Several parents of Williamsport Area School District students demonstrated Tuesday night before the school board meeting, most expressing their displeasure with a hybrid instructional model put in place to prevent spread of COVID-19 at the start of the school year. “Try learning algebra ...
With the recent 2,751 additional positive COVID-19 cases in the state and 10 new cases in the county as of Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health, it is no surprise that hospitals and medical staff are gearing up for increased hospitalizations and strengthening their visitor restrictions — as is the case with Geisinger. Geisinger announced tighter restrictions will be implemented starting Monday, Nov. 2. Patients in need of outpatient services like laboratory or radiology work, clinic appointments or outpatient procedures and diagnostics are able to have one person ...
Halloween and trick-or-treating is going to look a little different this year with rising concerns of the ongoing pandemic, says Dr. Rutul Dalal, Infectious Diseases medical director, UPMC in the Susquehanna Region, and Dr. David Luo, UPMC primary care. “Enjoy this year’s celebration for ...
The Williamsport Crosscutters will host a free trick-or-treating event for children and their families. Boomer’s Drive-Thru Trick or Treat will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Halloween in the parking lot of BB&T Ballpark. The event will be hosted by Boomer, the Cutters popular mascot, and will give children age 14 and under in costume, the opportunity for “a fun, safe trick or treating experience,” according to Minor League Baseball’s website. Over a dozen other exhibitors, including some of Boomer’s mascot buddies, are slated to be part of Boomer’s Drive-Thru Trick or ...
During the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, what were considered norms have been pushed aside in order to cope with the situation. Rituals and traditions have been changed to accommodate the “new normal.” Having to delay those ways in which people mourn the loss of a loved one until some ...
From Williamsport City Council to rural school boards, officials are trying to balance the public’s right to address local government with concerns for public safety and the need for social distancing. Locally, the Williamsport Area School District just returned to in-person board meetings ...
