Body cameras OK d for all Washington County patrol deputies December 23 2020
All Washington County Sheriff s Office patrol deputies will soon use body cameras at a cost of $1.4 million.
Six months after it was first proposed, the Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 15 to fund an expansion to the body-worn camera program at the Washington County Sheriff s Office.
Amending its adopted 2020-21 budget, the county will spend nearly $1.4 million over the next five years to equip 210 deputies and 129 vehicles all those involved with patrol and civil law enforcement work with body-worn cameras.
The money will come from the county s general fund, as well as funds from the Enhanced Sheriff s Patrol District and a recently passed public safety levy.
Valley long term care facilities prepare for vaccines, partnership with pharmacies
ABC15 breaks down plan for long term care facilities.
and last updated 2020-12-16 00:12:48-05
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is underway in Arizona and across the country with frontline healthcare workers first in line. Not far behind though, are those in nursing and assisted living facilities.
Roughly 27,000 long term care residents and staff will start getting their doses the week of December 27.
Unlike the healthcare worker operation, organized by federal, state, and county government, pharmacy giants CVS and Walgreens are spearheading the long term care effort.
The companies are working with more than a thousand different facilities to get consent forms signed, find out how many doses are needed, and then figure out when and where to set up clinics.
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Walpole Food Services Department provides Thanksgiving bounty for hundreds in need
Maria Hall did everything in her power to make sure that hundreds of Walpole families would have something extra to be grateful for this Thanksgiving.
The director of school nutrition literally ran outside on the frigid morning of Nov. 18, distributing 300 turkeys and boxes of fruits, vegetables and treats with her department and the Walpole Community Food Pantry to cars lining up Common Street.
And when the food ran out at noon with 100 cars still in line, the team went to a local grocery store to provide gift cards.