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Port Washington gets $500G to hire four new firefighters
The Port Washington Fire Department will receive a grant of more than $500,000 to hire four new career firefighters.
The $507,200 grant is part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grants, as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Robert Kropacek, chairman of the board of directors of the volunteer...