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Petition to dismiss firefighter dies at panel
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
A petition to fire a veteran Fort Wayne firefighter died for lack of a second motion to take a vote.
Sharon Peters, mayoral appointment on the Fort Wayne Fire Merit Commission, introduced the petition Tuesday put forward by Fire Chief Eric Lahey to terminate Marcus Ridley for undisclosed violations.
He was suspended in March because of a drunken driving charge, but apparently other violations came to light that sparked the petition.
If the petition fails, Ridley will be due for reinstatement in March, a year after he was charged with drunken driving. After he was charged, he was immediately suspended without pay, but in April the five-member Merit Commission voted to return him to paid status.
Portland schools delay reopening with educators keeping an eye on COVID data
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PORTLAND - The decision to delay the re-opening of schools until Jan. 19 was made in part because of rising numbers of COVID-19 infections after end-of-the-year holidays gatherings, officials said.
The Board of Education voted 7-0 to resume in-school learning on Jan. 19 for students in kindergarten through sixth grades after hearing from Russell Melmed, the health director for the Chatham Health District.
High school and middle school will continue with the hybrid model learning until Feb. 1.
The district compiles data on infection rates in its member communities on a two-week basis.
A firefighter suspended in March after he was charged with drunken driving faces possible termination Tuesday after the fire chief introduced a petiti .
K-6 students to return to classrooms Jan. 19
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PORTLAND Students in kindergarten through sixth grade will return to schools in person beginning Jan.19, officials said.
Middle and high school students will operate under a hybrid model beginning Jan. 19, alternating between in-person and remote learning, and will transition to full in-school learning Feb. 1, the Board of Education decided during a special meeting Thursday evening.
The board acted on a revised recommendation from Superintendent of Schools Charles E. Britton and after speaking with Russell Melmed, health director of the Chatham Health District.
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