When Pitt Panthers defensive coordinator Randy Bates was asked about Cruce Brookins, he got straight to the point regarding the up-and-coming safety. With Donovan McMillon and PJ O'Brien exhauting ...

Pressure to take on extra work Short staffing is at the root of the agency's problems, Brookins said. Health P.E.I. reports 695 vacancies currently, including 188 for registered nurses.

Brookins, pastor of Holy Trinity Church of God, 130 W. Buttonwood St., is the recipient of the foundation’s annual Dream, Believe and Achieve Award.