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Beloved Nurse Remembered After Being Found Dead In CT Basement: 'Always Went Extra Step' Beloved Nurse Remembered After Being Found Dead In CT Basement: 'Always Went Extra Step'
Beloved Nurse Remembered After Being Found Dead In CT Basement: 'Always Went Extra Step' A beloved mother, grandmother, and wife who dedicated her life to doing everything she could for her patients as a visiting nurse is being remembered following her murder in a Connecticut residence.  Joyce Grayson, age 63, died on Saturday, Oct. 28 after going missing while she was performing her duties as a visiting nurse at a residence in the Windham County municipality of Willimantic. Grayson was reported missing by her family around 2 p.m. on Saturday, prompting Willimantic Police to search the area of Chapman Street. After finding her vehicle, officers tracked her to a nearby resi…

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by Ben Crnic
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Nurse From CT Sentenced For Tampering With Fentanyl Vials Nurse From CT Sentenced For Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
Nurse From CT Sentenced For Tampering With Fentanyl Vials A former nurse in Connecticut who admitted to tampering with anesthesia drugs while on the job is heading to federal prison. New Haven County resident Bryan Wilson, age 40, of Madison, was sentenced to two years behind bars Thursday, Sept. 22, in federal court in Hartford after pleading guilty to tampering with a consumer product. Federal prosecutors said Wilson was working as a nurse at The Vascular Experts, which provides outpatient medical procedures, when he took vials of fentanyl from a secure area in August and September 2021. As part of his job, Wilson was responsible for sedating p…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Westchester's Arlene M. Mavilia, 75, Was A Nurse In The Area For Over 50 Years Westchester's Arlene M. Mavilia, 75, Was A Nurse In The Area For Over 50 Years
Westchester's Arlene M. Mavilia, 75, Was A Nurse In The Area For Over 50 Years Arlene M. Mavilia, 75, of Baldwin Place, NY and a former resident of South Salem, passed away on May 9 after a brief fight with cancer.  Arlene was born November 11, 1946 in Brooklyn to the late Alfhild and Edward Anderson. She grew up in Lake Telemark, NJ and Stamford, CT before settling in South Salem’s Lake Waccabuc community. A 1967 graduate of the Greenwich Hospital Nursing School in Connecticut, Arlene worked as an RN in various capacities for over 50 years — including several years as the school nurse at John Jay High School in Cross River. Arlene moved to Sarasota, FL in 1993 …

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by Family of Arlene M. Mavilia
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CT Nurse Admits To Tampering With Fentanyl Vials CT Nurse Admits To Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
CT Nurse Admits To Tampering With Fentanyl Vials A Connecticut man has admitted to tampering with fentanyl vials while working as a nurse.  Bryan Wilson, age 39, of the New Haven County town of Madison, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 10, to tampering with a consumer product, according to Leonard Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. While working as a nurse at The Vascular Experts, a Connecticut company that performs outpatient medical procedures, Wilson had access to a secure area where vials of drugs used as aesthetics were held, the US Attorney's Office said.  In August and September, Wilson used a…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Registered Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient In Connecticut Registered Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient In Connecticut
Registered Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient In Connecticut A Connecticut registered nurse has been accused of sexually assaulting a patient. The Hartford County resident, Steven Lamoureux, age 46, of Farmington, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 30 for one count of sexual assault following an investigation by Farmington Police. According to Farmington Police Lieutenant Tim McKenzie, Lamoureux had been the subject of a similar complaint in New Haven and police believe there could be other victims. An advanced practice registered nurse, Lamoureux, came under investigation after a complaint was filed in July for performing what he called a "relaxatio…

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by Kathy Reakes
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SCSU Gymnast Dies After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury In Practice SCSU Gymnast Dies After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury In Practice
Scsu Gymnast Dies After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury In Practice A member of the Southern Connecticut State University women's gymnastics team died after suffering a spinal cord injury in practice. Melanie Coleman, 20, died on Sunday, Nov. 10 after the incident while she was practicing on the bars at the university's campus in New Haven on Friday, Nov. 8. Coleman, a junior, came to Southern Connecticut State from Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut, where, as a team captain, she was the program's most valuable player and all-state selection.  As a freshman at SCSU for the 2017-18 season she joined her sister, Tiffany, who was a so…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Nurse Named Greenwich Hospital’s Employee Of Year Nurse Named Greenwich Hospital’s Employee Of Year
Nurse Named Greenwich Hospital’s Employee Of Year A local nurse has been named as Greenwich Hospital’s employee of the year at the hospital’s annual Employee Service Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency. Margaret Smith, RN, of Norwalk was honored with the Marian Nowak Award, a prestigious award given to the employee who best embodies the values of Greenwich Hospital. Smith, known for her compassion for patients as well as her sense of humor, was honored for her impressive work ethic and high standard of patient care. As a 41-year veteran of the hospital, Smith has worked for more than three decades as the only nurse administrator on the nigh…

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by Valerie Musson