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Newark, NJ
Lifestyle
Scholarship Begun In Memory Of W. Orange Artist Lost To Opioid Addiction
Sammy Rosenblatt was a talented visual artist who died from an opioid overdose in March. He had been battling addiction for years, those who knew him say. Now his family and friends seek to honor the memory of the West Orange High School alumnus. An arts scholarship has been started in his name and the first one was recently awarded to a graduating WOHS student. His family and friends are also raising funds for Shatterproof.org, a group that aids families touched by addiction, as well as preserving his photography, illustrations and other works. The family has started a GoFundMe campaign…
New Rochelle, NY
News
Here Are Westchester County's 2019 Public Health Award Winners
Several people and organizations were recognized for their industry contributions at the 2019 Public Health Awards, presented by Westchester County Executive George Latimer and the Westchester County Board of Health on Monday, April 8 at White Plains High School. The event is meant to celebrate National Public Health Week, which is observed from April 1 to April 7. Stephanie Marquesano, an Ardsley mother and co-occurring mental health disorder awareness advocate, was given the Dr. Harold Keltz Distinguished Public Health Service Award by Board of Health President Robert Baker, MD. “The tra…
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Norwalk Police Name Officers Of Month
The Norwalk Police Department has named its Officers of the Month for January: Sergeant Justin Bisceglie, Officer Javier Mogollon and Officer Ralph DeVito. Officials say these officers earned these awards after an incident on Saturday, Jan. 12. Sergeant Justin Bisceglie, Officer Javier Mogollon and Officer Ralph DeVito responded to a residence on the report of an unconscious person. They quickly noticed that the person was not breathing and began ventilation. The officers also determined that the individual was suffering from an overdose of opioids. Within minutes, they successfully adminis…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Hearing Set For Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
UPDATE: A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday for a Susssex County man who authorities said overdosed on heroin before his SUV went airborne, smashing into a killing a father and son and an attendant at a gas station on Route 23 in Wayne early Tuesday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said her staff will ask Superior Court Judge Ernest M. Caposela during a 10 a.m. hearing in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson to order 29-year-old Jason Vanderee held in the Passaic County Jail pending trial. Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with th…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Drugged Driver In Route 23 Gas Station Crash Kills Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
UPDATE: Authorities late Tuesday identified the drugged driver in a morning crash that killed a father and son and a gas station attendant as a 29-year-old Sussex County resident. Jason Vanderee, of the Glenwood section of Vernon Township, was charged with three counts each of aggravated manslaughter and death by auto, among other offenses. A detention hearing was scheduled this Monday. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/southpassaic/police-fire/hearing-set-for-driver-charged-in-gas-station-crash-that-killed-dad-teenage-son-attendant/748562/ Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighte…
Darien, CT
Lifestyle
Newport Academy Examines The Effects Of Helicopter Parenting
The term “helicopter parenting” describes parents who are overinvolved in their children’s lives. They hover close by and swoop down to help at the first sign of trouble. And helicopter parents don’t change their behavior as their kids get older: they continue to hover as teens enter high school and even when they head off to college. As parenting teenagers has become increasingly complicated, helicopter parenting has become more prevalent — along with so-called “lawnmower parents” and “snowplow parents,” who not only hover but also mow down or plow away any obstacles in a child’s or teenag…
Newburgh, NY
Lifestyle
Free Narcan Training Will Be Offered At New York State Fair
With opioids and overdoses reaching a peak in the country last year, the New York State Fair will be offering special life-saving training. At this year’s New York State Fair - which is being held in Syracuse from Aug. 22 through Sept. 3 - there will be Narcan training, which has helped save the lives of several New Yorkers who were suffering from near-fatal overdoses. The “Stomp Out Stigma Day,” which coincides with International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 will include a speech from BMX biker Tony Hoffman, feature an information fair with support service for addiction and the Narcan…
Stamford, CT
Lifestyle
Overdose Deaths From Opioids Hit Record High In 2017
Opioids continue to plague the country, as overdose deaths peaked toa record high last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Preliminary estimates from the CDC found that drug overdoses killed nearly 72,000 people in America in 2017, a record number and rise of approximately 10 percent. The count includes deaths that occurred in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. According to the CDC, the rise in overdoses comes as more Americans are using opioids, and the drugs are becoming stronger and more deadly. In January 2017, the CDC had said there was a predicted 2,521 predi…
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Four Suspected Overdose Deaths Reported In Nine Days In Litchfield County
Four untimely deaths potentially related to heroin overdoses were reported in nine days in Litchfield County, state police said on Saturday. Connecticut State troopers and Connecticut State Police detectives from Western District Major Crime are investigating the deaths. These overdoses have been reported over the past two weeks, where different items of suspected heroin paraphernalia were found at each scene. It is unknown at this time if any of the consumed narcotics were contaminated by any substances that were unknown to the deceased, state police said. Symptoms of opioid overdose i…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Overdose Victim Found On Roadway Rescued By Wappingers Falls Police
Two quick acting Wappingers Falls police officers saved the life of an opioid overdose victim by administering Narcan. The save took place around 12:24 p.m. Wednesday when officers Devin Ludwig and Mark Liebermann responded to the area of Andrews Place, a public highway located in the Village of Wappingers Falls for a report of a male down, said Lt P. Capparelli. The two officers arrived on scene and found a 41-year-old man unresponsive with labored breathing lying on his back on the ground, Capparelli said. It was immediately determined the man was experiencing an overdose of narcotics a…
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
OD Victim Slumped Over Steering Wheel Rescued By Stamford Officers
Some fast acting police officers in Stamford helped save the life of a 35-year-old man who was found slumped over his steering wheel, suffering from a potential overdose. Last year, officers from the Stamford Police Department were issued Narcan kits “in order to assist one of ours if exposed to any opioid-related exposures or to assist the public in the course of an overdose.” Those kits had not been needed, until this week. On Monday, officers were dispatched to a medical call in the east side of Stamford, where there was a report of a potential overdose victim. Upon arrival at the scene,…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
28-Year-Old Overdose Victim Saved After Hudson Valley Crash
A man overdosing on opioids was saved by first responders after he lost control of his car and crashed into another vehicle. The incident took place Sunday afternoon when Cameron J. Petersen, 28, of Poughkeepsie, was driving westbound on Route 376 in the Town of Poughkeepsie when he crossed over into oncoming traffic near Red Oaks Mill Road and hit a vehicle with two people inside, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The two occupants in the second vehicle received serious injuries and were transported by Mobile Life to Vassar Brothers Medical Center, he said. The LaGrange Fire D…
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