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Oakland’s Police force had had a pay raise of 50 cents last year, but none for the four years previous. Oakland’s Finest were more than deserving of a pay raise, especially as they put their lives on the line with every minute on duty, so argued Oakland Mayor Ron Beavan. He furthered his position that a police pay raise was in order if only so the borough might keep pay somewhat competitive with that of neighboring municipalities--and to maintain the high quality of the borough’s current force. So it was that Mayor Beavan’s robust case in support of a police pay raise eventually carried the day at council’s December 10 monthly meeting.

It wasn’t clear how Chris Lewis took the chair at the head of the table at the start of the reorganization meeting of the Blue Ridge School Board on December 7.  Shane Rumage had been vice president until he resigned in November; Mr. Rumage’s seat on the board was promptly filled by Jessica Wright (over the objection of Mr. Lewis, as it happens), but a new vice president was not elected at that time.  Nevertheless, Mr. Lewis remained at the head of the table throughout the proceedings and became the Board’s new president.

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