Briefs

At 8:57 on Saturday morning, Feb.4, MFAU responded to a 911 dispatch for a personal injury auto accident on Route 213 in High Falls. The crew arrived to find CPR being administered to an adult male by Rosendale Police Officer Vincent. The driver was suffering a heart attack. MFAU's crew went to work continuing CPR, administering two AED shocks, and rapidly transporting the patient to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston. The patient survived!

On March 3 at noon MFAU will welcome the patient and his spouse at its School Hill Road building in High Falls to meet the crew, Sofia Medici, Dominick Carlucci and Paul Medici, and to celebrate them receiving awards for their fast and professional work.

This remarkable life-saving event merits community celebration. Proud of the MFAU, Joe Vitti states, “CPR saves are a rare and wonderful thing. The patient and his wife have expressed tremendous gratitude. I'd point out that this is a victory for the entire community that has supported MFAU, allowing us to keep a crew at the ready 24/7 and so able to respond consistently faster than ever before.”

Arts Mid-Hudson is requesting nominations for the 11th Annual Ulster County Executive's Arts Awards. Residents of Ulster County and businesses or corporations that are based in Ulster County are eligible to receive an award.

The 10 categories this year include: Artivist, Arts in Education, Arts Organization, Art in Public Places, Business/Corporation, Inclusion in the Arts, Individual Artist, Patron/Philanthropy, Volunteer, and Youth with Exceptional Promise in the Arts.

Recipients are not chosen by the number of nominations received, but by the quality of their work and by the depth of which it benefits the Ulster County community. Nominees must be residents of, or corporations/organizations doing business in, Ulster County.

For more information call 845-454-3222 or email artsawards@artsmidhudson.org.