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Council approves budget with no tax hike

November 15, 2011

PUNXSUTAWNEY — It’s official: Punxsutawney Borough Council approved and voted to place on display the preliminary 2012 budget — with no tax increase — at Monday’s council meeting.

“This is a tribute to our department heads and employees that they are able to put together their budget requests for 2012 without a tax increase in this economy,” council President Susan Glessner said.

PASD expresses support to families, reaffirms responsibility to students

November 15, 2011

PUNXSUTAWNEY — Following a week of tragedy and scandal locally and statewide, Officials with the Punxsutawney Area School District made heartfelt statements at the beginning and the end of Monday’s school board meeting.

PAHS robotics team fares well in first showing in BEST

November 15, 2011

PUNXSUTAWNEY — In the annual BOTS IQ competition, PAHS robotics students build machines to destroy or damage other robots.

But during a meeting of the Punxsutawney Area School Board Monday, the team demonstrated another robot, for the BEST competition, designed to be helpful, not destructive.

Weather Capital Robotics, the PAHS robotics team, competed against 19 other schools Oct 21-22 in the Wolverine BEST Hub 2011 Robotic competition at Grove City College, according to advisor Keith Hughes.