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PHOTO GALLERY | 'Build a better bond': Forest Hills students share meal, create connections across schools
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (274+ words) SIDMAN, Pa. " More than 50 seventh- and eighth-graders from Forest Hills Junior-Senior High School took a trip to the elementary school Friday to share a meal with their younger peers as part of the Sandy Hook Promise program's No One Eats…...
Children’s Book Festival offering bookmark contest
1+ week, 1+ day ago (603+ words) Children's Book Festival offering bookmark contest'The Tribune-Democrat Special Weather Statement until FRI 11:45 AM EST Winter Weather Advisory from FRI 10:00 AM EST until SAT 7:00 AM EST Wind Advisory from SAT 12:00 AM EST until SAT 10:00 PM EST Extreme Cold Warning from SAT…...
Pakistan's polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teams
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (212+ words) Pakistan's polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teams'The Tribune-Democrat Winter Weather Advisory from WED 4:00 PM EST until THU 10:00 AM EST A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan,…...
France grants citizenship to George and Amal Clooney, their twins Ella and Alexander
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (181+ words) France grants citizenship to George and Amal Clooney, their twins Ella and Alexander'The Tribune-Democrat High Wind Warning until TUE 4:00 PM EST Winter Weather Advisory until TUE 1:00 PM EST PARIS " Call them Monsieur and Madame Clooney. France's government says that George…...
Roblox steps up age checks, groups younger users into age-based chats
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (245+ words) Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people around their own age." Cloudflare outage disrupts…...
School bells ready to ring: Students, teachers returning to classes
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (199+ words) EBENSBURG, Pa. " The whiteboard in Ashley Chalich's classroom at Holy Name Catholic School read "Welcome to First Grade" Tuesday, an encouraging message the veteran educator wrote as she put the final touches on her space before students return Thursday. "You…...
Verizon Wireless locations hosting backpack giveaway
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (208+ words) During the 13th annual 'School Rocks Backpack Giveaway' event July 27, Verizon Wireless retail locations will be giving away backpacks full of school supplies to local students. During the 13th annual "School Rocks Backpack Giveaway" event July 27, Verizon Wireless retail locations will be…...
Ferndale Area School Board takes no action on cheer co-op
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (209+ words) JOHNSTOWN, Pa. " Ferndale Area School Board took no action at a special meeting Tuesday on a competitive cheerleading cooperative agreement with Greater Johnstown and Westmont Hilltop school districts. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. " Ferndale Area School Board took no action at a special…...
Small Town Hope provides sendoff for foster grandparents after program put on hold
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (185+ words) Cambria County Foster Grandparent Program participant Raymond Chirdon helps feed an infant in the "Baby Room" at Small Town Hope daycare facility in Northern Cambria on Monday, June 30, 2025. Cambria County Foster Grandparent Program participant Shirley Murphy, of Hastings, comforts a…...
International students file legal challenges over widespread U.S. visa revocations
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) More than 1,000 international students at 128 colleges and universities have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated since mid-March. FILE - A student walks by the Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester, Feb. 22, 2023. FILE - Students walk on the…...