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WASB reorganizes Wednesday Welcomes new members by Seth Isenberg
The Weatherly Area School Board will meet on December 6 to reorganize, and to caucus ahead of the December 13 voting meeting. The Board welcomes three ‘new’ members, Ty Harris and Gerard Grega (who tied in election voting), and Bonnie Barbush. Grega and See WASB, page 5
No WH tax hike by Ruth Isenberg
HOLLY JOLLY HAPPINESS: Main Street in White Haven was full of lights, music, shoppers and Santa on Small Business Saturday. Holiday music filled the air, and stores offered special sales and events. Above, the newly painted caboose serves as the perfect background for Santa and his admirers, while the giant Christmas tree is covered with ornaments sponsored by members and friends of the Greater White Haven Chamber of Commerce. Earlier in the day, Santa visited stores on Main Street, and avoided the Grinch—he was eventually saved by a child from the Grinch’s evil clutches. For more photos of Small Business Saturday in White Haven, please turn to page 8. JH: Sue Therriault
White Haven Borough property owners will not face a tax increase, at least for this year, if the budget adopted on the first reading at the November 27 council meeting gets final approval on December 18. Borough manager Linda Szoke noted that the $1.34 million budget is balanced. She also noted that next year the borough will be bidding out garbage collection, so future budgets See WHITE HAVEN, page 5