Beginning this summer, the district will offer summer programs across the district at 30 schools across the district. Typically, summer programming is only offered at 12 schools. The goal is to help students with their writing, reading, math and science skills in the morning. In the afternoon, students will continue to develop their arts skills.
High school students will have the opportunity to earn credit in the credit recovery program while also exploring careers and job-ready skills.
Federal funding will help with the district s three-year plan to help students recover from the pandemic. The city established an educational task force to help coordinate programs for kids in the community.
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Burglary and related charges have been reinstated against a Duncansville man who allegedly illegally entered a home on the 1100 block of 15th Avenue.
The charges against Brian Anthony Hoover, 32, were dismissed in early February by Blair County Judge Timothy Sullivan because evidence produced at a hearing showed that he was part owner of the property on July 1, 2020, when the break-in occurred.
After Hoover was arrested in July, his Hollidaysburg attorney, Phillip O. Robertson challenged the charges, pointing out the home was purchased by Hoover and a former girlfriend as a fixer-upper.
They originally had plans of living there together.
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Young woman saved from edge of bridge in Massachusetts town
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A young woman was saved from the edge of a bridge in a Massachusetts town over the weekend, police said.
Officers Timothy Sullivan and Evan Donnelly of the Tyngsborough Police Department rescued the woman from the bridge around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. She wasn’t injured but was driven by ambulance to an area hospital, according to authorities.
“The actions of Officer Evan Donnelly and Officer Tim Sullivan resulted in saving this young woman’s life, and I could not be more proud and thankful for their quick and professional response during a stressful and chaotic situation,” Tyngsborough Chief of Police Richard D. Howe said in a statement.
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Four former youth detention center workers charged with sexual assault made initial court appearances in New Hampshire on Thursday, including a man accused of abusing a girl multiple times in a candy storage closet at a second state-run facility.
The state has made 11 arrests this month in connection with a broad investigation into physical and sexual abuse allegations at the Youth Development Center in Manchester, now called the Sununu Youth Services Center. The allegations against Victor Malavet are the first, however, to involve the Youth Detention Services Unit in Concord, where children were held while awaiting disposition of their cases by the courts.