Scott Osborne
Kim Dedam
Voters approve ELCS, WCS merger in 'historic' vote
WESTPORT | Voters have decided Elizabethtown-Lewis Central and Westport Central schools are better together. more
Pete DeMola
Westport Central confronts tough choices ahead of vote
WESTPORT | A new report from a Westport Central School task force presents a bleak forecast for the district’s future. more
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Elizabethtown-Lewis Central bullish ahead of consolidation vote
ELIZABETHTOWN | Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School Superintendent Scott Osborne and school board members appeared to be feeling bullish over the district’s future regardless of how Tuesday's merger vote goes. more
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Voters head to polls Tuesday for merger vote
ELIZABETHTOWN | Voters head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to consolidate a pair of neighboring school districts in the eastern Adirondacks. more
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Expertise informs school merger logistics as communities approach final decision
ELIZABETHTOWN | Forum discussion Monday night brought expertise and insight to ongoing merger review for Westport Central School (WCS) and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School (ELCS) communities. more
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Districts look toward final merger vote
ELIZABETHTOWN | Residents of Westport Central (WCS) and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School (ELCS) districts are preparing for a final merger vote. more
ELCS mulls next steps following yes vote
ELIZABETHTOWN | A day after Elizabethtown-Lewis Central and Westport Central voters approved one of the two merger votes, ELCS reviewed exit poll data and discussed preliminary next steps in the formal centralization review process. more
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WCS maps out post-yes landscape
WESTPORT | District officials are surveying the landscape following a straw poll vote last week that paved the way for a merger between Elizabethtown-Lewis Central (ELCS) and Westport Central (WCS). more
Keith Lobdell
Voters OK initial merger vote at ELCS, WCS
WESTPORT | Voters at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School and Westport Central have approved the first of two votes determining if the two school districts should merge. more
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Audience questions at forum zero in on leadership, buildings
WESTPORT | Questions from the audience at The Sun’s forum to discuss a proposed merger between two neighboring school districts were provocative and looked to clear up several conflicting issues. more
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Panelists tackle hard questions ahead of merger vote
WESTPORT | Civility and honest introspection took center stage last Tuesday at a merger forum to discuss whether Elizabethtown-Lewis Central and Westport Central schools should form a new, centralized school district. more
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Ahead of merger vote, ELCS, WCS students tour campuses
WESTPORT | They came, they saw, they ate bagels. more
WCS and ELCS school boards OK sending merger review to referendum
ELIZABETHTOWN | School Boards of Education at Westport and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central each approved measures to bring district merger discussion to a straw poll vote. more
By Pete DeMola
Voters grapple with tough questions as merger timeline tightens
WESTPORT | Voters at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central and Westport Central have reached a decisive moment that will chart their future trajectory for generations. more
County, state assess cost of armed guards
ELIZABETHTOWN | Essex County lawmakers discussed tentative steps to add School Resource Officers (SROs) in all 11 school districts in Essex County. more
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Grant means free breakfast and lunch at ELCS
ELIZABETHTOWN | School breakfast and lunch costs $0 this year at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School. more
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School boards ready for merger discussion
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Board of Education at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School met last week and fielded feedback on merger debate. more
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Osbourne to stay on as ELCS super
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School (ELCS) Board voted unanimously last month to extend the contract of school Superintendent Scott Osborne. more
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ELCS, ACAP program hosts registration
Elizabethtown | A program run in partnership between Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School and Adirondack Community Action Programs is seeking members for next school year’s Early Bridges program. more
WCS/ELCS Merger Committee examines staffing data
WESTPORT | The Westport Central and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central schools Merger Committee meeting in January looked at staffing numbers from both schools. more
Guest Viewpoint: Sharing Athletic Programs
Recently a letter was published expressing a viewpoint of dissatisfaction with two school districts which are purposefully sharing athletics programs in order to provide opportunities for students. more
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Scott Osborne
Scott Osborne, ELCS Superintendent
