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Franklin Regional administrators on Monday will present the results of a high school student survey aimed at addressing educational concerns that have arisen during the covid-19 pandemic.
Superintendent Gennaro Piraino said some students want more in-person instruction the school’s current hybrid model has two groups attending in-person class two days per week, with Wednesday serving as a cleaning day for buildings between groups. Both synchronous and asynchronous education is delivered online when students aren’t in the building.
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After a two-month hiatus caused by the winter surge of new coronavirus cases, jury trials in Westmoreland County will resume in February.
President Judge Rita Hathaway said, with new cases of the virus on the decline, it appears safe to reconvene trials, which were suspended in December and January.
“When we had the spike, we decided it would be prudent to stop. Now, we feel we are able to resume because everything is backed up and we need to get moving,” Hathaway said.
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East Suburban Artists League hosts Michigan artist
The East Suburban Artists League will welcome guest speaker and president of the Detroit chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America, Linda James, to its February meeting.
James will join the virtual Zoom meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 to share the skill she is passionate about. James will present a demonstration, share tips, strategies and principles that apply to her chosen medium.
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The Murrysville Parks and Recreation Foundation is holding a fundraiser to create a sensory pathway at Murrysville Community Park.
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A view from the paved pathway at Murrysville Community Park, off of Wiestertown Road in Murrysville last July.
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The Murrysville Recreation Department is seeking ways to keep the public engaged during the winter, through exercise promotional programs and other activities.
It also is making sure those efforts are inclusive, working with its nonprofit foundation on a fundraiser to create a sensory pathway along one of its park trails.
Westmoreland County’s pension fund exceeded $500 million for the first time, officials announced Wednesday.
The fund, which pays benefits to more than 1,300 retired county workers, was valued at $521 million at the end of December, finishing a roller coaster year that saw the account lose about $68 million through March then dramatically rebound over the final three quarters of 2020.
After starting the year with $472 million in the bank, the retirement account took a sharp downward turn as the economy plunged early in the coronavirus pandemic. The fund’s value dipped to $404 million after the first three months of the year.
It earned back all of its losses over the next eight months and reached its highest level by year’s end.