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Apr 17 2024
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With looming vote to close Roxbury’s school, town sues Montpelier Roxbury school district
The town of Roxbury has sued the Montpelier Roxbury Public School District alleging the district violated election law and needs to revote on its original budget, which failed on Town Meeting Day. The legal action comes as the school district is scheduled to vote at the end of April on a revised budget that would close Roxbury Village School, which currently serves about 40 students. That plan
VT DiggerApr 10 2024
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School board names Brad Snowgren as Perry High School principal, honors Dan Marburger
Brad Snowgren will move from interim principal to principal of Perry High School starting on July 1. The school board approved his appointment during a special meeting on Wednesday. Board members worked with Grundmeyer Leader Services and Ray and Associates, Inc. to conduct the search. The rival Iowa search firms partnered at no cost to help find a successor to Perry High School Principal Dan
Des Moines RegisterMar 19 2024
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Man arraigned on murder charge in shooting death of Sacramento high school football coach
An arraignment was held Tuesday afternoon for a man accused of murder in the July 4, 2022, shooting of former Sacramento football star Greg Najee Grimes outside a downtown nightclub. Tahje Akhalid Michael, 29, made his first appearance in Sacramento Superior Court since his arrest last month in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was identified as the shooting suspect in Grimes’ death and
The Sacramento BeeJan 07 2024
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The Tragedy of an Iowa School Shooting
11 year old Ahmir Joliff, nicknamed “Smiley” at home, started his day last Friday by rushing out the door several minutes ahead of his mother and older sister to get to Perry Middle School, where he was a 6th grader. Ahmir, a perpetually smiling dimpled boy, loved soccer. played tuba and sang in the school choir. He also kept an unlocked chest of toys in the front yard for anyone to come by
Daily KosJan 04 2024
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Shooting reported at school in Iowa
PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Police in Perry, Iowa, say there was a shooting Thursday at the city’s high school. A woman who answered the Perry Police Department phone confirmed the shooting at Perry High School but did not provide any further information. An enormous number of emergency vehicles surrounded the building that houses the town’s middle school and high school. Erica Jolliff said that her
The Patriot-NewsMar 21 2024
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A 5th teen is arrested in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that injured 8 high school students
A fifth teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting this month that left eight high school students wounded at a transit bus stop in Northeast Philadelphia, police said Thursday. The 15-year-old, whom CNN is not naming because of his age, served as a lookout during the March 6 shooting and sent photos and descriptions of certain people to others in a nearby car, Philadelphia
CNN (Online News)Mar 11 2024
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2 arrested in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that left 8 high school students injured
Two 18-year-olds have been arrested for allegedly unleashing a hail of gunfire at high school students waiting at a bus stop Wednesday in Northeast Philadelphia, leaving eight injured. The injured students, ages 15 to 17, were at the bus stop just before 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday when three people exited a car around the corner, walked up to them, and fired at least 30 times before fleeing the
CNN (Online News)Apr 19 2024
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Thursday’s high school scores and highlights
In a non league contest, Joe Rogan earned the win in relief pitching for three scoreless innings while Colin Ducie had two RBI as Plymouth South rallied from a 6-0 deficit to defeat Canton, 7-6. … Sam Keene pitched 4 frames while allowing one hit and striking out and Offensively as Jackson Richard, Chris Mondesir, Tommy O’Donnell and Tristan Pecevich each had two hits and Jack Darcy drove in
Boston HeraldApr 16 2024
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A ‘Nature School’ Meets in Brooklyn
Nature is all around us, even in New York City. Though it can be difficult to appreciate the magnolia and ginkgo trees when running to catch the subway, we are in fact surrounded. Field Meridians, an artist collective in Brooklyn, wants to help harried New Yorkers stop and smell the Callery pears. The group recently started a six-week program called Nature School that aims to help New Yorkers
New York Times (News)Apr 09 2024
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Portland school board discusses $162.3 million school budget
The Portland Public School Board discussed a proposed $162.3 million school budget for the 2024-25 school district prior to an expected vote Tuesday night. The board had not yet voted as of 8 p.m. The $162.3 million school budget would eliminate around 10 positions compared to this school year and require a tax increase of 6.6%. The increase in the school portion of the property tax rate would
Portland Press Herald