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BROCKTON, Mass. – The Brockton Public School District will eliminate 130 certified staff positions, the superintendent said Monday. The decision to cut staff came as the district faces an $18 million deficit, Brockton Public Schools Superintendent Mike Thomas said in a statement. “Since the start of the pandemic, the district’s enrollment has decreased by nearly 1,350 students,” Thomas said. “After exhausting all other options and facing an $18 million shortfall, the district was forced to issue reduction-in-force notices today that will result in the elimination of 130 certified staff positions” . Additional notices will be distributed to non-certified staff members…

The New Orleans Saints took James Washington in for a visit and decided to sign him to a one-year contract. The Saints have added their 13th wide receiver to the roster, a different method than in years past. Free agent wide receiver James Washington signs one-year contract with the #Saints, by source. The former second round pick with the Steelers is now a new target for Derek Carr. — Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) May 15, 2023 James Washington spent last season with the Dallas Cowboys where a foot injury derailed most of his season. The former second-round pick had real production…

The president of a Queens autism charity has pleaded guilty to defrauding vendors by writing thousands of dollars in bad checks, including to the Adventureland amusement park in Farmingdale, Suffolk prosecutors said Monday. Gregory Vasicek, 60, president of the Queens nonprofit Play4Autism, which provides team sports programs for children with autism, pleaded guilty before Acting Supreme Court Justice Richard I. Horowitz of one count of first-degree scheme to defraud. In pleading guilty, he admitted promising to pay several vendors thousands of dollars for goods and services he never paid for, prosecutors said. He was initially charged in November with three…

Representative Gerry Connolly has a Fairfax district office at 10680 Mainland Building in Fairfax City (via Google Maps) (Updated at 2:45 p.m.) Two members of Rep. Gerry Connolly’s staff they were assaulted this morning by an individual with a baseball bat. The Fairfax City Police Department is investigating the scene at 10680 Main Street, Suite 140. One person has been taken into custody, while the victims are being treated for injuries that are not considered life-threatening, police said. According to Connolly, the individual entered his Fairfax district office this morning “armed with a baseball bat and demanded for me before…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – Montgomery County officials are responding to reports of a train derailment Monday afternoon. The Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said the 31-car derailment was reported in Dacus on N Log Cabin Road near FM 1486. Officials said all the cars on the train were loaded with limestone. There are currently no reports of hazardous materials or other hazardous materials that pose any threat to the community, officials said. There are also no reports of injuries or road closures. Copyright 2023 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved. [ad_2] Source link

Texas State Rep. Shawn Thierry, a Democrat who represents the Houston area, advocates supporting a proposed ban on gender-affirming child care in the Lone Star State , crossing party lines to vote in favor of a bill that would restrict access to cross-sex surgeries and hormones to under-18s. “I just don’t think this is something we can play politics with. Children are not political pawns,” Thierry said Monday on “Fox & Friends First.” After embarking on a personal journey to learn more about the treatments nearly two years ago, she said she drew conclusions from data showing countries pushing back…

Breaking news: QB Dylan Raiola commits to Georgia – CBSSports.com place: media | arena: general | Page Type: Multimedia | section: | slug: steve-wiltfong-joins-grace-remington-to-discuss-no-1-overall-recruit-in-the-2024-class-dylan-raiola-committing-to-the-georgia-bulldogs | sport: other | path: video_single | 6 keys: media/spln/other/reg/free/video Steve Wiltfong joins Grace Remington to discuss No. 1 overall recruit in the Class of 2024 Dylan Raiola committing to the Georgia Bulldogs Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! An error occurred while processing your subscription. [ad_2] Source link

Russia’s Victory Day celebration on Tuesday was the last time the Belarusian leader was seen in public. A photo of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been published by state media following growing speculation about his health. The photo, posted on the Telegram channel of Pul Pervovo, a news outlet that reports on Lukashenko’s activities, showed him with a bandage on his left hand. He said the president was working at a military command base. On Sunday, state news agency BeLTA reported that Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko read a message from Lukashenko, 68, during an annual ceremony in which young people…