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At least one area school district canceled classes this week when it didn’t have enough teachers or substitutes to cover a normal day. And now more districts are taking a look at vaccination schedules and putting plans in place in case of staff absences.
Fairless Local in Stark County called off school on Monday due to high teacher absences. District staff had received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. Some of the Monday absences were due to side effects experienced by staff members.
“Some staff had normal side effects described by the health department and medical professionals,” said Broc Bidlack, superintendent of the Stark County district. “It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary.”
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The Canton Repository and Massillon Independent are evolving, as well. Our print and online readers will experience two major changes this week both taking place because fewer consumers nationwide are subscribing to print newspapers and more are reading their news online, whether that s on a computer, tablet or phone.
The silver lining is that hundreds of thousands of people like you are still turning to the Repository and Independent every month for their source of local news when you combine the print and online readership.
Nurse practitioner Deb Maxwell was laid off in March when the coronavirus pandemic halted home health visits.
The Massillon resident, who has worked as a nurse for eight years including the last three years as a certified nurse practitioner, already had another job lined up to start in June, so she wasn’t too worried about the loss of income.
She worried about the patients, especially those in nursing homes, who needed her.
Because of her dedication to her patients, Maxwell has been named one of The Canton Repository’s six Unsung Heroes for 2020. (The Massillon Independent and Canton Repository are sister newspapers.)
Unsung Hero: Massillon woman goes above, beyond for others
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MASSILLON On any given day, Sue Ambrosic can be found baking cookies for friends, shuttling someone to a doctor s appointment or picking up prescriptions and groceries for a homebound member of her church.
She doesn t consider herself a hero. She s just woman who has been taught by example to help her neighbors. I ve volunteered for most of my life because that is what my mom did, she said. She was active in the church and volunteered. I learned by example.
Ambrosic, 70, is being recognized as one of The Canton Repository s Unsung Heroes for 2020. The Repository and Massillon Independent are both owned by Gannett.