Tag Archives: City of Albany

Non-binary Oregon student wins lawsuit vs. Albany school district

The Greater Albany School District must pay a nonbinary student $317,353 in damages for discriminating against them in the third grade, a jury in Eugene federal court has decided. After a four-day trial, the jury concluded that the school district discriminated against the former elementary student based on their gender identity and failed to respond […]
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Nonbinary teen wins discrimination lawsuit against Greater Albany Public Schools

Greater Albany Public Schools and former Oak Grove Elementary School Principal Jerrie Matuszak violated Oregon law, the U.S. Constitution and the federal sex-based protections known as Title IX by discriminating against a former elementary school student for their gender identity. That’s the finding of a federal jury that concluded a four-day trial in Eugene late […]
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Two 19-year-olds run away from supervised program in Albany, Oregon Youth Authority says

The Oregon Youth Authority is looking for two 19-year-olds who ran away from a supervised treatment program in Albany back on May 16. The state says Kayli Benshoof and Savanah Howes, both 19 years old, were in the Young Women’s Transition Program. They were at a supervised program in the community when they left without […]
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In Albany, Oregon, a school chief’s firing has echoes of national politics – OPB

Superintendent Melissa Goff was fired this week without cause. The decision has roots in the nation’s culture war battles over COVID-19 and racial equity. School board members in Albany took a dramatic step this week, summarily firing a superintendent who had received positive performance reviews and whose contract had just been renewed. Perhaps more strikingly, […]
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Corvallis to Albany Bike Path Project Wins Big Grant – The Corvallis Advocate

For over a decade, Benton County has been working towards building a bike path between Corvallis and Albany. After experiencing some setbacks over the years, the Corvallis to Albany Bike Path Project is finally making a bit of progress. Recently, the project was awarded a $990,000 grant through the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Community Paths […]
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Albany, Redmond Lowe’s stores fined $35,000 for failing to ensure customers wear masks

The stores willfully failed to enforce rules requiring customers to wear face coverings, officials said. Oregon health and safety officials have fined Lowe’s Home improvement stores in Albany and Redmond more than $35,000 for failing to ensure that customers in the stores wore masks, face coverings or face shields. Source: Albany, Redmond Lowe’s stores fined […]
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Albany faces lawsuit over sewage spill

On Aug. 15, 2019, Travis Williams was recreating on the Willamette River in Albany with a Willamette Riverkeeper group. Paddlers were on the water, people were swimming and Williams went snorkeling. But there was something else in the water, too: about 2,100 gallons of raw sewage. Source: Albany faces lawsuit over sewage spill | Local […]
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COVID found in Albany, Corvallis wastewater

Oregon State University researchers detected the coronavirus in wastewater samples in Albany and Corvallis in two consecutive weeks earlier this month. Oregon State University researchers detected the coronavirus in wastewater samples in Albany and Corvallis in two consecutive weeks earlier this month. The researchers from the College of Agricultural Sciences have been working with the […]
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Coronavirus outbreak tied to high school party dashes Oregon district’s plans for in-person instruction

At least three positive cases have been traced to a large gathering in a local home with approximately 19 students from West Albany High School, South Albany High School and Lebanon High School. Source: Coronavirus outbreak tied to high school party dashes Oregon district’s plans for in-person instruction

Albany continues to have most COVID-19 cases in area

The Albany area continues to have the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Linn and Benton counties, despite the return of students to Oregon State University in Corvallis, according to Oregon Health Authority ZIP code data. Source: Albany continues to have most COVID-19 cases in area | Local | lebanon-express.com