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The way teachers run their classrooms right now is much different than ever before, and most educators say it's not working.Many teachers in Palm Beach County are doing simultaneous teaching, instructing students both in the classroom and online at the same time.A new survey from the Classroom Teachers Association, the teachers' union in Palm Beach County, found that 93.1% of educators polled said simultaneous teaching should be eliminated for the 2021/22 school year and replaced by "pure virtual-only classes and pure physical-only classes."SPECIAL COVERAGE: State Of Education"It's been rough," said Stephen Berlanga, a theater teacher at Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach.Berlanga said that as more students have returned to his classroom, teaching them and those online at the s...

The way teachers run their classrooms right now is much different than ever before, and most educators say it's not working.Many teachers in Palm Beach County are doing simultaneous teaching, instructing students both in the classroom and online at the same time.A new survey from the Classroom Teachers Association, the teachers' union in Palm Beach County, found that 93.1% of educators polled said simultaneous teaching should be eliminated for the 2021/22 school year and replaced by "pure virtual-only classes and pure physical-only classes."SPECIAL COVERAGE: State Of Education"It's been rough," said Stephen Berlanga, a theater teacher at Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach.Berlanga said that as more students have returned to his classroom, teaching them and those online at the s...

A dognapping case out of Boynton Beach has a happy ending.Boynton Beach police tweeted a photo of the Pomeranian named "Chance", saying the dog is back at home with his family.Chance's owner said the dog was found in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood on Saturday.A good Samaritan kept the dog safe until he could be picked up.Police are still looking for who took Chance in the first place. Read More

The Norton Museum of Art hosted an Easter celebration at their main campus in West Palm Beach on Sunday.Their restaurant, "The Restaurant at the Norton" opened for a special Easter-themed version of their brunch.“We have our lobster roll here with our Old Bay chips. We have a wonderful lobster Benedict, with English muffins, poached eggs and a lobster salad. And all the time on our menu we have our homemade matzah ball soup," said General Manager Scott Osborne.For more details on the museum, visit https://www.norton.org/. Read More

As millions celebrated Easter around the world today, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown West Palm Beach hosted their Easter service and then an egg hunt under a large tent outside the church.Hundreds more were watching the service remotely on the church's website.“People want to be together. This is the time when people need a little hope, a little community in a safe way so we are just blessed to be able to provide that,” said Rector R.J. Heijmen.The church will continue to use their outdoor tent until it gets hotter outside.For details on the church visit holytrinitywpb.org. Read More

A dognapping case out of Boynton Beach has a happy ending.Boynton Beach police tweeted a photo of the Pomeranian named "Chance", saying the dog is back at home with his family.Chance's owner said the dog was found in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood on Saturday.A good Samaritan kept the dog safe until he could be picked up.Police are still looking for who took Chance in the first place. Read More

Florida's coronavirus deaths' increased by 22 the least since 21 on Nov. 8 and ninth day in a row under triple digits, including 66 the day before, as cases rose 4,794 after three straight days above 6,000, including 6,017 Saturday, the Florida Health Department announced Sunday afternoon.Of the increased deaths reported Sunday, 7 were people 85 and older and long-term facilities rose by 1.All but five of the increased deaths were in Miami-Dade County. Palm Beach County's deaths went unchanged and in third place 40 behind Broward. The Treasure Coast's only increase was 1 in Indian River. Okeechobee also didn't rise.California was the only state to report a triple-digit deaths increase Saturday. Increased U.S. deaths: 676. Increased cases: 62,154.Tests reported from labs Saturday were 81,53...

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Former President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump attended an Easter worship service at Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach Gardens on Sunday.“We always welcome everyone to join us at Christ Fellowship in celebrating the resurrection of Jesus," said senior pastor Todd Mullins. "This year, perhaps more than ever, we hope that Jesus’ message of hope and salvation spreads widely and brings joy to all who hear it.”The church has multiple locations throughout South Florida. Read More

Do you ever come upon an article in one of those relics we call newspapers and it pounds your mind into attention and elicits your respect? Well, one written by nationally syndicated, Pulitzer-Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. yanked me into reading every word, and then into rereading what stood out so powerfully in the Miami Herald.  Here was the headline that brought my attention to its knees: Americans still have faith in God, but more of us have lost our faith in religion. Less than half of Americans polled say that they belong to a religious organization, hence churches are shrinking. Not only congregants in churches, but in mosques and synagogues, too, are dwindling and recently the decline hit a milestone.   Pitts reported that for the first time since Gal...