JOHNSTOWN Fulton County government last week completed its largest one-day vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the seventh such COVID vaccinat
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JOHNSTOWN The Fulton-Montgomery Community College Board of Trustees heard Thursday that the state and federal aid situations impacting the college’s budget may be better than originally thought.
In a Finance Committee report, Trustee Roberta Winsman said the process to develop the proposed FMCC 2021-22 budget has begun. She said a draft document will be presented to the board by May.
But Winsman said her committee is now “excited” about the college being notified that the state’s 20 percent “holdbacks” instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic may actually be coming back to FMCC.
In his monthly report, FMCC Acting President Greg Truckenmiller said that he and Trustee Taiyebah Ghazi-Maghadam attended a virtual meeting Thursday about budget advocacy. He said they heard from SUNY officials on the latest financial situation impacting state institutions of higher learning.
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GLOVERSVILLE Since the start of the pandemic through Tuesday, 14,100 nursing home residents statewide have died of the coronavirus. Of those individuals, 46 residents of Fulton County nursing homes and 60 residents of Montgomery County nursing homes have died.
A report issued by state Attorney General Letitia James on Jan. 28 found that a larger number of nursing home residents died from the COVID-19 than had been publicly reported by the state Department of Health. The report indicated those numbers may have been undercounted by as much as 50 percent.
State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker in response issued a statement on Jan. 28 saying that statewide coronavirus deaths have been accurately reported, with the data on deaths in nursing homes and at hospitals reported separately.
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