Vaccine hesitancy apparent in Fulton County | The Daily Gazette
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Despite having the highest 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate in the region, the lowest vaccination percentage of the six rural counties in the Mohawk Valley and a highly publicized virus outbreak at its county jail affecting more than 80 people the Fulton County Public Health Department still struggled to give away doses of the Moderna vaccine Thursday, leaving 60 doses unused.
“We’ve never had leftover vaccine,” Fulton County Director of Public Health Laurel Headwell said after the end of her department’s Point of Distribution [POD] vaccine clinic, held at Fulton-Montgomery Community College on Thursday.
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Tractor-trailer rolls over Wednesday morning near Amsterdam | The Daily Gazette
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No injuries were reported.
The accident happened before 7:30 a.m. on Route 67, between Manny Corners and Belfance roads as the driver lost control, Montgomery County Sheriff Jeff Smith said. The trailer was carrying 47,000 pounds of compressed cardboard.
Smith identified the driver as David M. Kaspar, of Spring Grove, Va. Kaspar was issued tickets for unsafe speed and reckless driving, Smith said.
No other vehicles were involved.
The Hagaman and Cranesville fire departments also responded.
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Montgomery County Sheriff: Schenectady man sought in Town of Florida bomb threat | The Daily Gazette
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TOWN OF FLORIDA – A Schenectady man is being sought in connection with a bomb threat phoned into the Target Distribution Center in the town of Florida last month, Montgomery County Sheriff Jeff Smith said Thursday.
Isa Barros, 21, last known to live in Schenectady, is wanted on a felony charge of making a terroristic threat, Smith said.
Barros is accused of being the caller who phoned in the bomb threat on Nov. 16, Smith said.
Smith on Thursday released Barros’ photo and asked for the public’s help in locating him.