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COVID-19 confirmed in contract worker at Crestwood School District

August 11, 2020

WRIGHT TWP. — A construction worker for a contractor doing a job at Crestwood School District’s secondary building tested positive for COVID-19, according to a post on the district’s Facebook page. The post notes the district is “confident that no students or staff members have been exposed, as the employee was contained to the inside of the building.”

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15 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County; 828 statewide

August 11, 2020

WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed 15 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and no new deaths.

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Luzerne County offering new emergency alert notification system

August 11, 2020

Luzerne County has a new mass notification system for residents to receive emergency alerts by phone, text or email.

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Under new state guidelines, county schools should avoid full in-person classes

August 11, 2020

It’s still a recommendation and not a mandate, but the state unveiled additional guidance on how school districts should re-open this fall, basing the method of education on infection data for a school district’s county. The system defines county’s by COVID-19 infection risk: Low, moderate or substantial.

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Police substations coming to locations throughout Wilkes-Barre

August 11, 2020

WILKES-BARRE — A police substation could be coming to a neighborhood near you.

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State may seek federal loan to pay jobless benefits

August 11, 2020

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has contacted the U.S. Department of Labor about a loan to prop up its unemployment compensation trust fund as President Donald Trump pushes states to help pay for a new round of federal unemployment benefits.

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Chesapeake Bay nitrogen, sediment pollution down; phosphorous up

August 11, 2020

The Chesapeake Bay Program announced on Monday that levels of nitrogen and sediment pollution entering into the Chesapeake Bay have continued to decrease, while phosphorous pollution has seen a slight increase from the previous assessment period.

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