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Wetzen funeral procession planned at 2 p.m. Friday, May 1

April 30, 2020May 25, 2020 4 min read

Burial for Thomas “Coach” Wetzen who entered into rest Saturday, April 25, will take place on Friday, May 1, 2020 with a Funeral Procession leaving Ross Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. heading through town, past Wetzen Field and ending at St. Teresa’s Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to the Veteran’s Association. Condolences and memories began flooding social media as news of the death, of retired Akron Central School Physical Education teacher, Athletic Director, and Coach Thomas Wetzen, on Saturday, April 25, 2020 began

Town of Newstead Highway resumes full work schedule under COVID-19 guidelines

April 30, 2020May 15, 2020 8 min read

The weekly COVID-19 Akron/Newstead Public Safety Team reports to Town of Newstead and Village of Akron Emergency Services Coordinator Dan Kowalik announced the Town of Newstead’s highway department return to a full-time work schedule on Monday, April 27. The department is working 4 ten-hour days (Monday through Thursday). Daily temperature monitoring and other COVID-19 protocols are in place.

Students are at center of online educational programs, participation is imperative

April 30, 2020May 15, 2020 3 min read

Preventing academic harm to students is an Akron Central School and State Department of Education focus during the current school closures and on-line instruction model.

Board of Education continues pause on budget finalization expects cuts in state funding and sales tax revenue

April 30, 2020May 15, 2020 7 min read

Akron Central Superintendent of Schools Patrick McCabe updated the Board of Education on variables impacting the proposed 2020-2021 school year budget during their meeting last week.

Akron Central School’s Music Education Program receives national recognition for 8th year

April 16, 2020April 22, 2020 4 min read

The Akron Central School District recently received the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education for the eighth consecutive year.

Residents break social distancing guidelines to question COVID-19 protocols

April 16, 2020April 22, 2020 3 min read

Area fire companies are facing resident concerns over first responders wearing masks to calls. Some residents are breaching the social distancing guidelines at emergency scenes to express their apprehension and fear over the meaning of the safety precautions in place, jeopardizing their safety and the safety of first responders.

Board of Education pushes pause on budget completion

April 16, 2020April 22, 2020 4 min read

by Marilyn J. Kasperek Akron Central School Board of Education members are pausing before finalizing a budget plan to come before voters later this spring. Expectations of Pandemic adjustments during the year, state aid figures calculated on local data coming in lower than projected by the state, the Governor’s postponement of budget vote until at least June 1, and other factors, have the Board waiting to finalize the spending plan they will bring to voters.

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