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Vote scheduled tonight on the 3rd Street Dam

May 17

Vote scheduled tonight on the 3rd Street Dam

Tonight Media Borough Council will be planning on voting on the direction to communicate with PennDOT regarding the 3rd Street Dam project during our Legislative Meeting. The meeting will start at 8:00 PM in Borough Council Chambers at 301 N. Jackson Street in Media, PA. We have been called into executive session at 7:00 PM for reasons which will be disclosed by...

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Vote in the Spring Primary, April 24th

Apr 24

Vote in the Spring Primary, April 24th

Well, spring is in the air and so that means it must be Primary Election time. For Republicans watching the national election and wishing to see Obama replaced with their candidate, tomorrow is your day. For Democrats, the primary marks a few choices in terms of who will run in the national election in November. Read the entire election ballot on the Delaware County...

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Media Elementary School in 2012-2013: 98% certain it’s Nativity

Apr 23

Media Elementary School in 2012-2013: 98% certain it’s Nativity

From the Facebook group “Media Elementary School Families” which outlined the school district’s position this evening: That brought [Jim Wigo, Superintendent] to Nativity – he has been having ongoing conversations with the administration there for quite a while and they recently came to an agreement to entertain a lease on the building,...

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Fair Trade Tour to the Dominican Republic 2012

Mar 28

Fair Trade Tour to the Dominican Republic 2012

If you watched the March legislative meeting, you may have heard that I will be attending a “Fair Trade Tour” of the Dominican Republic this coming week along with representatives from towns around the United States. The tour is organized by Fair Trade USA in cooperation with Global Exchange. The goal of the trip is to provide real-world understanding...

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Media Elementary School Families organize and discuss 2012-2013 options

Mar 21

Media Elementary School Families organize and discuss 2012-2013 options

Media Elementary parent Amy Kleiman (with other parents) has formed a group called Media Elementary School Families to discuss the recent announcement that Media Elementary would likely be closed for the 2012-2013 school year. Read more on the Facebook group (open to all). Ms. Kleiman outlined what was discussed at a recent Parent Teacher meeting: Mr. Wigo...

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Media Elementary “Probably” Closed for School Year 2012-2013

Mar 19

Media Elementary “Probably” Closed for School Year 2012-2013

Based on an announcement made over the Global Connect notification system used by the Rose-Tree Media school district, Media Elementary School may be closed next school year for repairs to the “structure of the building.” In all probability, we will not be permitted to return to our building in September. I repeat, in all probability, we will not be...

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