Paula Vogler
Special to Wicked Local
EASTON - If he had stayed with his first course of study, Fire Chief Kevin Partridge would have had a long career as an electrical engineer.
Instead, after starting as a volunteer firefighter in Swansea in 1984 and switching his major to fire science, Partridge, 55, is in the midst of a long fire safety career spanning over 35 years, the last nine of which have been spent serving as Easton’s chief.
“I had a friend who was looking into joining the volunteer fire department (in Swansea) and told me about it,” Partridge said. “One of the volunteers, who is now my brother-in-law, lived in our neighborhood. Once I got in Swansea, I took a whole bunch of firefighter classes.”
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PLAINVILLE Plainville call firefighter and EMT Brett Bertram has a lot of people in his corner as he battles a serious case of COVID-19.
Since news of his hospitalization came out last week, the community has gathered in support and prayer, and has raised via GoFundMe $19,327 as of press time on April 20. That amount was raised by 343 donors.
The GoFundMe effort was started on April 14 to help with medical expenses.
Plainville Fire Deputy Chief Richard Ball said the department worked with Bertram s mother, Stacy Bertram, of North Attleborough, on setting up the campaign. And Fire Chief Justin Alexander got it all kicked off by giving the first donation.
In the space of a few weeks, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait have all accelerated multi-billion-dollar plans to sell energy assets or issue bonds off the back of them.
Time was when the Middle East’s petrostates recoiled from using their crown jewels to raise money from foreign investors.
Not any more. In the space of a few weeks, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait have all accelerated multi-billion-dollar plans to sell energy assets or issue bonds off the back of them. Capping that trend, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Tuesday the kingdom is in talks with an unidentified “global energy company” to sell a stake worth about $20 billion in state oil firm Aramco.
The shift underscores how countries in a region that’s home to almost half the world’s oil reserves are taking advantage of the recovery in energy prices following last year’s coronavirus-triggered crash to bolster their ailing finances. The global transition to greener energy is only adding to the urgency, with governments requiring fresh funds to invest in new sectors and diversify their economies. And investors, hobbled by record