Now a federal offense

Feds take case of man accused of firing shots into Democratic HQ

NORRISTOWN >> A Worcester man accused of emailing threats to and firing gunshots at the Montgomery County Democratic Committee headquarters in Norristown will be prosecuted on charges in federal court.

Anthony F. Nero, 48, of the 2600 block of Bean Road, was taken into custody by federal agents on Wednesday when he showed up for what was supposed to be his preliminary hearing on terrorism-related charges filed against him last month by county authorities, according to his lawyer, Timothy Woodward.

In a move aimed at getting more kids back into classrooms, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that teachers and other school employees are now eligible to get COVID-19 vaccines.

The state is setting aside its allotment of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine that received emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration over the weekend for people working in schools. They will begin getting the shots as early as March 10.

The governor unveiled details of the state’s school employee vaccination plan at a press conference Wednesday morning.

“Vaccinating teachers and staff is an important step to getting students back into the classroom safely,” Wolf said.

Wolf said the state will be getting 94,600 Johnson & Johnson doses in the first wave of its distribution, and pharmacies in the state will get another 30,000. More will arrive in the weeks to come, he added.

All those doses will be earmarked for school employees, both at public and private schools.

In the first round of vaccinations, priority will be given to teachers and staff members who work with students in prekindergarten classes or elementary schools and those who work with special needs students or students who speak English as a second language.

The state is working with re

MARK LENNIHAN - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Patient Susan Maxwell Trumble is inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19vaccine at South Shore University Hospital, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in Bay Shore, N.Y.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gov. Tom Wolf greets state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski, a Lackawanna County Democrat who was among legislators joining Wolf’s announcement Wednesday that the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be set aside for teachers and other school staff.