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LANSING — Michigan State University will ease some restrictions on campus because COVID-19 case numbers are declining after an initial spike when students returned last month.  MSU officials announced an enhanced social distancing directive that began on Jan. 30, ordering on-campus students to remain in their dorms or apartments with few exceptions, like to go to in-person classes, to pick up meals, seek medical care or go to a job. The directive will be lifted Sunday, allowing more freed...

27 reports of MSU Community Compact violations since the start of spring semester People walking along Grand River Avenue on Jan. 20. — Photo by Rahmya Trewern | The State News Reports of 27 possible Michigan State University Community Compact violations have been received since the s...

Leverett applying for grant to iron out Wendell policing partnership Wendell’s old Town Hall and Police Station. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz Modified: 2/17/2021 2:52:55 PM Related stories Wendell Selectboard extends policing contract with Leverett until July WENDELL — Leverett Town Administrator Marjorie McGinnis is applying for a state grant that, if received, would help to finance a consultant to finalize a long-term policing agreement between Leverett and Wendell. The towns entered into ...

Beyond COVID: Expect a ‘click and mortar’ approach as colleges emerge from the pandemic Posted Feb 16, 2021 Westfield State University professor Tarin Weiss teaches a geology class from her Westhampton home in December. (Don Treeger / The Republican file photo) Facebook Share When the coronavirus pandemic closed college campuses in March of 2020, administrators initially hoped that some normalcy would return by the fall semester. That did not happen. Some schools that reopened dormitories ...

MSU will lift enhance physical distancing directive in phases Spartan Stadium has converted into a COVID-19 testing facility to allow students living on or near campus to get tested. The entrance to the testing center is located at Gate B. Shot on Sept. 23, 2020. — Photo by Lauren DeMay | ...

Michigan State University Announces Enhanced Physical Distancing Just as the spring semester is underway, Michigan State University has issued a  "enhanced physical distancing" period for on- and off-campus students. The announcement comes after a rapid increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate since students returned to campus for the spring semester according to The State News. The news was announced by University Physician Dr. David Weismantel and Senior Vice President for Residential ...

Buckland to review Open Space and Recreation Plan Published: 1/26/2021 3:15:23 PM BUCKLAND — The Open Space and Recreation Committee plans to review a final draft of its updated Open Space and Recreation Plan on Thursday. “The committee did a great job,” said Town Administrator Heather Butler. “They took it incredibly to heart. One of the goals we had as a committee as we worked on this plan was that it wasn’t going to be a plan that sat on a shelf and collected dust.” The forum, w...

Gov. Charlie Baker next week will file a budget that recommends increasing the states $1.13 billion general local aid account by $39.5 million.

Matt Murphy State House News Service Gov. Charlie Baker next week will file a budget that recommends increasing the states $1.13 billion general local aid account by $39.5 million, keeping with his administrations past practice to align growth in non-school aid for the cities and towns with estimated increases in tax revenue for the coming year. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito teased the local aid increase Thursday in remarks to the Massachusetts Municipal Association, which is hosting its annual meeting...

Last semester, there was a spike COVID-19 cases as MSU students moved back to East Lansing. Now, MSU will be hosting an additional 1,700 students on campus, according to university spokesperson Dan Olsen.