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Hamburg to Vote on Pausing $1,000-a-Machine Skill Game Law
Hamburg council votes Oct. 27 on suspending its $1,000-a-machine skill game license law, no reason given on the agenda, plus a police union grievance.
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Oct 24
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Hamburg Area Schools to Set Aside $2.5M for HS Renovation
Hamburg Area's school board votes Oct. 26 on fund-balance moves that earmark $2.5M for a high school renovation and $2.33M for this year's budget gap.
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Hamburg Precinct 2 Voters Move to the Field House
Berks County moved the Hamburg Borough Precinct 2 polling place to the Hamburg Field House, 125 S. Primrose St., starting with the Nov. 3 election.
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Hamburg Area School Board Gives Beissel 5-Year Contract
The Hamburg Area school board voted 7-0 on Sept. 14 to keep Superintendent Christopher Beissel through June 2032. The posted records give no salary.
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Hamburg Weighs Outside Probe, New Noise Rule
Hamburg Borough Council votes Sept. 22 to hire an outside law firm for a personnel investigation and to amend the borough's noise rules.