Page 45 - Jon Stead News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

McCarthy: We Can't 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, without a doubt, I don’t think we’re going to make that up.

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 medical personnel and emergency medical technicians. He said the stipends were previously agreed to ...

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 transportation provided by DSS to homeless individuals not eligible for DSS standard housing progra...

A screenshot of Monday's 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 and Feb. 9. Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year by executive order mandated local police departments across ...

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 responses. He said they are being used by emergency management and emergency medical system workers at COV...