By Patrick Wood Publisher Dear Reader, Here is a riddle for you. Q: What do you call it when laws apply to some people or organizations but not to other similar people or organizations? A: An uneven playing field. That’s exactly what exists right now with Facebook (and Google, Twitter, and other social media companies) compared …
By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – Aug. 3 is a date parents and students in the West De Pere school district will want to circle on the calendar. Amy LaPierre, director of curriculum, informed the school board Monday, June 15, that Aug. 3 is when she hopes a decision will be made about the …
Committees at work, plans to be announced in West De Pere Read More »
By Lea Kopke Press Times News Intern GREEN BAY – A student’s sleep schedule is typically ruled by school hours, extracurricular activities and after-school jobs. However, Safer-at-Home orders in response to COVID-19 completely altered these daily routines for thousands of students. Luke Pisani, a recent graduate from Green Bay Southwest High School, said online classes …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A low bid of $679,600 from Reeke-Marold Company to install new boilers, a new chiller and digital controls for upgrading the heating, ventilation and air condition system at the Cormier School and Early Learning Center was approved Wednesday, June 10, by the Ashwaubenon school board. Building and Grounds …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – Agreements to reconstruct portions of Lineville Road were unanimously approved June 8 by the village board. Director of Public Works Geoff Farr said the village has budgeted for the reconstruction of Lineville Road (County M), which will be administered by Brown County as a county highway. “It is …
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By Lea Kopke Press Times News Intern DE PERE – Construction work on Redbird Stadium and Dickinson Elementary School are on schedule to be completed before the end of the summer. The De Pere school board received an update on the status of both projects during its virtual meeting Monday, June 15. “Things have been …
De Pere school board discusses Redbird Stadium project, budget Read More »
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A plan drafted to bring back student-athletes kept away from school grounds because of the COVID-19 pandemic was presented Wednesday, June 10, to the Ashwaubenon school board by Nick Senger, high school activities director. He said the 17-page plan “relates to the idea or the thought of how …
Plan drafted for student-athletes to return in Ashwaubenon Read More »
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It’s still unclear if using the four district high school gyms for polling locations for the August and November elections is a possibility after the school board spent more than an hour discussing the topic its meeting Monday, June 15. Though the request from the city’s adhoc elections …
Green Bay asks district to use high school gyms for elections Read More »
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – As long as the village has an emergency declaration in effect related to the COVID-19 pandemic, village board members will be able to participate in remote meetings. However, with two of the nine board members meeting remotely, they unanimously tabled action Monday, June 8, on an ordinance that …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Restaurants, bars and taverns looking to expand their licensed premises for physical distancing to prevent the exposure and spread of COVID-19 may apply to do so through 11:59 p.m. Nov. 1 under a resolution approved at a special meeting Tuesday, June 9, by the village board. The resolution …
Ashwaubenon to temporarily allow licensed premises to expand Read More »
