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Mrs. O’Bier’s snarky board comments never fail to amuse, and Monday night was no exception. At the first board meeting of the new school year, the School Board Co-Chair made another thinly disguised attempt to discredit UHY’s Mr. Reagan first...
What’s Next?Another budget season battle has been fought, and the final motions have been passed. During several meetings various school board members said the quiet part out loud - We have a dysfunctional board.Those comments beg the question: “What does...
The Board of Supervisors and School Board met for a joint marathon meeting on June 17, 2025. The agenda included a discussion of the memorandum of understanding for the County to take over financial operations, an overview of how bankrupt...
Northumberland County needs strong leadership to restore confidence in our school board. We need leaders that can move us into the future rather than keep us anchored in the past. Changes are underway in the school administration that are very...
According to the US Census estimates, the median value of owner occupied houses in Northumberland County between 2019 and 2024 was $333,000 and the owner-occupied rate was nearly 90%.[1] Let’s take a look at what the County Real Estate tax increases...
On June 5, 2025 at 6pm, the Board of Supervisors is holding two budget hearings, school and overall County. If the Board agrees to provide the full funding asked for in these budgets, the County will be raising your taxes...
Catching up on the past six weeks - The saga of the “dysfunctional” school board continues. The past six weeks have brought us not only into spring but also into a new chapter in the “sleeping giant”. Numerous regular and...
Incredible!! First, that the School Board would so cavalierly brush off an effort to look into their finances jointly. Secondly, that all the Finance folks at the Board knew of budgetary items was their numbers. No-one seemed to know what...
A reader recently suggested that a ‘Where do I find it?’ quick reference would be helpful. What a terrific idea! The document we’ve created includes links to the School Board Rumble channel where videos of school board meetings are archived as well...
The month of May opened with a special called meeting by the Northumberland County School Board. The agenda included a closed session and an open session action item for "request transfer of funds". The meeting lasted three hours in closed...