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GLOUCESTER – Chief Eric Smith and the Gloucester Fire Department are pleased to share that a Gloucester firefighter has graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy in Stow.

Editors note: This article has been updated with information from a report in The Reading Eagle and court documents. An ambulance that was stolen out of Berks County on Monday morning was found by an off-duty paramedic in Lancaster County, according to the Reading Fire Department. The ambulance was stolen at around 11:30 a.m. as paramedics were inside a Reading apartment building tending for someone who called for medical help, said Fire Chief William Stoudt Jr. The driver of the stolen vehicle...

Editors note: This article has been updated with information from Reading Fire Department Fire Chief William Stoudt Jr. An ambulance that was stolen out of Berks County on Monday morning was found by an off-duty paramedic in Lancaster County, according to the Reading Fire Department. The ambulance was stolen at around 11:30 a.m. as paramedics were inside a Reading apartment building tending for someone who called for medical help, said Fire Chief William Stoudt Jr. Paramedics realized the ambul...

Initial cost for custom masks for paramedics yields unexpected benefits Some hospitals spent a chunk of COVID-19 disaster funds on custom-made masks for their paramedics. Even though they had the first chance to get the vaccine, the masks are for extra protection. Premier Health is betting it will make patients safer and first responders better. and last updated 2021-02-19 11:15:27-05 Some hospitals spent a chunk of COVID-19 disaster funds on custom-made masks for their paramedics. Even though ...

BYGONES: 1970s IDR plans thrown out over route near Forbury THE Mayor and Mayoress of Reading posed for a photocall on the new second section of the IDR in 1971, but, even as they did so, controversial plans were unveiled for the third. A section of the Inner Distribution Road was to swing round from London Street, under the Prudential building and clash ‘head-on’ with the western side of the Forbury Gardens. How this monumental problem would be solved was displayed in model form, com...

Woman, teen killed in Reading, Berks County rowhome fire WPVI Firefighters were called to the 1200 block of Chestnut Street in Reading at about midnight. "Bursting flames and in the front, you see the whole stairwell where you see inside the door. You see the whole stairwell on fire," said Misael Rodriguez, who lives nearby. The fire department said two people were trapped inside and by the time crews got to them, it was too late. Rodriguez said he tried to save one woman. "We were trying to pu...

Reading firefighters receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Reading Fire Department receives COVID-19 vaccine By Morgan Parrish | December 23, 2020 at 4:36 PM EST - Updated December 23 at 6:41 PM CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The Reading Fire Department was among the dozens of units in Hamilton County to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday. Around 80% of the department’s firefighters rolled up their sleeves to get the first dose of the vaccine. The firefighters said it was quick, painl...

Back Stoyer, who grew up in Reading and has deep roots in the city, was still reeling from the shock that DID was done. - Advertisement - "People don’t realize what they are getting rid of," he said. City Council voted 4-3 on Monday night not to reauthorize the improvement district for another five years. DID, an organization that has been tasked to provide a clean, safe and green downtown since 1995, will cease to exist on Dec. 31 at 4 p.m. DID board chairman Jim Cinelli was still in shoc...

Back Stoyer, who grew up in Reading and has deep roots in the city, was still reeling from the shock that DID was done. - Advertisement - "People don’t realize what they are getting rid of," he said. City Council voted 4-3 on Monday night not to reauthorize the improvement district for another five years. DID, an organization that has been tasked to provide a clean, safe and green downtown since 1995, will cease to exist on Dec. 31 at 4 p.m. DID board chairman Jim Cinelli was still in shoc...

The motion to reauthorize the district failed by a narrow and unexpected 3-4 vote. Council members Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Stratton Marmarou, Melissa Ventura and Donna Reed voted against reauthorization. - Advertisement - The DID was formed in 1995 to focus on the city’s downtown and provide cleaning, safety and economic services. “I think it’s unfair that we continue to neglect (business and property owners), and we don’t listen and dont meet their needs,” Cepeda-Freyt...