Local briefs
Grant announced U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Johnstown) has announced that the Fayette Emergency Medical Service in Connellsville has been awarded a $98,800 grant through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program for new equipment and EMS training.
“The jobs of emergency responders are often made more difficult by the need to operate on shoestring budgets with no room to buy the equipment that allows them to respond safely and efficiently,” Murtha said in a press release. “These grants aim to enhance our first-responder’s ability to protect the health and safety of the first-responder personnel, with respect to fire-related hazards.”
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant program is administered by the U.S. Fire Administration, which is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Funds are used for operations and firefighter safety programs such as training, equipment and personal protective equipment; fire prevention programs such as public education, fire code enforcement, and the purchase and installation of smoke alarms; and the purchase of firefighting vehicles such as pumpers, brush trucks and rescue vehicles.
Worship planned
New Geneva Baptist Church, Front Street, will worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday when the Rev. Robert J. Robinson delivers the message “The Fullness of Time.’ Bob Brooks and Brianna Zinn will present special music. The children will light the Advent candle of Joy. There will be a candlelight service at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve.
Watch Night announced
A joint Watch Night Service will be held at 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, at the Canaan Baptist Church, located at 1302 Second St. in Hiller.
Participating will be Mount Lebanon Baptist Church in Brownsville, with the Rev. Herman Jackson; Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Brownsville; Mount Ararat Baptist Church in Cardale, with the Rev. Richard Callaway; and the Canaan Baptist Church, with the Rev. Andrew Dent.