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'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Massachusetts Crash 'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Massachusetts Crash
'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Massachusetts Crash A pastor who was to deliver a prayer at the State of the City Address in Newburyport in Essex County, Massachusetts, on Wednesday night, Feb. 28, has been identified as the person killed in a truck versus pedestrian crash, the city announced.  Rev. Helen Murgida, age 81, a pastor at First Religious Society's Unitarian Universalist Church in Newburyport, was struck by a Ford F-150 just after 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Green and Pleasant streets on Wednesday.  Related: Woman Hit, Killed Outside Newburyport City Hall Paramedics rushed her to Anna Jaques Hospital, wher…

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by Josh Lanier
Schools
COVID-19: See How Many Students, Staff Have The Virus In Your School District COVID-19: See How Many Students, Staff Have The Virus In Your School District
Covid-19: See How Many Students, Staff Have The Virus In Your School District The school district with the most faculty and staff suffering from COVID-19 is Worcester, according to the most recent COVID-19 tracking data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6, 12 Worcester School District employees, who had district building access, reported positive COVID-19 cases, said the state’s weekly school-based pandemic tracker. Among the top 10 school districts across Massachusetts with the most faculty and staff reporting COVID-19 infections are Ludlow and Holyoke. Both districts are each reporting 5 fa…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
MCAS Paused: State Standardized Tests Delayed For COVID-19 MCAS Paused: State Standardized Tests Delayed For COVID-19
Mcas Paused: State Standardized Tests Delayed For Covid-19 The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said that due to COVID-19, the normal MCAS standardized testing schedule would be disrupted. In September, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced the initial testing schedule for MCAS and ACCESS tests for 2020-2021. In an open letter to the community on Monday, Dec. 7, DESE said that "in recognition of the scheduling and logistical challenges that schools and districts are experiencing, I have decided to adjust the schedules and expectations."  The changes are for MCAS high scho…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Mayor Accuses State Of Politicizing Back-To-School, Defends Remote Education Mayor Accuses State Of Politicizing Back-To-School, Defends Remote Education
Mayor Accuses State Of Politicizing Back-To-School, Defends Remote Education A city mayor is accusing Massachusetts of politicizing back-to-school plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt was one of 16 municipal leaders that received a letter from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Sept. 18. The letter gave the school districts - all of which are “low risk” for the spread of COVID-19 - 10 days to defend their fully-remote back-to-school plans. In his response to the state, Tuesday, Sept. 29, Reichelt said that he was taken aback that the department of education didn’t reach out to the city before sendi…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
'Low Risk' Districts Have 10 Days To Justify Remote Back-To-School Plans 'Low Risk' Districts Have 10 Days To Justify Remote Back-To-School Plans
'Low Risk' Districts Have 10 Days To Justify Remote Back-To-School Plans Massachusetts is strongly encouraging about 15 school districts to put students back in the classroom. School districts in communities where the risk of COVID-19 infection is low should be offering in-class education, the state said. Low-risk districts that started the school year remotely, and do not have a firm date on when in-class education will begin received letters from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Friday, Sept. 18. The letters demand an explanation for the school district’s reopening plans within 10 days to justify full, or nearly full, remo…

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by Kristin Palpini