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First Responders Save Life Of Woman Found Unconscious In Madison Home First Responders Save Life Of Woman Found Unconscious In Madison Home
First Responders Save Life Of Woman Found Unconscious In Madison Home First responders worked together and acted fast to save the life of a woman found unconscious on the floor of a Madison home. Madison police, fire and volunteer ambulance crews responding to a report of an unconscious woman found the 62-year-old passed out on the first floor of her Prospect Street home just after 12:35 p.m. Friday, borough officials said. Madison Police Patrolman Matthew Mirabella, Madison Firefighters Brian Castano and Lt. Kyle Wickman, and MVAC members Jack Luts and Jim Wynn confirmed with the victim’s family that she had gone into cardiac arrest and quickly began perform…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
‘Another Chance At Life:’ Madison Officer, Passerby Nurse Save Man, 53, Unconscious On Sidewalk ‘Another Chance At Life:’ Madison Officer, Passerby Nurse Save Man, 53, Unconscious On Sidewalk
‘Another Chance At Life:’ Madison Officer, Passerby Nurse Save Man, 53, Unconscious On Sidewalk A Madison police officer and a passerby nurse worked together to save the life of a man who had collapsed on the sidewalk and gone into cardiac arrest Saturday afternoon. Madison Police Patrolman Patrick Strafaci responded “within seconds” to the area of Main Street near Station Road after a caller stated that a man was lying unresponsive on the sidewalk around 12:10 p.m., authorities said. Strafaci evaluated the 53-year-old patient, a Madison resident, and determined that he was not breathing, did not have a pulse, and had gone into cardiac arrest. Strafaci alerted Madison Dispatch and ha…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
PHOTOS: Morris County Hotel Evacuated During ‘Large Scale’ Carbon Monoxide Leak PHOTOS: Morris County Hotel Evacuated During ‘Large Scale’ Carbon Monoxide Leak
Photos: Morris County Hotel Evacuated During ‘Large Scale’ Carbon Monoxide Leak A six-story hotel in Morris County was evacuated due to a carbon monoxide leak Tuesday, several responding agencies confirmed. Fairchild and Hillside emergency crews responded to the Westin Governor Morris on Whippany Road in Morristown after the leak was reported in the early morning hours, the Fairchild Fire Company said on Facebook. The department evaluated carbon monoxide levels on each of the hotel’s six floors and secured issues with its boiler systems, authorities said. Meanwhile, all hotel rooms were searched for potential patients during the “large scale incident,” the department…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
HEROES: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse HEROES: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse
Heroes: Madison Police Revive Construction Worker At Home Of Off-Duty Edgewater Officer, Nurse A trio of Madison police officers jumped to action to save a 61-year-old construction worker who  stopped breathing Saturday, authorities said. Police were called to Orchard Street after the man went unconscious while working in a home shortly after 12:30 p.m., authorities said. The homeowners -- an off-duty Edgewater police officer and Morristown Medical Center emergency room nurse -- were performing CPR when officers arrived. Madison Police Cpl. Bart Glab, along with officers Chris Burans and Brett Smith took over lifesaving efforts. The officers used an automated external def…

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by Valerie Musson