FDA approves COVID vaccine for children 12 and older. What do parents need to know? Ben Sessoms, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
May 11 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday for children age 12 to 15.
Pending recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which health officials expect Wednesday afternoon, parents can have their children vaccinated starting Thursday.
This only includes the Pfizer vaccine. Vaccines from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson have not yet been authorized for use in children.
Health experts from the state Department of Health and Human Services and private health care told The News & Observer that the benefits of child vaccination outweigh the risks.
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Holyoke City Council delays vote on changes to marijuana ordinance; acting mayor offers updates
Updated May 05, 2021;
HOLYOKE The City Council held off on sweeping changes to an ordinance related to the cannabis industry. The council voted 7-6 in favor of changes to current rules for medical and recreational marijuana operations and special permitting.
While the ordinance passed initially with a simple majority (7-6), Ward 5 Councilor Linda Vacon requested an opinion from the city’s Law Department if a supermajority or 9-4 vote were necessary.
Vacon pointed out that council rules require a two-thirds vote on the legal form of an ordinance. Vacon and Ward 2 Councilor Terence Murphy said they did not receive a copy of the changes before Tuesday’s session.
Holyoke City Council takes up appointments to municipal boards
Updated 8:20 PM;
HOLYOKE The Public Service Committee recommended two appointments to city boards during Wednesday’s virtual session.
The committee favored appointing former City Councilor Patricia C. Devine to the Department of Public Works Commission and former city auditor Brian G. Smith to the Holyoke Retirement Board.
If approved by the City Council, Devine would replace commissioner Quinn T. Lonczak. The three-year term expires Feb. 1, 2024.
Smith would replace Bellamy Schmidt, who served as acting city auditor after Smith retired. The appointment expires Jan. 1, 2024.
Smith retired in March 2014 and served on the Retirement Board during his tenure in city government. He still offers his expertise to the City Council on fiscal matters, earning a reputation as a calm and steady presence.
Whose mountain is it?: State stakes claim on old Mount Tom quarry as owners seek bankruptcy protection
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HOLYOKE The state is moving to claim ownership of the former Mount Tom quarry to stop the current owners from converting the 16-acre site into a clean-fill operation in which truckloads of soil would be dumped in the massive crater on the side of the mountain over the next 20 years.
Officials with the state Department of Conservation and Recreation are laying claim to the title for the quarry parcel under terms of the state’s 2002 purchase of 144.7 acres of the former Mount Tom Ski Area for $1.3 million. They want to see the land preserved in its natural state and protected for future use for outdoor recreation.