By Alexis Tarrazi
The Leader
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Dictionary.com describes a volunteer as “a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking; a person who performs a service willingly and without pay.”
As the state budget eases closer to becoming reality, local emergency medical technicians (EMTs) may feel one of the harshest cuts from the financial scalpel.
In an effort to lower the budget, Gov. Jon S. Corzine has proposed redirecting $4 million from the dedicated EMT Training Fund to the general treasury of the State of New Jersey, leaving only a balance of $400,000.
Full story: Cuts require volunteers to pay for own training