Volume 10, Number 49
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Friday, March 10, 2017
Resident donates CPR device to fire team By Ken Liebeskind Citizen staff
North Haven Fire Chief Paul Januszewski demonstrated the Lucas Chest Compression system Monday, March
6 at fire department headquarters, and thanked town resident Tariq Farid for donating the device. Januszewski, fire commissioner Peter Criscuolo, Farid and his wife Asma attended the program, which was
P&Z approves housing plan utilities are above the flood elevation requirements. We By Ken Liebeskind did a good job analyzing the Citizen staff traffic and parking issue. The five-unit age-restricted propThe owner of a historic home erty will generate less traffic on State Street can transform than it did as a two-famit into age-restricted housily house and we will build ing and North Haven will nine parking spaces in back be able to pursue its second of the house, which is more open space property after the than the five required by the Planning & Zoning Commis- town.” sion issued approvals MonNugent applauded the Ferday, March 6. rellys for the work they did to P&Z unanimously approved restore their home and said both projects. he would do similar work to retain the look of the Pines Steve Nugent plans to creBridge Historic District. ate a five-unit age-restricted rental property at 29 State St. Pellegrino said, “Their propHowever, that idea is strongly erty value will be increased opposed by a couple who because the house (at 29 live across the street, at 30 State St.) is currently an eyeState St. sore and will be very nice when it’s done.” Thomas and Kathleen Ferrelly “saw the big picture,” Nugent appeared at MonThomas said, and worry that day’s meeting and explained age-restricted housing “will how the 29 State St. propdecrease the value of our erty will be restored to capproperty.” ture the historic character of a house originally built in Bernard Pellegrino, the 1785. The chimney and claplawyer representing Nuboard siding will be restored gent, answered the Ferreland windows, shutters and a ly’s objections, stating, “The historic front door overhang property floods, there is no that resemble the original doubt about it. But we dehouse will be installed. signed the building to satisfy all flood regulations and the
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broadcast by NHTV. The Lucas device is an automatic cardiopulmonary resuscitation machine that provides consistent chest compression, relieving fire department and emergency medical professionals from
performing manual CPR. “It takes the element of human error and fatigue out of the process,” Januszewski said. “When a patient goes into cardiac arrest, it provides the shock necessary to bring the patient back to life.”
The Lucas CPR device is valued at $16,000. Criscuolo called the apparatus “cutting edge” and thanked Farid for donating it. The selfless resident donated jaws of life equipment to the See Device, A5
GIRL SCOUTS HONORED
First selectman Mike Freda kicked off the March selectmen’s meeting by honoring North Haven Girl Scouts with a proclamation honoring the organization’s 105th anniversary. “The Girl Scouts started in 1912 and for more than 100 years Girl Scouting has helped build millions of girls and women of courage, confidence, and character who act to make the world a better place,” Freda said. The first selectman presented the proclamation to a group of North Haven Girl Scouts. | Ken Liebeskind, The North Haven Citizen