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Another pandemic ‘to do’ on the list for schools: Contact tracing Chris Hodges, the principal of Gaylord High School in Otsego County, Michigan, never thought he'd be a contact tracer. "I definitely thought, you know, 'Why — why am I doing this?'" he said with a laugh. "That's not what I went to school for." In what has become a regular part of his school day, Hodges fields reports on his charges such as hearing from the Health Department of Northwest Michigan that a student had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and was in school for three days when she might have been contagiou...

The Department of Justice announced in the beginning of December that it would stop all deportation proceedings against six men with past connections to the IRA. The decision is the culmination of a three-year legal battle that began when each man’s case was temporarily suspended in 1997. Gabriel Megahey, Robert McErlean, Matthew Morrison, Brian Pearson, Noel Gaynor and Gerald McDade will now be allowed to remain in the U.S. without fear of being deported to Northern Ireland. In addition, they will be able to work and travel freely throughout the United States provided they are granted work...

bcoupland@tribtoday.com GIRARD — Girard city officials will reach out to Liberty and Weathersfield townships about splitting the cost of a feasibility study on forming a joint fire district. Girard fire Chief Ken Bornemiss told city officials Monday he met in March with Liberty fire Chief Gus Birch and Weathersfield fire Chief Tom Lambert about the idea of possibly forming a joint district to improve services. Bornemiss said when he spoke to Lambert and Birch, they were interested in getting information on what the budget for funding a district would need to be, how many firefighters and ho...

New Yorkers call marijuana expungement "a win" Cassidy McDonald © BRUCE BENNETT / Getty Images Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America Victor Herrera had worked as a tow truck driver for more than 10 years. The pay was good, he said, and he got to answer calls when cars broke down, helping customers in the moments they were most in distress. "I loved it. I loved it, because, you know, you're changing a frown into a smile," he said, adding that the job was in his nature: "The person in me that likes to help people in need."

New Yorkers convicted of marijuana misdemeanors lost jobs, licenses and homes. Now, their records will be "automatically expunged." By Cassidy McDonald New York state legalizes recreational marijuana Victor Herrera had worked as a tow truck driver for more than 10 years. The pay was good, he said, and he got to answer calls when cars broke down, helping customers in the moments they were most in distress. "I loved it. I loved it, because, you know, you're changing a frown into a smile," he said, adding that the job was in his nature: "The person in me that likes to help pe...