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McCarthy: We Cant Afford to Drop Any Further Behind Tuesday, 8th Apr 2014 06:00 Boss Mick McCarthy believes the Blues can’t afford to drop any further behind the play-off places as they go into tonight’s crucial away game at Huddersfield. Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Blackburn saw Town slip to ninth, five points from Reading in the final play-off place. “We can’t,” he admitted. “And I think we’re six points behind really, I know it says five but the goal difference makes it six, w...

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — People assisting with Fulton County’s COVID-19 vaccination Points Of Delivery clinics, or PODs, will now receive stipends for their assistance. Late in Monday’s county Board of Supervisors’ meeting at the County Office Building, the board authorized an hourly stipend for vaccination auxiliary workers who assist county departments with vaccination PODs. County Administrative Officer Jon Stead told the board these people already assisting have included ...

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — Fulton County supervisors on Monday authorized acceptance of state Code Blue funds to assist the homeless through the county Department of Social Services. The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution at the County Office Building to accept $3,900 in state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance funding. DSS Commissioner Anne Solar had recommended an agreement for acceptance of the 2021 Code Blue funds from the OTDA to offset the costs of housing and...

A screenshot of Mondays Fulton County Board of Supervisors meeting. (The Leader-Herald/Michael Anich) JOHNSTOWN — The Fulton County Board of Supervisors on Monday adopted a Fulton County Police Reform and Reinvention Plan in accordance with a state mandate. The plan had been worked on for several months by an advisory committee and pertains to ways to reform or revise operations within the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department. The committee had met publicly Oct. 27, Nov. 10, Dec. 1, Dec. 15 a...

JOHNSTOWN — The Glove Cities’ namesake again comes through in an emergency. Fulton County Emergency Services Director Steven Santa Maria recently told the Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee that he stands to get his hands on dozens of boxes of nitrile gloves — important during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also is assisting Montgomery County with the effort. Santa Maria explained that nitrile gloves are part of the Personal Protective Equipment ensemble required for COVID respons...

JOHNSTOWN — Fulton County government last week completed its largest one-day vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the seventh such COVID vaccinat

Town 0-3 Southampton Tuesday, 3rd Mar 2009 23:50 Woeful Town fell to yet another home defeat as lowly Southampton left Portman Road having gained a well deserved 3-0 victory. It could have been worse for the Blues with the Saints missing a number of other chances. Boss Jim Magilton made only the one enforced change from the team which lost 3-2 at Preston on Saturday, Pim Balkestein coming on at centre-half with Alex Bruce moving to right-back in place of the injured Moritz Volz. The Blues ...

Balkestein Set to Start Against Saints Tuesday, 3rd Mar 2009 09:13 Dutchman Pim Balkestein looks set to return to the Town starting line-up this evening when the Blues take on Southampton at Portman Road (KO 7.45pm). Full-back Moritz Volz has joined Danny Haynes and Ben Thatcher on the sidelines, but Iván Campo is back in the squad. Volz limped off at Preston on Saturday with a recurrence of his groin injury and was replaced at right-back by Alex Bruce, with Balkestein coming off the ben...

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — The Fulton County Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee recently adopted the Fulton County Police Reform and Reinvention Plan. The plan — done by state executive order — will be the subject of a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. Monday, The board may finally adopt it afterwards, as it must be into the state by April 1. The Fulton County Police Reform Advisory Committee met Oct. 27, Nov. 10, Dec. 1, Dec. 15 and Feb. 9 to develop the plan, which allow...

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — The state may end up withholding about $161,000 from the Fulton County Department of Social Services for 2020, county officials heard recently. DSS Commissioner Anne Solar told the Board of Supervisors’ Human Services Committee that outstanding state revenues are still out there related to the 20 percent withhold due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. She said outstanding revenues were about $13,000 in 2019, but might be as much as $161,000 to DSS wi...