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The Pittston Area school board honored its president, Frank A. Serino, at its meeting on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The board unanimously approved a motion to name the administrative suite after him in recognition of his decades of contributions to the school as a teacher, administrator, and board member.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere isn\u2019t a better school district,\u201d said Serino, accepting the honor in tears.<\/p>\n
Serino acknowledged the achievements of staff and students at Pittston Area, as well as those of his family.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, am I proud? Yeah, very proud, and very fortunate to work inside of and be a part of this system.\u201d<\/p>\n
Board member Martin Quinn said Serino has done an excellent job over the years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was always glad I was able to serve you,\u201d Quinn told Serino.<\/p>\n
Superintendent update<\/p>\n
Assistant Superintendent John Haas led the school board meeting again in place of Superintendent Kevin Booth, who was arraigned Oct. 6 on allegations he \u201cchoked\u201d his wife during a domestic dispute.<\/p>\n
Booth\u2019s wife withdrew a temporary protection-from-abuse order<\/a> \u2014 filed against him following the dispute \u2014 Tuesday morning in Luzerne County Court.<\/p>\n Booth, who was released on $2,500 unsecured bail, still faces criminal assault charges. His preliminary hearing will be on March 3.<\/p>\n An unnamed employee was put on paid administrative <\/a>leave<\/a> at the October board meeting, but Haas did not reply when asked at a previous meeting if that employee was Booth. He also did not comment on the matter at Tuesday\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n Other business<\/p>\n Board member John Adonizio, a representative of LIU #18, provided an update. Adonizio said LIU #18 is growing. They are looking to build another administrative building to accomodate.<\/p>\n The following employment applications were approved:<\/p>\n \u2022 Raffaele Russo \u2014 part-time cafeteria<\/p>\n \u2022 Bary Clark \u2014 part-time cleaning<\/p>\n \u2022 Nicole Dennis \u2014 cleaning\/caf\/EA substitute<\/p>\n \u2022 Tanya Rowlands \u2014 part-time cafeteria monitor<\/p>\n \u2022 Melissa Bechtold \u2014 part-time cafeteria monitor<\/p>\n \u2022 Amy Lockett \u2014 part-time cafeteria monitor<\/p>\n \u2022 Gianna Slodysko \u2014 substitute teacher<\/p>\n \u2022 Gianna Richards \u2014 substitute teacher<\/p>\n \u2022 Michael Talerico \u2014 indoor percussion<\/p>\n \u2022 Laura Nowakowski \u2014 MS talent show (split)<\/p>\n \u2022 Bridget Brogan \u2014 MS talent show (split)<\/p>\n \u2022 Dean Carey \u2014 volunteer softball coach<\/p>\n The following individuals were appointed to fall sports extra-curricular positions for the 2026-2027 school year:<\/p>\n \u2022 Paul Russick<\/p>\n \u2022 Justin Wall<\/p>\n \u2022 Christian Martinez<\/p>\n \u2022 Pat Roman<\/p>\n \u2022 Albert Oliveri<\/p>\n \u2022 Greg Holl<\/p>\n \u2022 Joseph Oliveri<\/p>\n \u2022 Matt Pisano<\/p>\n \u2022 Joseph Graziano<\/p>\n \u2022 Jeremy Davis<\/p>\n \u2022 Lonnie Hazlet<\/p>\n \u2022 Nick Holl<\/p>\n \u2022 Michael Nocito<\/p>\n \u2022 Brice Rickard<\/p>\n \u2022 Broc Hazlet<\/p>\n \u2022 Nicholas Sciandra<\/p>\n \u2022 John Warnek<\/p>\n \u2022 Michael Capone<\/p>\n \u2022 Paul Nelson<\/p>\n \u2022 Jason Miller<\/p>\n \u2022 Paul Zaffuto<\/p>\n \u2022 Sophia Vaneski<\/p>\n \u2022 Kathryn O\u2019Boyle<\/p>\n \u2022 Joseph Struckus<\/p>\n \u2022 Jessica Pisack<\/p>\n \u2022 Nicole Zambetti<\/p>\n \u2022 Paul Farber<\/p>\n \u2022 Elana Bruno<\/p>\n \u2022 Angelina Falcone<\/p>\n \u2022 Michael Pryor<\/p>\n \u2022 Blake Brown<\/p>\n \u2022 Marnie Adonizio<\/p>\n \u2022 Abby Wruble<\/p>\n \u2022 Meredith Yozwiak<\/p>\n \u2022 Melanie Yozwiak<\/p>\n \u2022 Adam Burdett<\/p>\n \u2022 Justin Roote<\/p>\n \u2022 Mary Ann Lugiano<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t
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