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The Huntington Town Board voted Wednesday to rename a part of Railroad Street in honor of a paramedic who was killed last fall. Alison Russo-Elling, an EMS lieutenant with the Fire Department of New York and a longtime volunteer with the Huntington Community First Aid Read More …
The FDNY EMS lieutenant who was murdered last week in Queens was remembered by friends and family Wednesday at a packed service at the Tilles Center in Brookville. “He killed her and tore a hole in our hearts and of all her colleagues,” Frank Read More …
The funeral procession for Lt. Alison Russo will travel across Huntington Wednesday morning en route to her service at the Tilles Center in Brookville. Russo, who served with the Fire Department of New York EMS,was stabbed to death last week in Queens as she stopped Read More …
Update 11:07 p.m. An EMS lieutenant from Huntington was stabbed to death Thursday afternoon in Queens, New York City officials said. Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, a 24-year-veteran of the FDNY, was working at EMS Station 49 in Queens near 20th Avenue and Steinway Street when she Read More …
The Huntington Community First-Aid Squad had a record number of calls in March, Chief Michael Como said Thursday. The squad took 577 calls, making it the busiest month in the history of the department since its founding in 1967. By the end of the month, Read More …
Huntington residents will vote Dec. 20 on a plan to increase the monthly service award to volunteers of the Huntington Community First Aid Squad. The referendum proposes an increase to $30 a month from $20. The total increase would be approximately $180,000 for the ambulance Read More …
Members of the Huntington Community First Aid Squad saved an unresponsive 87-year-old woman Thursday night. The squad reported that they went to the woman’s home after receiving an emergency call at 7;09 p.m. and found her in a chair, unconscious. Finding no pulses, they cleared Read More …
Two people were injured in a two-car crash near West 19th Street and Lockwood Avenue Thursday afternoon. The Huntington Community First Aid Squad responded to the crash, which occurred about 1:45 p.m. Both vehicles were heading east toward New York Avenue when the accident occurred. Read More …
A man driving on Railroad Street was injured Saturday when his car struck a tree near Lowndes Avenue. The Huntington Community First Aid Squad, across the street from the accident, said the crash occurred about 2:30 p.m. The driver was able to get out of Read More …
To volunteer at all is a noble feat, to volunteer for over 40 years is extraordinary. Meet Mary Brenner, a 94-year-old woman who has volunteered with the Huntington Community First Aid Squad for the last 41 years. Brenner’s home life was immersed in volunteering before Read More …