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She always had the brightest smile in the room. She was always ready to offer a hand to anyone who needed it . . . more

4/13/23

Susan Giovanniello’s colleagues carried her coffin from St. Rocco Roman Catholic Church on Thursday morning where mourners were heartbroken over the teenager’s tragic death.

Funeral held for Glen Cove EMS volunteer Susan Giovanniello

Thursday was a somber day for Glen Cove as family, friends, colleagues and officials who said farewell to volunteer EMT Susan Giovanniello, who was laid to rest at St. Rocco Roman Catholic Church. more

4/6/23

Kaplon, top left, EMT Captain David Showerer, and RVCFD Honorary Chief Edward C. Simpson were recognized during American Legion Post 303’s Law and Order Night.

RVC American Legion hosts Law & Order Night

On Friday, American Legion Post 303 honored Rockville Centre first responders on Law and Order Night at their headquarters on Maple Avenue. “Our post takes great pleasure in honoring our law enforcement and emergency personnel for their continued dedication and service to the Rockville Centre community,” Legion Post 303 member Paul Casazza said. “They are serving and protecting us on a daily basis.” more

By Tom Catrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 11/4/21

Tommy Placilla tried a scarflike wrapping on Liam Reimer’s simulated head wound.

EMT class for teens with a dream to aid the community

Julianna Corso’s career path is medicine. Ava Famiglietti plans to take over her father’s auto body shop. Already a Bayville firefighter, Tommy Placilla, who will be at Nassau Community College … more

By Laura Lane | 3/29/19

Ed Oppenheimer addressed the crowd at the Rockville Links Country Club after receiving the Eugene J. Murray Outstanding Citizenship Award at the Rockville Centre Community Fund’s 30th annual Mayor’s Golf and Dinner Classic in September.

Rockville Centre's Person of the Year is Ed Oppenheimer

He is consistently one of the most active members in the Rescue Company,” said Chuck Joyce, who served for 40 years with Ed Oppenheimer, the Herald’s 2017 Person of the Year. “It just amazes us … more

By Ben Strack | 12/28/17

This map shows the locations of NCPD heroin arrests.

Island Park has third-highest rate of heroin arrests in county

“It comes in waves.”James Miotto, Island Park’s fire chief and an emergency medical worker, said the Fire Department gets called to the scene of a heroin overdose as frequently as … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 8/11/17

A Calhoun High School student suffered a “severe case of alcohol poisoning” after drinking at a party last Wednesday night in the woods behind Brookside School in North Merrick, according to Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings. The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, which oversees Calhoun, had asked Uniondale company Summit Security Services to keep watch that night at Brookside, said Central District Superintendent John DeTommaso. Above, a Summit SUV was parked that night outside Brookside as emergency vehicles’ lights flashed at the woods’ edge.

EMTs pull drunken teen from ravine

The teenager, a student at Calhoun High School, had a “severe case of alcohol poisoning,” said Calhoun Principal Nicole Hollings in an email to parents on June 12. He drank at a “large gathering” of Calhoun seniors in the woods between Brookside School and the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Hollings wrote. more

By Brian Racow | 6/17/15

The lessons learned from Sandy

It’s hard to believe that the wounds inflicted by Hurricane Sandy are now six months old. more

5/2/13

Emergency medical technicians from Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services are using this newly acquired rapid-response vehicle to rush to calls for help faster than they could with an ambulance.

Bellmore-Merrick EMS gets new wheels

Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services notified its fellow Long Island emergency responder agencies that it needed a first-response vehicle, and Brookhaven Fire Department came to the rescue. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 4/24/13

Courtesy Estelle Riviera/LFD Lynbrook Fire Department EMT Lynn Curtis visited Hugo Gallardo in his hospital bed at NCUMC last Thursday.

Lynbrook EMTs visit injured man

“I know who you are. I will always remember you. You saved my life!” Those were the words of Hugo Gallardo on August 16, speaking in Spanish as he greeted Lieutenant Lynn Curtis from his … more

By Steve Grogan | 8/23/12

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