The Leader Heraldhttp://www.leaderherald.comTop Headlinesen-usFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:28:44 EDTFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:28:44 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssFulton County death linked to swine fluhttp://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/517716.htmlJOHNSTOWN - 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.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:45:44 EDTCounty reduces proposed budgethttp://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/517717.htmlJOHNSTOWN - 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. The county removed $100,000 for Fulton-Montgomery Community College's new management information system project. When the county released its proposed $104 million tentative budget Nov.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:48:01 EDTChanges made at brush site in Johnstownhttp://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/517718.htmlJOHNSTOWN - 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. City Engineer Chad Kortz reported to the city council Monday that the leaf and brush dropoff for city residents is doing better since earlier reports of garbage being mixed in illegall.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:48:52 EDTFMCC enrollment surpasses semester's goalhttp://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/517719.htmlJOHNSTOWN - Fulton Montgomery Community College officials said Thursday they are well ahead of last year's rates for student enrollment. Vice President for Student Affairs Jane Kelley said the college has already met its goal of 2,134 full-time equivalency students for the semester and has enrolled more than 2,700. She said that puts the college 15 percent ahead of last year.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:49:35 EDTIntoxicated motorist crashes into cemetery, destroys stones: policehttp://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/517720.htmlGLOVERSVILLE - 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. Police said Daniel M. Gifford, 21, of 230 Kunz Road, Broadalbin, was ticketed on a charge of driving while intoxicated after the 9:47 p.m. inciden.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:23 EDT