🌱 How a $178K grant will upgrade Glen firefighters’ safety gear

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• How a $178K grant will upgrade Glen firefighters' safety gear

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📰 News we're reading

• Glen Fire awarded $178K to replace aging equipment (dailygazette.com) — Glen's volunteer fire department has secured a $178,533 federal grant to replace its aging breathing equipment, improving safety for firefighters and residents alike. The funding will nearly triple the department's SCBA units, help meet state standards, and free up local savings for other needs as call volumes continue to rise around the town.
   

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• Dungeons & Dragons: Kids Ages 7-12 - GROUP B
  Amsterdam Free Library, 28 Church St, Amsterdam
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Sunday October 4
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  390 Polin Road, Fultonville
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  Midland Barrels, 21 Bridge St S, Fonda
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  Bleyl Family Farm, 327 Reed Hill Road, Fultonville
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  Bleyl Family Farm, 327 Reed Hill Road, Fultonville
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Capital Region grapples with short-term rentals regulation (dailygazette.com)
• 'Memento Mori: Colonial Tales of the Macabre' at Johnson Hall October 10 (dailygazette.com)
• Super DIRT Week 54: Prospective Entries (superdirtcarseries.com)

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• The Bronck House: Exploring the Oldest Home in Upstate New York (news-usa.today)
• Early Access (PC) (digitalchumps.com)
• Building a Stronger New York at Climate Week NYC (empirereportnewyork.com)

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