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Five have cross-filed and will seek both party’s nominations on May 18. They are Jamie Sanders of 516 Glenwood Ave., Barbara Reeves of 53 Keyser Circle, Adam Welteroth of 815 Packer St., Cody Derr of 500 Glenwood Ave. and Caleb E. Blank of 1209 Race St. Seeking the Republican nomination only is Michelle Deaver of 2136 Newberry St. Seeking the Democratic nomination only are Fatima Royal of 505 Hawthorne Ave., Scott Williams of 685 First Ave. and Voncier DeVore-Gammage of 393 Eldred St. Sanders, a registered Republican, was motivated to seek the nomination by a desire to serve and to “help communication and positive changes that benefit our community, that benefit our administration and our teachers.” ....
[email protected] Two new coordinator of trauma and mental health services positions were approved by the Williamsport Area School Board to help to deal with what Dr. Richard Poole, the district’s director of student services, termed a significant growth and need among students K-12 in the district. “There has always been a need with mental health and trauma with our students, especially with COVID, we’ve seen a significant rise with mental health concerns across our schools,” he said. “Trauma reveals itself in so many ways,” Poole said, adding that many times mental health issues are invisible. He advocated for a more proactive than reactive approach to deal with trauma and mental health issues. ....