Exeter School Board votes, hears reports on technology

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The Exeter Township School District Board of School Directors met Tuesday Evening for a voting meeting.


Joseph Way, the district's Technology Supervisor presented a technology report to the board.


Way reported a growing number of Apple products across the district include students learning via apps on iPads in the schools.


About 900 downloads of the ParentLink app have been accounted for. The app sends blasts to a user's device with district announcements such as early dismissals and cancellations.


The senior high school report was presented to the board led by Principal William Cain. Updates were given on the curriculum review - math in particular.


An update of the Preliminary general fund budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 was given by Anne Guydish.


The budget will be adopted on February 17th, and will likely include a $4 million increase in general fund expenditure due to factors such as staffing, healthcare, retirement contribution and debt service.


Other items on the agenda included a failed tabling motion of the purchase of two new buses.


The board then voted to purchase two new buses at a cost of almost $185,000.


Various retirements, resignations and position appointments were approved. A dozen staff conferences for development were also approved.


Trips for student functions were approved including music trips and a college fair.


The board committees also presented their reports.


All board members were in attendance.






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Sen. Joni Ernst Delivers Republican Response to President Obama's 2015 State of the Union Address

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Iowa senator says the new Republican-controlled Congress is working hard to make it function again.


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State of the Union 2015: "I Know Because I Won Both of Them" - Obama

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The president concludes that his agenda for the next two years is the same one as his first year - to do what he believes is best for America.


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State of the Union 2015: 'No More Campaigns to Run'

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President Obama: "I have no more campaigns to run. I know because I won both of them." Obama reacts to laughter and applause when he talks about his political career at State of the Union.


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Mother of a hit and run victim speaks out

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The mother of a young hit-and-run victim speaks exclusively to 69 News.


The accident happened at 8:00 a.m. Friday morning in the 900 block of Main Street in Northampton County.


Crystal Laeyt's 10-year-old daughter was hit on her way to school by a vehicle that did not stop after the accident.


Laeyt says she is incredibly thankful that her daughter was able to joke just hours after she was injured.


"We were told she was hit with enough force that her shoes were flown off of her," Laeyt said. "When they were holding her for observation, she looks over to me and she's like, 'well at least it wasn't a bus.'"


Amanda Miller, 21, of Bath, called police and turned herself at approximately 5 p.m. Monday night.


"We received a call from the 911 center that a female had called in and said she was the one who hit the little girl and that she was waiting outside her house in Bath," said Chief Ronald Morey, Northampton Police Department. "The picture of her car being on the news is what did it."


Laeyt's daughter was back at school on Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery.


"Reading the comments especially on 69 News, I wanted to let them know that I see their support and it is greatly appreciated," Laeyt said.


Miller is now facing three charges that include three misdemeanor charges that include failing to report the accident.


Police say Miller could face jail time.






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Jury deliberating in former sportscaster's fraud case

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A jury will resume its deliberations Wednesday in the fraud trial of former Philadelphia sportscaster Don Tollefson.



After deliberating for hours on Tuesday a judge sent the jury home approximately at 9:30 p.m.



"The trial was about two and a half weeks long. They are a hard working jury and I have no quarrel with them taking as long as it takes to get it right and I'm very confident that they will do that," said Bucks County Assistant District Attorney.



Tollefson, who is representing himself, said, "With the advice of counsel I really have nothing to say I just want to get some rest, come back tomorrow morning 9 a.m."



Tollefson is a former Philadelphia sportscaster accused of bilking hundreds of thousands of dollars from people who thought they were buying sporting event trips set up by Tollefson's Winning Ways charity.



Prosecutors said Tollefson tricked roughly 200 people out of $340,000 worth of bogus sports and travel packages.



Tollefson claimed he was a bad businessman, with a charitable heart, who was also battling drug and alcohol addiction.



He said he was a bad bookkeeper and didn't realize there was a problem until he ran out of money in 2012.



The jury asked to see transcripts of some of the testimony.



The judge told them they would have to rely on their memory.






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Phillipsburg honors community police work

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Phillipsburg council on Tuesday honored three of the town's police officers for their work in community policing.


It began as a conversation at a police union meeting, and ended with a project, with the officers -- Matt Amey, Michael Connaughton and Ryan Sokolowksi -- collecting food for the food bank run by NORWESCAP.


Chief James Falbourn told council the three officers had been encouraged to walk the community as part of their duties.


People along their route gave donations, and the officers collected 800 pounds of food in the course of two days.


In other business, Falbourn reported that Officer Lou DeLuca, the department's new school resource officer, had begun his assignment Tuesday.


The position, created last year with the help of a $125,000 grant, is based out of Phillipsburg Middle School.


DeLuca is responsible for school security and crime prevention, but will also deal with bullying if it rises to the level of a criminal offense.


Falbourn said DeLuca will work with other school's in the community, as well as in Alpha.






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Birthday Bill: Parents Get Charged When Child Doesn’t Show

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When little Alex didn't show up at a birthday party, his family received a bill in the mail. Watch more ABC News coverage: www.abcnews.com Subscribe to WN on YouTube: http://ift.tt/157bwjo.


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