(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Following a month of not having meetings (due to the Easter holiday), the New Brighton Area School Board met on Monday evening to begin putting pieces together for the 2023-24 school year.

Thirty staff members for summer school at New Brighton were approved unanimously approved by the board, based on the enrollment needs for the summer classes. Of those thirty, twelve were hired for high school classes, five for the middle school, and seven for the elementary school. The staff also consists of two special education teachers and four instructional assistants.

Additionally, the board approved seven new coaching hires in the athletic department, including three varsity head coaches: Lance Frederick (golf), Wes Remley (volleyball), and Michael Campbell (cross country). Also approved were one-year contract renewals to lease classroom space for the Head Start and Tiny Tots programs, a five-year Affiliation Agreement for student teaching between New Brighton and Duquesne University, and adoption of a budget for the Beaver County Career & Technology Center in the amount of $6,915,699.00.

The biggest move of the evening, however, came when the board authorized Superintendent Dr. Joseph Guarino to hire a School Police Officer (SPO) in consultation with school board president John Ludwig. Dr. Guarino said that the move had become necessary due to issues finding help through the New Brighton Police Department.

“We want to keep that through the borough,” Guarino said, “but they’ve been posting off and on since January that they’ve had zero candidates. So we’re at the point that we had to try make a shift. The Borough knows we’re doing it; they know that they still have an SRO, we have an SPO. They know that we posted both, and they’re supportive of us moving in that direction if we need to.”

The next New Brighton School Board meeting is scheduled for May 8 at 7:30 PM.

File – A man walks past the News Corp. and Fox News headquarters on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in New York. Fox Corp.’s hefty $787.5 million settlement with Dominion over defamation charges is unlikely to make a dent in Fox’s operations, analysts say. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Fox Corp.’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower. Fox has several levers it can pull to help defray the cost of the settlement. It can deduct the settlement from its income taxes as a cost of doing business, something Fox has indicated it plans to do. Also, insurance is likely to cover some of the settlement. Fox has also said it doesn’t expect the settlement to affect its operations.

The entrance to a Bed Bath & Beyond store is seen in Anchorage, Alaska, on Sunday, April 23, 2023. One of the original big box retailers, the company filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, following years of dismal sales and losses and numerous failed turnaround plans. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

NEW YORK (AP) — Bed Bath & Beyond — one of the original big box retailers known for its seemingly endless offerings of sheets, towels and kitchen gadgets — filed for bankruptcy protection, following years of dismal sales and losses and numerous failed turnaround plans. The beleaguered home goods chain, based in Union, New Jersey, made the filing Sunday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey and said it will start an orderly wind down of its operations including eventually closing its stores, while seeking a buyer for all or some of its businesses. For now, the company’s 360 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and its 120 Buy Buy Baby sites as well as its websites will remain open to serve customers.

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN says anchor Don Lemon has left network after 17 years; move comes 2 months after controversial Nikki Haley comments.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon, April 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts. It’s an issue that previously came up in a case involving former President Donald Trump. Two years ago the Supreme Court dismissed a case over Trump’s efforts to block critics from his personal Twitter account. The court said there was nothing left to the case after Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter and ended his presidential term. The Republican ex-president’s account has since been reinstated. The court said Monday it will decide two new cases, involving elected members of a California school board and a Michigan city manager.

FILE – This Jan. 14, 2013 file photo shows Bam Margera at the LA premiere of “The Last Stand” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Margera punched his brother in the face during an altercation at their home in the Philadelphia suburbs, then took off on foot, Pennsylvania State Police said Monday, April 24, 2023 in announcing criminal charges. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP, file)

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police say they are looking for “Jackass” star Bam Margera after he allegedly punched his brother in the face during an altercation at their home in the Philadelphia suburbs. Margera is charged with simple assault, harassment, and four counts of terroristic threats. State police said Monday that they were called to the Chester County home in response to a reported domestic disturbance Sunday morning. Margera’s brother, Jesse Margera, told police that Bam Margera punched him in the eye, nose and ear during a confrontation in the kitchen. Margera then fled on foot, according to court documents.

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Vince Velasquez delivers during the first inning of baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vince Velasquez struck out 10 in seven innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Hunter Greene and the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 for their seventh consecutive victory. It was the most strikeouts for Velasquez since May 10, 2018, when he had 12 for the Phillies against the Giants. He allowed two hits and walked two. The Pirates improved to 16-7 for the franchise’s best start since its last division title in 1992. David Bednar struck out two in the ninth for his eighth save, finishing a four-hitter.

FILE – Olympic-medalist and former Moët Hennessy executive Herb Douglas attends the unveiling of artist Kadir Nelson’s inspired art sculpture titled, “The Major,” at the World Trade Center, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in New York. Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a young teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died. He was 101. The University of Pittsburgh, where Douglas starred on both the football and track teams before later serving in various roles for his alma mater, said Douglas died Saturday, April 22, 2023. (Andrew Kelly/AP Images for Hennessy, File)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died at 101. The University of Pittsburgh, where Douglas starred on both the football and track teams before later serving in various roles for his alma mater, said Douglas died Saturday. Douglas was 14 when he met Owens in the Pittsburgh neighborhood where Douglas grew up. Douglas told Owens he dreamed of reaching the Olympics, and Owens encouraged Douglas to get a college education. Douglas was inducted into the inaugural Pitt athletics Hall of Fame class in 2018. The university is naming the 300-meter indoor track at its planned Victory Heights facility after Douglas.

This image provided by the UAE Space Agency shows the planet Mars and its moon, Deimos, in the foreground. The United Arab Emirates’ Amal spacecraft – Arabic for Hope – flew within 62 miles of Deimos in March 2023. (UAE Space Agency via AP)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft around Mars has sent back close-up photos of the red planet’s little moon. The United Arab Emirates spacecraft flew within 62 miles of Deimos last month. Called Amal _ Arabic for Hope, the spacecraft collected some of the most detailed images yet of the moon. It also observed the little explored far side of the odd-shaped, cratered moon. Scientists with the UAE Space Agency say these new images indicate the moon is not an asteroid that got captured in Mars’ orbit eons ago, the leading theory until now. Instead, they say the the moon appears to be of Martian origin.

FILE – From left, judges Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli gesture, during the final dress rehearsal for the opening of the ‘Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour’ at the NIA, Birmingham, England, Jan. 20, 2012. Len Goodman, an urbane long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing,” has died, his agent said Monday, April 24, 2023. He was 78. A former dancer, Goodman was a judge on “Strictly Come Dancing” for 12 years from its launch on the BBC in 2004. (David Jones/PA via AP, File)

LONDON (AP) — Len Goodman, an urbane long-serving judge on “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing,” has died aged 78. Agent Jackie Gill said Goodman “passed away peacefully,” without giving a cause. A former dancer, Goodman was a judge on “Strictly Come Dancing” for 12 years from its launch on the BBC in 2004. The ballroom dancing competition, which pairs celebrities with professional dance partners, has become one of the network’s most popular shows. Goodman was head judge on the U.S. version of the show, “Dancing With the Stars,” for 15 years until his retirement in November. Goodman was also a recipient of the Carl Alan Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to dance.