Tag: lowertown
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New County Data Shows Overdose Deaths Concentrated in Lowertown, Cedar Hollow
The Wentworth County Department of Health’s full annual overdose report shows Lowertown and Cedar Hollow account for 62 percent of the county’s overdose deaths, and that the population affected is aging.
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Council Splits Over Chief Simms’ $94 Million Police Budget Request
A push to redirect police overtime funding toward a mental-health co-response pilot became the sharpest fight of this year’s budget season, ending in a committee compromise that funds a smaller pilot alongside a $91.2 million police budget.
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Riverside Free Clinic Says Expiring Grants Could Force Service Cuts Within a Year
Riverside Free Clinic warns it could be forced to cut services within a year as two major grants near expiration, even as patient demand keeps climbing.
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Lawsuit Claims Foundry District Lofts Developer Broke City’s Affordable-Housing Deal
Lowertown tenants and a housing nonprofit are suing the developer behind the Foundry District Lofts, claiming it built far fewer income-restricted units than the city’s redevelopment agreement required.
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Hearing Set on Tenants’ Bid to Halt Leasing at Foundry District Lofts
A Wentworth County judge will hear arguments this week on whether to block new market-rate leasing at the Foundry District Lofts amid an affordable-housing lawsuit.
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A Third Year of Declining Overdose Deaths, but Officials Warn Against Declaring Victory
Overdose deaths in Wentworth County have fallen for a third straight year, health officials say, crediting expanded treatment beds and outreach programs even as they warn against declaring the crisis over.
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34 Teaching Positions Unfilled as Bellwater Schools Enter New Year
Bellwater Public Schools has 34 unfilled teaching positions in math, science and special education, a shortage tangled with the district’s unresolved budget shortfall.
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Four Storylines to Watch as Metro Basketball Heads Into the Playoffs
Four metro-area high school basketball programs, from Cedar Hollow’s revival to Lowertown’s budget-strapped rise, enter the playoffs with distinct storylines and no clear favorite.
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Overdose Deaths Are Falling Countywide. In Lowertown, the New Data Tells a Different Story.
A new Wentworth County health department report finds Black and Latino residents died of overdoses at nearly twice the rate of white residents relative to population share, with Lowertown lagging the county’s overall three-year decline.
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Rival Athletic Departments Team Up on Free Youth Clinics in Lowertown and Cedar Hollow
Kincaid University and Bellwater State are partnering on free youth sports clinics in Lowertown and Cedar Hollow, aimed at children priced out of private coaching and travel teams.