Fulton County death linked to swine flu
JOHNSTOWN — Fulton County public health officials reported the county’s first swine flu-related death Thursday. Announcement of the recent death followed laboratory testing that confirmed the deceased had swine flu, county Public Health Director Denise Frederick said in a news release issued Thursday. Frederick said the death involved an adult in Fulton County with an underlying medical condition. She said it is the first death linked to swine flu, more formally known as H1N1, since the initial flu outbreak in April. To protect the privacy of the family, no further medical information about the unnamed person will be released, she said. “Every death is a tragedy and our sincere condolences are extended to the family at this difficult time,” Frederick stated in the release. No swine flu-related deaths have been reported in Montgomery and Hamilton counties.
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JOHNSTOWN — The Fulton County Board of Supervisors Thursday made more cuts to the county’s proposed 2010 budget, reducing the average property tax-rate increase to about 4 percent.
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JOHNSTOWN — The city’s leaf and brush dropoff program is back in operation after earlier illegal dumping temporarily shut down the program at the West Main Street site.
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JOHNSTOWN — Fulton Montgomery Community College officials said Thursday they are well ahead of last year’s rates for student enrollment.
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GLOVERSVILLE — An intoxicated motorist drove his vehicle through a locked gate at the Jewish Cemetery on Spruce Street Thursday night and destroyed multiple headstones, city police said.
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GLOVERSVILLE — Mayor-elect Dayton King said he hopes to bring more openness to city government, but several city officials said King must first evaluate the existing policies before making drastic changes.
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