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The COVID-19 pandemic will surely continue to dominate our coverage as we turn the page to 2021. It will continue to impact schools, the court system, small businesses and more. As we move forward, here are the stories we’ll be following in 2021: Schools Wilkes-Barre Area School District plans to merge its three highs schools — GAR, Meyers and Coughlin — after opening the new consolidated high school in Plains Twp. in August or September. The $121 million project began in April 2019 and was 71% complete in December. This year’s graduating classes at GAR, Meyers and Coughli...

Employers can legally bar workers who decline the COVID-19 vaccine from returning to work under certain conditions, according to guidelines recently issued by a federal agency. The decision from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission opens the door for private employers to mandate vaccinations. The matter is murkier for employees covered by a union and public sector employees, who have additional rights that must be addressed, three attorneys who specialize in labor law said. The guidelines, issued on Dec. 16, were eagerly awaited by employers nationwide, who are grappling with the pros ...

WRIGHT TWP. — Veteran Police Chief Royce Engler says he was notified Wednesday that township supervisors will not be approving a new contract for him at their meeting next week. Engler, a 42-year veteran who has been chief for the past eight years, has been working for nearly a year without a contract. Reached for comment Thursday morning, Engler said supervisors Chairman Matthew J. Howton called him in for a meeting at 3 p.m. Wednesday. “That’s when he had told me my contract was not going to be renewed. He wanted to give me a heads up,” Engler said. “He said it just...

Wright Twp. Police Chief Royce Engler has been working for nearly a year without a contract, but township officials are mum about the status of a new pact for the 42-year veteran. At last week’s township supervisors meeting, supervisor Donald Zampetti asked why the contract was not on the agenda. Zampetti said it was his understanding an agreement on a new pact was reached in November. “Why haven’t we voted on this?” Zampetti asked. Zampetti was told by board chairman Matthew Howton that the contract was a personnel matter and could not be discussed at a public meeting. So...

'One more protection': First COVID-19 vaccines administered to St. Elizabeth Edgewood workers Northern Kentucky healthcare workers received a shield in the battle against COVID-19 as St. Elizabeth Edgewood administered 20 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for those working directly with virus patients. and last updated 2020-12-15 23:38:35-05 EDGEWOOD, Ky. — Some healthcare workers in Northern Kentucky received a shield in the battle against COVID-19 as St. Elizabeth Edgewood administered 20 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for those working directly with virus patients. For those on the me...