Ariel Zangla reports in The Daily Freeman the Greene County Legislature approved a one-year contract with Greene County Emergency Medical Systems to continue offering paramedic services to 13 local towns. The county pays Greene County Emergency Medical Systems $1,043,120 for services in 2015, under the contract. Halcott is the only town in Greene Co. not included in the agreement. Halcott contracts with a paramedic provider in Delaware Co. “The town of Catskill has decided at the last minute to stay within the coalition,” Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said. Groden noted the town considered upgrading their service to advanced life support levels. Read the full story in The Daily Freeman.