANVILLE – Members of the Clarion-Limestone School Board are expressing their concerns about the way state officials plan to fund public schools.
Last week, the C-L Board of Directors unanimously adopted a resolution requesting an “end to the shift in responsibility,” from the state to local taxpayers for providing education revenue and a call to eradicate the plan to bundle certain appropriations in Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed 2012-13 state budget.
“I think it’s important to pass the resolution,” John Johnson, superintendent, said. “We’re a little tired of how they are funding our schools.”
05 6 / 2012
Interim or acting? Clarion leaders debate officer’s title
By BRANDI STRETAVSKI
L-V Staff Writer
CLARION – Although Clarion Borough is running without a borough manager, additional responsibilities given to police chief and acting borough secretary and treasurer Mark Hall have caused many people to question his title.
After some discussion, the Clarion Borough Council passed two resolutions that appointed the acting borough secretary and treasurer as chief administrative officer of the police pension plan and general employees pension plan at its Feb. 1 meeting.
04 6 / 2012
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The Leader-Vindicator (New Bethlehem)
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04 6 / 2012
“C-L officials voice concerns over cyber school funding”
The Leader-Vindicator (New Bethlehem)
January 25, 2012
04 6 / 2012
“Clarion welcomes Dr. Maya Angelou”
The Leader-Vindicator (New Bethlehem)
April 11, 2012
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