Official newspaper of the Akron Central School District, Town of Newstead, and Village of Akron
Town of Newstead Supervisor David Cummings told Town Board members Monday night that Newstead will receive a share of the one million masks Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz recently obtained.
Read moreAs the end of the 2019-20 school year begins to wind down, traditions morphing into something new and different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor’s Executive Order will keep Akron Schools closed through the end of the school year, while learning continues with online teaching and assignments or paper materials for those without internet access. In the meantime, substitutes for year-end celebrations and events will have to do, making for unique memories during unprecedented times, particularly for Akron Central High School seniors and their families.
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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
Read moreThe 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.
Read morePreventing 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.
Read moreAkron 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreArea 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.
Read moreby 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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Akron Central School has posted an update on their response to COVID-19 and its impact on school district families. The full update is posted on their website akronschools.org. Highlights follow:
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