Additional federal money is being allocated to school districts across the state to help with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday said he is dedicating $2.2 billion in federal stimulus funds to k-12 school districts and charter schools. The money can be used to support
Derry Area School District will end a month of full remote instruction on Tuesday, when in-person lessons once more will be offered to elementary students five days per week. A switch to online learning in the district started Dec. 7. Students at the middle and high schools may opt for
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Sean Kemmerer of Derry performs with his band Walk of Shame. Kemmerer will play a live-streamed performance on Dec. 17, 2020, to benefit front-line health care workers at Excela Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg.
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Sean Kemmerer was disappointed when he didn’t receive any committee assignments in his role as a member of the Derry Area School Board, so he decided to find another positive way to help the community, forming the Derry Area Philanthropy Committee earlier in the fall.
Derry s council facing court battle over refusal of planning permission for large housing development at Springtown
Planning permission for development was refused earlier this year
An architectural drawing of what the proposed housing development at Springtown would have looked like.
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Derry City and Strabane District Council is facing a court battle over its refusal of planning permission for a major housing development.
In July, the council s planning committee voted narrowly to refuse planning permission for 258 new houses at a large site at Springtown Road.
However, the Derry News has learned that the company behind the development, Hartlands (NI) Ltd, has been granted leave for a judicial review into the council s decision.