911 Dispatcher Talks New London Family Through Emergency Birth Before EMS Arrives
A Connecticut dad had a horrifying thought as he raced his wife to the hospital: “We’re not going to make it in time.”
He grabbed his phone and dialed 911. It was just after 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, and his wife, 38.5 weeks pregnant, was in labor. They were not going to reach the hospital before the baby arrived. Luckily for Ty Hedden, the dad-to-be, 911 dispatcher Amanda Nichols answered the call.
Nichols calmly walked Ty through each step of the delivery as his wife, Makayla, did all the hard work. This was not the couple’s first child, so they had some experience, but this birth was unf…
$63K Raised As Haworth Officer’s Baby Faces Open-Heart Surgery
More than $63,000 has been raised on a GoFundMe to support the family of Haworth Police Officer Anthony Butler as his almost 1-year-old daughter prepares to undergo open-heart surgery.
The fundraiser, organized by Butler’s extended family and shared by Facebook group Haworth News, was created Tuesday, Feb. 3,to help support Anthony and his wife, Krystal, as they care for their daughter, Daniella, who turns 1 on Feb. 18, and became critically ill after a virus affected her heart.
According to the fundraiser, Daniella developed endocarditis after becoming ill, which caused damage to three of …
Manalapan Mom Of 3 Kelly Sorkin Dies, 45
Kelly Anne Sorkin, a 45-year-old Manalapan woman died on Monday, Jan. 19, according to her obituary from the Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals and Cremation Service website.
Born in State Island, Sorkin got her Master's in speech pathology from Kean University, eventually meeting her husband Gary, her obituary reads. The couple moved to Manalapan 10 years ago, according to her obituary.
Working as a speech pathologist for the New York City Board of Education, Sorkin helped countless children and was devoted to her family, including her three children, Colin, Lucas …
Produce Pete Dies, 80
Peter Napolitano, better known to viewers as his TV persona “Produce Pete,” has died, Channel 4 NBC New York announced Monday, Jan. 26. He was 80.
The Englewood, NJ native was a fixture on the Saturday editions of "Weekend Today in New York," where he often spoke about growing up in Bergen County and working at his family’s neighborhood market, Napolitano’s Produce.
Pete married his wife, Bette, whom he met when he was just 16 years old, and took over the market in 1970. The store closed in 2006 after 53 years in business. Bette, along with the couple’s children and grandchildren, frequentl…
Infant Found Dead In Duffel Bag, NY Mom Charged
A 25-year-old New York mother has been charged after police found her month-old daughter dead inside a duffel bag in a closet of a family apartment.
Officers responding to a wellness check around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, discovered the infant inside a closet at an apartment on Veronica Place near Beverly Road in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, according to the NYPD.
The child, identified as Adonnys Kendall, was found unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The baby’s mother, Gynae Kendall, was arrested and charged Sunday, Jan. 25, with concealment of a human corpse, police said.
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