South African variant cases rise amid reports several infected people have had a Covid vaccine dose
16 Apr 2021, 9:06
Updated: 16 Apr 2021, 9:07
THE SOUTH African variant has spread further amid reports that several infected people have had a Covid vaccine dose.
It fuels fears the strain can indeed avoid immunity built from vaccination, as shown in early studies.
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People queueing for a coronavirus test on Clapham Common as part of a search for cases of the South African variantCredit: Rex
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Health officials are scrambling to stop the variant spreading furtherCredit: PA
Health officials yesterday said a further 56 cases had been identified, taking the total confirmed cases to 600.
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Mayor mulls police reform while drafting budget
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Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper, right, and Captain John Cartledge march with the Northampton Police Department down Main Street during a Northampton Memorial Day parade in Florence. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 4/14/2021 7:48:50 PM
NORTHAMPTON The Policing Review Commission presented its final report to the City Council late last month with a number of suggestions to change policing in the city. Now, as Mayor David Narkewicz drafts what will be his final city budget, what happens next?
The report’s main suggestion: creating a Department of Community Care that would be independent of the Police Department and would, through the city’s dispatch system, send unarmed responders to nonviolent calls such as those related to mental health.
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Northampton restaurateur running for Ward 4 City Council seat
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Published: 4/13/2021 7:59:04 PM
NORTHAMPTON Downtown restaurant owner Jesse Hassinger has joined four other newcomers running for City Council. While the others are running for two at-large seats, Hassinger, who is co-owner of Belly of the Beast, is the only person who has publicly announced his candidacy for the Ward 4 seat.
Current Ward 4 City Councilor John Thorpe has said he will not be seeking reelection.
Hassinger, 40, moved from Boston to Northampton in 2015 and he and his wife, Aimee Francaes, opened Belly of the Beast downtown.
Last summer, Hassinger became more active in city government amid calls to cut the city’s Police Department budget and when digital meetings made it easier for him to participate, he said.