School Officials Cut Away at Budget Gap

School Officials Cut Away at Budget Gap
Expressing regret, the East Aurora School Board reached consensus on a number of staffing and program cuts for the 2011-2012 school year. The officials settled on the changes during a special meeting on March 17, the second in a series of sessions in which the board is working with administrators to close a budget gap of more than $ 1.8 million.
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Lansdowne project manager also sole-sourced
The project management firm hired to handle the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park and work with city staff to negotiate with OSEG was awarded its contract without competitive bidding, according to documents obtained by CBC News.
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Improving Awareness Of COPD: NHLBI Funds 9 Organizations
Nine state and local organizations will receive a total of $ 383,000 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) education initiatives, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has just announced . The awards are part of the NHLBI’s COPD Learn More Breathe Better campaign and will be granted under the campaign’s communications contract …
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