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NEIGHBORS.............. 18 Scottsdale author pens first adult novel.
BUSINESS....................22 Renters caught in price vise.
FOOD...............................25 Rabbi takes over popular kosher eatery.
NEIGHBORS...........................................18 BUSINESS................................................22 FOOD.........................................................25 CLASSIFIEDS........................................ 26
Sunday, August 1, 2021
Uncertainties loom over new school year here BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
F
rom COVID-19 to new rules regulating controversial topics in the classroom, the Scottsdale Unified School District has its hands full as it prepares to welcome students back to campuses on Aug. 4. Superintendent Scott Menzel said the district learned from its experiences last year and
Shootings rattle Craftsman Court neighbors
worked with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health to develop COVID-19 protocols and mitigation strategies that were sent home to families last week. The district’s protocols were not released by Progress deadline, but Menzel said it will include common mitigation strategies like continuing to encourage increased hand washing and emphasizing the need to stay home when sick.
But what about students exposed to COVID-19 who are not vaccinated? Though the district’s plan was not released yet, a district spokesperson told the Progress SUSD will continue to follow guidance from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. The health department’s guidance currently
21st century library
see SCHOOL page 10
BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
T
he Scottsdale Police Department is promising to beef up its presence along downtown’s Craftsman Court after the second shooting in four months left local residents and business owners shaken. The most recent shooting took place near 3rd Avenue and Craftsman Court at around 11 p.m. July 10, according to Commander Bruce Cioli, who joined Police Chief Jeff Walther and other department higher-ups at a meeting with concerned community mem-
see SHOOTING page 4
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Taylor Moriarty, 11, visited the Appaloosa Library with her father Richard and used the new Pony Express self-service entrance that gives a 21st century feel to borrowing books. For the story, see page 6. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)
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