School staff train in CPR and first aid across districts
District officials describe hands only training and annual or triennial certification for all employees including teachers, administrators, secretaries, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and coaches. AEDs are placed in schools and nurses are available. Emergency drills and recertification are ongoing with plans to expand training where feasible.
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Schreck
Mike Ross
Ross
Union
Len Rich
Rich
Mohawk Area
Michael Leitera
Leitera
Terence P. Meehan
Neshannock Township
Naga Ambulance Services
GM Faces Car Surplus as SUV Demand Surges in November
Ward's Automotive reports GM has ample Malibu and Camaro inventories lasting 84 and 177 days respectively while overall U.S. auto discounts rise. Analysts note a shift toward trucks and SUVs, with 62 percent of last month's U.S. sales from those segments, aided by fuel efficiency gains and gasoline around $2 per gallon. GM's dealer stock totaled 874,162 at month end, up 26.5 percent from a year ago, as production cuts and supplemental pay for plant workers shape the outlook.
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Jeff Schuster
LMC Automotive
State jobless center workers laid off amid funding fight
In Harrisburg hundreds of unemployment compensation center workers face layoffs as Gov. Wolf and Senate Republicans clash over a $58 million funding bill. About 520 staff at call centers in Allentown Altoona and Lancaster are set to lose their jobs before Christmas without the money. Appeals to the State Civil Service Commission will be heard in January as the dispute stalls further relief.
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Harrisburg
Tom Wolf
Senate
State Department of Labor and Industry
Wolf
Allentown
Altoona
Lancaster
Senate Republicans
Chamber
Capitol
Diane Bowman
Service Employees International Union
State Civil Service Commission
Commission
Jack McGettigan
Senate Gop
General Assembly
State House
Scott Wagner
York
Wagner
Duquesne
Indiana
Erie
Scranton
Two Robberies Reported On Grant Street And Croton Avenue
Police investigated two armed robberies. At Grant Street a man was robbed of $20 after two assailants confronted him, one with a handgun and the other with a rifle, with video and snowball phone recovery noted. In Croton Avenue a woman in a car was robbed by three men, one with a gun to her head, who fled toward Fleming Way. surveillance video is being reviewed.
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Jeffrey Matty
Wilmington Area School District
Wilmington
Grant Street
Croton Avenue
Fleming Way
Woman charged after fighting and spitting on officers
New Bedford woman Kelsey Lantz, 22, faced aggravated assault, two counts of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness after allegedly fighting officers transporting her to hospital. Police reported she refused medical help, tried to head butt staff, and spat on two officers at UPMC Jameson. She posted $2,000 bond and awaits a court date.
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Kelsey Lantz
Lions Park Road
New Bedford
New Castle
Melissa Amodie
Electric Street
Lantz
UPMC
Jameson
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