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<p>UNION TWP. &#8212; With Peter Lanza absent, the Northwest Area School Board unanimously voted Tuesday evening to hire Joseph Long Jr. as the district&#8217;s new superintendent.</p><p>Long is the first full-time superintendent the district has had since 2014 when Ronald Grevera left the post to head Greater Nanticoke Area.</p><p>At the time, The Northwest Area board opted to hire Lake-Lehman Superintendent James McGovern as its superintendent of record to fulfill state requirements and named Betsy Ellis as director of operations. The move was designed to save money.</p><p>Long comes to Northwest Area from Wyoming Area , where he was an elementary school principal. He also served as a principal in Nanticoke Area School District, and a teacher before that. All told, he said, he has 21 years experience in education, including 13 in administration.</p><p>The board gave him a three year contract, but salary has not been negotiated, Long said.</p><p>A south Wilkes-Barre native currently living in Jenkins Township, Long, 55, introduced his wife and three children and thanked the board for honor of being chosen for the job. After the meeting, he said he has no plans to leave his current home and live in the district.</p><p>Long won out among 11 applicants for the job.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Joseph Long Jr. is seen following his appointment as Northwest Area School District Superintendent Tuesday night </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_20191112_181028.jpg</photo0><caption0>Joseph Long Jr. is seen following his appointment as Northwest Area School District Superintendent Tuesday night </caption0><photoCredit0>Mark Guydish | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Mark Guydish</p><p>mguydish@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Mark Guydish at 570-991-6112 or on Twitter @TLMarkGuydish</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Joseph Long named superintendent at Northwest Area