Nassau County residents showed their heroic side time and time again
in 2012, saving the lives of many other residents in the process. In no
specific order, here are the best examples of heroism that Nassau had
to offer this year.
Garden City Father, Son Save Elderly Man From Burning Home:
An 87-year-old man was rescued from a burning Garden City home by a
Garden City father and son Monday night during Hurricane Sandy. One of
the man's rescuers, 53-year-old off-duty FDNY captain Frank Leto, told Newsday,
he was in his Garden City home when he heard a boom. He went to
investigate what had happened and saw flames from a Kenwood Road home.
After learning that an 87-year-old man was still inside the home, Frank
and his son Matthew found an opening and got to the him. Frank pulled
the man out and handed him to his son, according to Newsday.
Long Beach Surfing Instructor Rescues RVC Teens:
Cliff Skudin, a co-operator of the surfing school Skudin Surf, along
with an unidentified good Samaritan, rescued three Rockville Centre
teens from drowning near a jetty off Long Beach Boulevard Beach back in
May. At the time, Skudin was giving a private surfing lesson and walking
along the beach toward Monroe Boulevard when he heard the trio, who
were about 50 to 100 yards out in the ocean, yell for help.
Infant Saved by Fire Department Volunteers:
Back in May, units from the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department were
summoned to Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst for a child not breathing. The
infant was lifeless upon arrival, however, was successfully revived
through a true team effort of first responders. Once stabilized, the
infant was transferred to LIJ Children's Hospital for further care.
Bellmore Firefighter Honored for Saving Life During Blaze:
John Curley, of the Bellmore Fire Department, risked his own life days
after Hurricane Sandy to rescue a 93-year-old woman from the second
story of a Shore Road home that had caught on fire. Curley climbed up
the jury-rigged ladder and, after breaking the window of the mother’s
room with his bare hands, plunged head-long into the burning home.
Moments later, he emerged, carrying the woman out with him.
State Troopers Save Merrick Man's Life:
Two New York State Police officers saved the life of a Merrick man
after he collapsed on the Wantagh Parkway Bike Path back in August.
Trooper Thomas Wallace responded applied his Automated External
Defibrillator (AED) device to the victim, Martin Gottlieb, 60, of
Merrick, who was not breathing, police said. With the assistance of
Trooper David Augugliaro, who was performing CPR, Gottlieb regained his
pulse and was transported to Nassau University Medical Center.
Lynbrook Firefighters Honored for Saving Toddler:
When an 18-month-old toddler had trouble breathing while visiting his
grandmother's house in Lynbrook last spring, Lynbrook Fire Chief
Anthony DeCarlo and Firefighter Josh Parsons came to the rescue. When
the incident happened on April 11, the firemen were the first on the
scene and transported the toddler to South Nassau Community Hospital in
DeCarlo’s vehicle.
Lynbrook Firefighters Save Home, Dog from Blaze:
Lynbrook firefighters rescue a dog was hiding inside a home that
caught fire shortly after power was restored to the block following
Hurricane Sandy.
Lifeguards Save Boy's Life at Veterans Memorial Park:
An 8-year-old boy was rescued after he stopped breathing in the deep
end of the pool at Veterans Memorial Park back in July, according to ABC
News. Lifeguard Christina Marie saw the boy floating in the deep end
and dove in to get him. After pulling the boy out, Marie and lifeguard
Stephen Foran worked on resuscitation efforts that ended up being
successful.
The NBUFSD BOE has not mentioned cutting bussing in over a year, it is not a part of the 2013-2014…Read More budget.
The pensions and benefits are not regulated by the BOE it is a state mandate.
Eliminating the CHSD is a great idea but it needs to be voted on by the citizens of all 4 districts…Read More . In BM we have 5 set of administration - North Bellmore, Bellmore, North Merrick, Merrick and CHSD . Pensions are a are a state and national battle NOT local
Well for starters, why not give candidates 401K's and only pay a proportion of their benefits...Hire…Read More teachers and adm that actually live in our district...... Has anybody proposed dismantling the high school district......From the way I understand they have tried unsuccessfully to combine, well then how about saving moneu and splitting up the 3 high schools...This was we wont need 2 administrations...... I will try and I will think out of the box!
You are going to do something that even Cuomo won't touch...pensions? Well, thank you for…Read More recognizing the real problem that faces the taxpayers but how will you address the problem and not just promise?
So Lu Scala never had any children so it might be safe to say you have never been to a PTA meeting…Read More or a School Board meeting or a budget presentation so then you would have no idea how the money is spent good or bad. I'm sorry that your neighbors make more than you but like anything else you get what you pay for there are educational requirements for teaching and administration jobs, I'm sure you would be happy if all the school personnel could be replaced by minimum wage earners or better yet we could close all the schools after all you have been out of school for 40 years so you don't need them anymore, but thats not how it works. Why is always the uninformed that speak loudest and longest?
I never had any kids.. and am the last kid who went to to the Bellmore Merrick school system.....its…Read More been almost 40 years since I was a Mempham grad..and it is very disharting to hear that my many many high tax dollars..are not enought for these kids I have been sororting all these years!!! Who is getting all the money??? Its all bull.. aI live inbetween teachers.. how is it they can afford high end cars, housekeepers, landscapers, ect??????... the money is being spent in the WRONG WAYS TO THE TEACHERS, AND MOST OF ALL THE ADMISTRATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD ECT... I AM CALLING FOR A MASSIVE AUDIT AND GET0 per year.. they afe not worth any more then that.. THE MONEY BACK FROM ANYONE WHO WAS PAID MORE THEN $75,00....